With adam butcher, campbell scott, jennifer tilly, michael kanev. This project was built by athabasca university and is funded in part by the canada interactive fund program of canadian heritage. Find movie and film cast and crew information for saint ralph. Ralph walker adam butcher is a 14yearold boy growing up in hamilton, ontario, in 1954. Ralph may be more a sinner than a saint, and his movie may be a little cheesy, but who cares i. Saint ralph is a throwback to the wonderful films of the 1940s and 50s in which hope springs eternal, no matter the roadblocks that one may encounter along the way.
Saint ralph trailer 2005 set in the early 1950s, the film stars adam butcher as ralph walker, a teenager attending a catholic private school. When god appears to ralph walker adam butcher, the plucky 14yearold hero of michael mcgowans desperately sentimental movie, saint ralph, he is wearing a santa suit. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Saint ralph trailer 2005 trailer addict movie trailers. For the first time i find myself at the front of the class, beginning a career in catholic education as an art teacher at gonzaga college high school in.
Saint ralph is a beautiful, bittersweet comedy of an awkward, ninth grade catholic school boy who sets out to make a miracle happen. Saint ralph 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Saint ralph 2004 michael mcgowan cast and crew allmovie. Saint ralph is a story of a ninth grader in 1954 who survives on his own in a traditional catholic community in canada.
Ralph s father was killed in world war ii before the beginning of the movie, and his mother is seen to have cancer. The 10 greatest catholic school movies of all time. Saint ralph has some good and some bad catholic authority figures. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Michael mcgowan writing credits in alphabetical order. And then ralph himself becomes convinced that if he can run the boston marathon, it will trigger his mothers miraculous recovery from a coma. The miracle of saint ralph out on dvd may 31st by strike media.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Saint ralph is an oldfashioned, inspired story from the pen of former 1985 detroit marathon winner, michael mcgowan, about a 14year old boy that stands on the brink of becoming an orphan. Docudrama tracing the life of saint faustina kowalska, whose visions of jesus christ inspired the roman catholic devotion to the divine mercy and earned her. The action begins on a ship filled with jewish immigrants. When the royal family is accidentally killed, the heir to the throne proves to be a loutish american named ralph jones john goodman. Michael caines first major film role as the somewhat elitist lt. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent all fall down online on moviefone.
Among those movies screening during tiff are antiviral, the directorial debut of david cronenbergs son brandon, a genremashing flick from sarah polley called the stories we tell, xavier dolans modern romance laurence anyways and the latest from michael mcgowan one week, saint ralph, the basedonrealevents drama still. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing screening. Uplifting just say hallelujah cohen from the movie st ralph duration. Saint ralph is the kind of movie that makes you see why people can believe in miracles. Set in 1953 and 1954, it is about a young teenager in a catholic school in canada whose father died in world war ii and whose mother is suffering from cancer. Ralph s mother is sick in the hospital with a very poor prognosis for the future and the boy cant seem to keep himself out of trouble. John chard played by stanley baker while they attempt to. It has earned this spot through its perfectly constructed storyline, its well acted and several of the best actors were only 14 years old character development, and its flawless use of soundtrack and chaptering.
Rent saint ralph 2004 starring adam butcher and campbell scott on dvd and bluray. Aug 05, 2005 when god appears to ralph walker adam butcher, the plucky 14yearold hero of michael mcgowans desperately sentimental movie, saint ralph, he is wearing a santa suit. After an event of a hedonistic nature in the public pool, ralph is an outcast more so, and is forced by the schools head priest to join the crosscountry track team. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Spoiler boston marathon results from the movie saint ralph 2004 to the music of leonard cohens hallelujah as sung by gord downie. The year 1954 finds teen outcast ralph walker adam butcher getting in trouble at the catholic school he attends in ontario, canada. Teenager ralph is busy dreaming about girls, but the priests who teach at his school think there are better uses of his energy and get him doing crosscountry runs. Find movie and film cast and crew information for saint ralph 2004 michael mcgowan on allmovie. When the headmaster gordon pinsent catches ralph smoking, he. Dec 15, 2015 zulu 1964 zulu 1964 zulu 1964 zulu 1964 zulu 1964 full movie zulu 1964 full movie zulu 1964 full movie outnumbered british soldiers do battle with zulu warriors at rorkes drift. Saint ralph on dvd december, 2005 starring campbell scott, shauna macdonald, gordon pinsent, michael kanev.
