Overview
A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.
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Music
Music by George S. Clinton
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Dick ChudnowWriter
- Rick FriedbergWriter
- Nick CastleWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 23, 1980
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Dabney ColemanMarvin Fleece
Newell AlexanderNetwork Executive
Lewis ArquetteFred Wilson- Roberta BarreraSecretary
Jaime Lyn BauerMary of Nazareth
Matthew BeardWillie Washington / Usher- Alice BordenMormon Wife
- Joe BratcherJoseph of Nazareth
Charlie BrillDr. Ramirez- Steve CarlsonFrank Grimace
Colby ChesterExorcism Reporter- Dick ChudnowNewsboy / Mexican / Wino / Hassidic Jew / Possessed Boy
Jacque Lynn ColtonJoanie
Woody EneyHal Tramer- Dorothy GreenMargaret Burns
Archie HahnFletcher Peebles
Charles HaidBuck Sunday- Doug HaleAnnouncer
Deidre HallSarah of Nazareth
Fawne HarrimanTorch Singer
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