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North Avenue Irregulars

Edward Herrmann (Actor), Barbara Harris (Actor), Bruce Bilson (Director) | Rated: G (General Audience) | Format: DVD

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Product Details

Actors: Edward Herrmann, Barbara Harris, Susan Clark, Karen Valentine, Michael Constantine
Directors: Bruce Bilson
Writers: Albert Fay Hill, Don Tait
Producers: Kevin Corcoran, Ron Miller, Tom Leetch
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: English
Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
MPAA Rating:
Studio: Buena Vista
Release Date: July 6 2004
Run Time: 100 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0001I55QK
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #11,665 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #41 in DVD > Comedy > Comic Criminals

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Typical of Disney's 1970s output, this squeaky-clean comic adventure about a group of church volunteers and soccer moms who take on local gangsters is packed with slapstick humor, sight gags, and nonlethal car crashes. Curiously enough, it's based on the true story of Reverend Albert Fay Hill, who wrote a book about his efforts to stop mob-run gambling in his city. Edward Herrmann plays the fictionalized Presbyterian minister Mike Hill, a soft-spoken widower with two kids who ruffles the feathers of the dedicated church secretary (Susan Clark) when he organizes a group of women to help the Treasury Department catch the bookies in the act. The mobsters are more Damon Runyon than John Gotti: no one gets hurt and everything ends in a demolition derby free-for-all as the suburban-lady volunteers play bumper cars with the mobsters. There's a potentially fascinating story in there that Disney keeps a G-rated cap on (though seeing Karen Valentine swingin' her booty under the cover of pounds of makeup and a little halter top is a surprise in a family film), but it's a harmless little comedy enlivened by plucky performances by Barbara Harris and Cloris Leachman and a fun turn by Ruth Buzzie as a church elder with a CB-radio handle. --Sean Axmaker

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5.0 out of 5 stars North Avenue Irregulars, July 14 2004

Paul Jutras (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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A Disney Classic at its best. Great that Disney releasing the old time films like this one about a man of the cloth and the church people trying to save their church from being torn down. The only problem is that Disney needs to release these older titles to a wider range of stores and many of use end up special ordering or ordering on line because they can't find them in their stores.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Local Grannies Cleans Up Neighborhood, Feb 6 2003

Michael Mathena "Michael Mathena" (Valley City, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This film is very entertaining and definitely for all audiences. A group of elderly ladies forms a "neighborhood watch", or better a "neighborhood clean-up crew". They join forces to rid their formerly "nice neighborhood" of the trash that gives it a bad name.

Fearless and determined, the "North Avenue Irregulars" (played by many familiar comediennes) show the bad guys who's boss and reclaim their "turf". Many laughs, and a timely message: Don't let the scum take over your neighborhood!****

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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny Comedy about Quirky Church-goers, Jan 11 2003

Will Manwill (USA) - See all my reviews

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I have never laughed so hard at such a funny comedy. The movie is about the North Avenue Presbyterian Church, when a church member bets the entire church sinking fund on a horse race and loses. This makes the rest of the church members go on a secret mission to tear up the underground gambling ring in their city. It is a very funny movie and worth the money to add to your collection.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Disney riot!
Seldom does anything from Disney disappoint, and "The North Avenue Irregulars" doesn't. A sheer comic delight based on the premise of a group of church-going women... Read more

Published on Nov 20 2002 by Christopher M. MacNeil

5.0 out of 5 stars Light-hearted, have a good time movie.
I loved this movie. I liked Barbara Harris from Disney's "Freaky Friday" and Hitchcock's "Family Plot." I also loved Karen Valentine from "Room 222" television series. Read more

Published on Aug 15 2002 by CRAIG A DUHS