88 MINUTES

CAST :

ADRIAN EDMONDSON ---------- Father Rookie

ALEX ROCCO ---------- Father Rocco

PAUL BARTEL ---------- Monsignor Fitchie

DAMIR MEJOVSEK ---------- Drunk cardinal

BOZIDAR SMILJANIC ---------- Cardinal Spott

SALVADOR CASCIO ---------- Paulo

ROBBIE COLTRANE ---------- The Pope

ANNETTE CROSBIE ---------- Mother Superior

MARC SMITH ---------- US News Reporter

PETER RICHARDSON ---------- Bish

DANI SEGINA ---------- Old cardinal

WILLIAM HOOTKINS ---------- Cardinal Verruci

NIALL BUGGY ---------- BBC Reporter

ROBERT STEPHENS ---------- Carmelengo

HERBERT LOM ---------- Vittorio Correli

JANEZ VAJEVEC ---------- Father Albini

TIBOR BELITZA ---------- Priest in Secretariat

ALICE RICHARDSON ---------- Maria

ERNEST CLARKE ---------- Abbot

JEFF BECK ---------- Postman

BRANKO BLACE ---------- General

DAVID BOYCE ---------- Malvini

DEMETER BITENC ---------- Raggio

PETAR BUTINC ---------- Motorcade cop

STEVE O'DONNELL ---------- Rico

JOHN SESSIONS ---------- Dino

KHEDIJA SASSI ---------- Luccia Corelli

IVAC ZADRO ---------- Father Cuddles

MIRELLA D'ANGELO ---------- Chocolate spaghetti mom

MIRTA ZECERIC ---------- Beautiful nun

VIDA JERMAN ---------- Glam party guest

BALTHASAR GETTY ---------- Joe Don Dante

BORIS MIRKOVIC ---------- Joes band

MARIO MIRKOVIC ---------- Joes band

KRISTIJAN UGRINA ---------- Joes band

MARK CAVAN ---------- Father franco

NATASA MARICIC ---------- 1st Journalist

NADA GACESIC ---------- 2nd Journalist

MLADEN VASARY ---------- 3rd Journalist

DAMIR SABAN ---------- Carlo Felici

BEVERLEY D'ANGELO ---------- Veronica Dante

MIRJANA SMOLIC ---------- Hospital receptionist

RALPH BROWN ---------- Doctor

PEDA PETROVIC ---------- Taxi Driver

JASNA PALIC ---------- Younf nurse

CAMPBELL MORRISON ---------- Big security guard

IVAN JONCIC ---------- 2nd Cashier

TOM STOJKOVIC ---------- Sweaty man in bank

BORIS SVRTAN ---------- Young security guard

SRETEN MOKROVIC ---------- Bank managers assistant

MARNO BRESKOVIC ---------- Restaurant owner

MATKO RAGUZ ---------- Newspaper vendor

RELJA BASIC ---------- Alberto

SEMKA SOKOLOVIC ---------- Cashier

DARKO JANEZ ---------- Swiss guard

RANKO ZIDARIC ---------- Father Santini

The Pope's death leaves Rome with a very large seat to fill and no one seemingly worthy of the appointment. When Cardinal Rocco spreads the word about the impossibly pious Cardinal Albini, this mysterious candidate is elected sight-unseen. However, a name mix-up results in the wrong man being sent for, and humble Priest Albinizi, a former garage mechanic and aspiring rocker, finds himself whisked from the dole to the Vatican to be crowned Pope. With the help of the street-wise Bish, a former road manager for the Sex Pistols, the new Pope soon uncovers a long trail of corruption and suspicious dealings surrounding the Church's finances, including a history of business relations with homicidal arms dealer Vittorio Corelli, who is plotting to usurp the papacy and rule Rome with a strong hand and a healthy arms trade. But when Corelli has Albinizi's son murdered, he has more than just the wrath of God to worry about, he has a pissed-off Pope on his trail.

QUOTES:

Vittorio Corelli: NO MORE MR. NICE POPE!

The Pope: [as Carmelengo is lowering the triple crown onto his head] You don't understand! You've got the wrong man!
Carmelengo: That's what they all say.

Vittorio Corelli: I want them to know I killed them. I don't want them to think they were just... unlucky.

TRIVIA:

After much outcry from Roman Catholics, the film's US title was changed by the addition of a single letter. The new title, "The Pope Must Diet", was marked on some promotional material with the final letter "T" in the form of a crucifix

SOUNDTRACK:

• Hungry Man"
  Performed by Mike Sanchez with the Big Town Playboys
  
  
  
• "In the Middle of the Night"
  Performed by Mike Sanchez with the Big Town Playboys
  
  
  
• "Baby Please"
  Performed by Mike Sanchez with the Big Town Playboys