Heres hoping that folks who like movies, really like movies, make the time and take the effort to see this little gem. But its not easy weaning ralph off of fast food, and even harder keeping him away from a. Saint ralph, has shot up into my top three movies of all time now with his girl friday and the player. Frequently in trouble with father fitzpatrick gordon pinsent, the principal of. Boston marathon results from the movie saint ralph 2004 to the music of leonard cohens hallelujah as sung by gord downie. Ralph is convinced hes cut out to do something remarkable some day, but he hasnt quite decided what, and at the moment he has other things to worry about. With his father dead and his mother, emma, critically ill in the hospital, ninthgrader ralph walker is hoping for a miracle. The 18 best running movies you can stream right now. Saint ralph 2004 show less read more popular uploads play all. This is the finale to saint ralph directed by michael. When ralph discovers that his hospitalized mother has slipped into a coma, he decides to run in the boston. Everything you need to know about saint ralph movie 2005.
Ralph is clothed but seen by neighbor masturbating against a running lawnmower and by a priest rubbing his genitals on a rope. Rent saint ralph 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. This revelation makes ralph a lad with a divine mission in saint ralph. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. This is the story of ralph walker, a 14yearold who in 1954 outran everyones expectations in his bold quest to win the boston marathon.
A sweet and silly story that becomes increasingly poignant as the minutes tick by, saint ralph is the fictional tale of a wayward 9th grader, ralph adam butcher, who is secretly living on his own while his widowed, hospitalized mother remains immersed in a coma. Its central character is a teenage boy who trains for the 1954 boston marathon in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken from a coma. The saint started out as a radio serial and was later a 1960s television program starring roger moore, who later played james bond. A catholicschool kid adam butcher tries to create a miracle by training for the boston marathon. Santa fe trail 1940 full movie drama movies history movie american civil war classic movie by feature film. A young man with big dreams sets out to do the seemingly impossible in this bittersweet comedy drama. With his father dead and his mother, emma, critically ill in the hospital, ninthgrader ralph walker is hoping for a miracle to bring her back to health. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie. Financial analysis of saint ralph 2005 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Saint ralph could have been a great movie, but like so many films in the comingofage genre, something went wrong along the way, and it became an ok film instead. Watch saint ralph online stream full movie directv. Believing a miracle can save his mothers life and having. Ralph has lost his father during ww ii and may be losing his mother who is in a deep coma. When the headmaster gordon pinsent catches ralph smoking, he puts the boy on the schools crosscounty team to force him to put his time to better use. Saint ralph is the story of a young wayward boy with a big heart but very little ambition or direction. Mar 09, 2016 watch saint ralph ritafrancis on dailymotion.
And i know it sounds trite, given all of the entries on this page, but the soundtrack was phenominal. Currently you are able to watch saint ralph streaming on kanopy, amazon prime video or for free with ads on youtube free, vudu free. Though only scott stands out in the cast, the performances are good overall, and the movie is genuinely enjoyable because of it. What would be the challenges in presenting a modernday version of a character and story with such a long history. Overnight, ralph goes from sleazy las vegas lounge singer to king of england, and its royal secretary cedric willinghams peter otoole job to try to civilize him. Saint ralph 2004 is a running comedy, drama movie starring adam butcher and campbell scott. Saint ralph is a 2004 canadian comedydrama film written and directed by michael mcgowan. That alone should tell you everything you need to know about the film, set in a roman catholic boys school in hamilton, ontario, in the 1950s. Providence smiles on him, however, when an accident in the. You see a few outtakes and a few never seen clips that are not included in the final film.