Pope Dreams

2006 American film
  • 27 April 2006 (2006-04-27) (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Pope Dreams, also known as Music for My Mother, is a 2006 film written and directed by Patrick Hogan. The film won five awards at various film festivals.[1]

Premise

An aspiring drummer wants his dying mother to get an audience with the pope while he also tries to impress a girl out of his league.

Principal cast

  • Phillip Vaden as Andy Venable
  • Marnette Patterson as Brady Rossman
  • Julie Hagerty as Kristina Venable
  • Stephen Tobolowsky as Carl Venable
  • Noel Fisher as Pete
  • Samantha Anderson as Heather
  • Casey Barclay as Eric
  • Jordan Belfi as Lucas

Reception

DVDTalk recommended the film and said it "has a welcome honesty and heart to it that, when bolstered by such skillful performances, makes it well worth hunting down.[2] FilmThreat gave it a positive review.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425359/awards [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "DVD Talk".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.filmthreat.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

  • Pope Dreams at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Pope Dreams at AllMovie


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