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The 80s made a neo-noir about corrupt preachers and nobody watched. Criminal.
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Mortal Sins (1989)

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Overview

MysteryCrime

A PI hired to find a killer is led to a corrupt televangelist.

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televangelist

Standout Aspects

Acting

LaPaglia's pre-stardom sleazeball energy.

Production

Genuine evangelical broadcast sets, gloriously tacky.

Best for:Solo: Midnight curiosity for forgotten 80s obscurities.·Rewatch: Cult status pending — get ahead of the rediscovery.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Televangelist hypocrisy includes on-screen exploitation.
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Director

Yuri Sivo

ReleasedSep 22, 1989
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Brian Benben

Brian Benben

Nathan Weinschank

Debrah Farentino

Debrah Farentino

Laura Rollins

Anthony LaPaglia

Anthony LaPaglia

Vito

Peter Onorati

Peter Onorati

Diduch

Maggie Wheeler

Maggie Wheeler

Marie (as Maggie Jakobson)

James Harper

James Harper

Malcolm Rollins

James Saito

James Saito

Park Sung

Dan Grimaldi

Dan Grimaldi

Giraldi

Tibor Feldman

Tibor Feldman

Elliot Schmeckler

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Maggie Wheeler appears here pre-Friends fame, billed under her birth name Jakobson.

Cultural

Released during the Jim Bakker scandal, it accidentally became ripped-from-headlines cinema.

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