Nasty Habits Movie Review 1977

Broad farce depicting a corrupt Philadelphia convent as a satiric parallel to Watergate, with nuns modeled on Nixon, Dean and Mitchell. Includes cameo appearances by various media personalities. Based on the British novel "The Abbess of Crewe" by Muriel Spark.

Distribution

Movies Unlimited, 3015 Darnell Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19154, Phone: (215)637-4444, Toll-free: 800-668-4344, Fax: (215)637-2350, Email: movies@moviesunlimited.com, URL: http://www.moviesunlimited.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Nuns & Priests, Philadelphia

Cast

Glenda Jackson, Geraldine Page, Anne Jackson, Melina Mercouri, Sandy Dennis, Susan Penhaligon, Anne Meara, Edith Evans, Rip Torn, Eli Wallach, Jerry Stiller

Director

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Other

Mike Douglas, Bill Jorgensen, Jessica Savitch, Howard K. Smith

Producer

Brut Productions