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Change of Habit
Change of Habit is a 1969 American crime drama musical film directed by William A. Graham, and starring Elvis Presley and Mary Tyler Moore. Written by James Lee, S.S. Schweitzer, and Eric Bercovici, based on a story by John Joseph and Richard Morris, the film is about three Catholic nuns, preparing for their final vows, who are sent to a rough inner city neighborhood dressed as lay missionaries to work at a clinic run by John Carpenter, a young doctor. Their lives become complicated by the realities they face in the inner city, and by Carpenter who falls in love with Sister Michelle Gallagher, one of the nuns.
The film was produced by Joe Connelly for NBC Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. Filmed on location in the Los Angeles area and at Universal Studios during March and April 1969, Change of Habit was released in the United States on November 10, 1969. It spent four weeks on the Variety Box Office Survey and peaked at #17 among the year's highest-grossing films.
Change of Habit was Elvis Presley's 31st and final film acting role and stars as a professional man for the only time in his career. There was interest in this film being a major Academy Awards contender, but Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker knew the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' bias against Presley ensured it was not considered. He famously said "Don't go buying no tuxedoes."
Change of Habit is considered to be among Presley's best films and it has been praised for how it dealt with inner city problems in ways that had never been seen in a Hollywood film. It was also the first Hollywood film to deal with autism. Presley's remaining film appearances were in concert documentaries, although was working on the film The New Gladiators at the time of his death.
This film was Mary Tyler Moore's fourth and final film under her Universal Pictures contract; she did not appear in another theatrical movie until Ordinary People in 1980. Moore and Edward Asner, who also appears in the film playing police officer Lt. Moretti, went on to star in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which premiered in September of the following year. In this film, however, Moore and Asner shared no scenes together.
Dr. John Carpenter heads a clinic serving an underprivileged community in a major metropolis with an ethnic Puerto Rican population. He is surprised to be offered assistance by three women. Unknown to him, the three are nuns in street clothing who want to aid the community but are afraid the local residents might be reluctant to seek help if their true identities were known. The nuns are also facing opposition from the rude and arrogant priest Father Gibbons from the local parish. Dr. Carpenter and the nuns are shown dealing with non-verbal autistic girl Amanda, severely stuttering teenager Julio Hernandez and a man beaten by loan shark enforcers. The nuns at times are sexually harassed by loiterers and one nun, Sister Michelle Gallagher, suffers as an attempted rape.
Dr. Carpenter falls for Sister Michelle but her true vocation remains unknown to him. She also has feelings for Dr. Carpenter but is reluctant to leave the order. The film concludes with Sister Michelle and Sister Irene entering a church where Dr. Carpenter is singing to pray for guidance to make her choice.
By 1969, Elvis Presley's future in Hollywood was under threat. Although still financially successful, mainly due to the "make 'em quick, make 'em cheap" attitude of Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker, Presley's films had been making less profit in recent years. When Parker had struggled to find any studio willing to pay Presley's usual $1,000,000 fee, he struck a deal with NBC to produce one feature film, and a TV special entitled Elvis. NBC would pay Presley $1,250,000 million for both features, and Parker was happy in the knowledge that he was still able to earn $1,000,000 for his client.
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Change of Habit
Change of Habit is a 1969 American crime drama musical film directed by William A. Graham, and starring Elvis Presley and Mary Tyler Moore. Written by James Lee, S.S. Schweitzer, and Eric Bercovici, based on a story by John Joseph and Richard Morris, the film is about three Catholic nuns, preparing for their final vows, who are sent to a rough inner city neighborhood dressed as lay missionaries to work at a clinic run by John Carpenter, a young doctor. Their lives become complicated by the realities they face in the inner city, and by Carpenter who falls in love with Sister Michelle Gallagher, one of the nuns.
The film was produced by Joe Connelly for NBC Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. Filmed on location in the Los Angeles area and at Universal Studios during March and April 1969, Change of Habit was released in the United States on November 10, 1969. It spent four weeks on the Variety Box Office Survey and peaked at #17 among the year's highest-grossing films.
Change of Habit was Elvis Presley's 31st and final film acting role and stars as a professional man for the only time in his career. There was interest in this film being a major Academy Awards contender, but Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker knew the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' bias against Presley ensured it was not considered. He famously said "Don't go buying no tuxedoes."
Change of Habit is considered to be among Presley's best films and it has been praised for how it dealt with inner city problems in ways that had never been seen in a Hollywood film. It was also the first Hollywood film to deal with autism. Presley's remaining film appearances were in concert documentaries, although was working on the film The New Gladiators at the time of his death.
This film was Mary Tyler Moore's fourth and final film under her Universal Pictures contract; she did not appear in another theatrical movie until Ordinary People in 1980. Moore and Edward Asner, who also appears in the film playing police officer Lt. Moretti, went on to star in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which premiered in September of the following year. In this film, however, Moore and Asner shared no scenes together.
Dr. John Carpenter heads a clinic serving an underprivileged community in a major metropolis with an ethnic Puerto Rican population. He is surprised to be offered assistance by three women. Unknown to him, the three are nuns in street clothing who want to aid the community but are afraid the local residents might be reluctant to seek help if their true identities were known. The nuns are also facing opposition from the rude and arrogant priest Father Gibbons from the local parish. Dr. Carpenter and the nuns are shown dealing with non-verbal autistic girl Amanda, severely stuttering teenager Julio Hernandez and a man beaten by loan shark enforcers. The nuns at times are sexually harassed by loiterers and one nun, Sister Michelle Gallagher, suffers as an attempted rape.
Dr. Carpenter falls for Sister Michelle but her true vocation remains unknown to him. She also has feelings for Dr. Carpenter but is reluctant to leave the order. The film concludes with Sister Michelle and Sister Irene entering a church where Dr. Carpenter is singing to pray for guidance to make her choice.
By 1969, Elvis Presley's future in Hollywood was under threat. Although still financially successful, mainly due to the "make 'em quick, make 'em cheap" attitude of Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker, Presley's films had been making less profit in recent years. When Parker had struggled to find any studio willing to pay Presley's usual $1,000,000 fee, he struck a deal with NBC to produce one feature film, and a TV special entitled Elvis. NBC would pay Presley $1,250,000 million for both features, and Parker was happy in the knowledge that he was still able to earn $1,000,000 for his client.