The plot isn’t exactly Easter-y, but still, it’s a bit strange that “The Pope’s Exorcist” comes out six days after the holiday. It’s not a cheapo horror flick, though; the Russell Crowe film is based on the real-life work of the Vatican’s exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth.
While the pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, he’s well-known throughout the world across all religions and nationalities. And he, in fictional and fact-based forms, figures into several other movies. Take our quiz about a few.
1. What 1978 comedy – the American film debut of Dudley Moore – revolved around a plot to assassinate the pope during a visit to San Francisco?
2. In 1968’s “The Shoes of the Fisherman” based on the Morris West book of the same name, Anthony Quinn plays the fictional new pope, John Gielgud is the fictional former pope and Laurence Olivier is the fictional premier of the Soviet Union, who frees Quinn’s character after 20 years in jail. Which one of the three played the real-life Pope Pius V opposite Cate Blanchett in “Elizabeth” 30 years later?
3. Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts starred in 1984’s “The Pope of Greenwich Village,” but the dark crime comedy was originally supposed to feature the first on-screen pairing of which two film icons, who finally accomplished that feat 11 years later in a hit 1995 film?
4. Which of the following statements was NOT true about the 1991 British comedy “The Pope Must Diet?” A. Protests from Roman Catholics caused a name change from “The Pope Must Die”; B. the Los Angeles Times refused the run ads for it because they were “too religious and sexy”; C. Madonna turned down a role because she thought the script was sacrilegious.
5. Both Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce were nominated for Oscars for 2019’s…
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