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Released November 10th, 1969, 'Change of Habit' stars Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair, Jane Elliott The G movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a user score of 56 ...
Change of Habit. G, 1 hr 33 min. Dr. John Carpenter (Elvis Presley) takes the job of running a health center in a low-income district. He enlists three women to help out who -- unbeknownst to him -- are actually nuns in street clothes. The church wants to improve the neighborhood but fears that nuns in full habit would not be well received.
He was advised to do Midnight Cowboy, Barbra wanted him for A Star is Born - but thanks to the Colonel, his last screen appearance was Change of Habit, so he could complete his contract with the studio. Elvis, it seems, lost a bet with the devil. Actually, the film is quite pleasant with a familiar and competent cast.
Dr. John Carpenter takes the job of running a health center in a low-income district. He enlists three women to help out who — unbeknownst to him — are actually nuns in street clothes. The church wants to improve the neighborhood but fears that nuns in full habit would not be well received. Unaware of her unavailability, John falls for Sister Michelle, serenading her with his guitar — which, luckily for him, effectively wears away at her religious resolve.
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 a young doctor.
Change of Habit gets props for wanting to be socially aware. And it's a very watchable sit, if you don't mind a very mixed genre blend. Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Oct 26, 2021. Full Review ...
Change of Habit is a 1969 film directed by William A. Graham, starring Elvis Presley (in his last film as an actor) and Mary Tyler Moore.. Three nuns, Sister Michelle (Moore), Sister Barbara (Jane Elliot), and Sister Irene (Barbara McNair), leave their convent and go undercover as laywomen in order to work as nurses for John Carpenter (Presley), an inner-city doctor.
