In God We Trust

1980

Comedy

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 1329 1.3K

monk religion

Plot summary

A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Hollywood where he encounters a number of eccentric characters.

Director

Marty Feldman Photo
Marty Feldman

Top cast

Chuck Hicks Photo
Chuck Hicks as Paddywagon Driver
Norman Bartold Photo
Norman Bartold
Peter Boyle Photo
Peter Boyle as Dr. Sebastian Melmoth
Larri Thomas Photo
Larri Thomas as Waitress
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892.46 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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891.01 MB
1280*694
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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1.62 GB
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1 hr 37 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by carolann-3

A clear-eyed look at religion in America

Marty Feldman plays a meek monk who emerges from the monastery he's lived in all his life to get the money needed to save it. He travels to the big city and meets a number of characters who are obsessed with religion, money, or both. This movie manages to show devotion, delusion and hypocrisy with clarity and, yes, grace, while providing plenty of laughs. Blessed are the meek, for they get off easy in this one; the greedy and vicious are not so lucky. Andy Kaufman's performance as Armageddon T. Thunderbird is brilliant, chilling, and not to be missed.
Reviewed by brooksfilms 7 / 10

Decent parody of hypocritical religious sects

Marty Feldman got another chance to write and direct a movie, and this one is a little less funny. Still, it provides a humorous view of televangelists and other religious organizations in their neverending pursuit of money over spirituality. Andy Kaufman, as televangelist Armageddon T. Thunderbird, is simply brilliant (which is not always the word used to describe him) and Feldman, Lasser, and Boyle also provide vivid characterizations. I enjoyed this film, even though Feldman gave Richard Pryor very little to do and the film runs out of steam near the end. Nevertheless, there are some big laughs, and any fans of Feldman should enjoy. Definitely worthwhile renting if you can find it. Not quite on the level as the equally irreverent "Life of Brian," but is quite good, too. My rating: 7/10 stars.
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