Saint Ralph (2004)
- Starring:
- Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael McGowan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
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A young man with big dreams sets out to do the seemingly impossible in this bittersweet comedy drama. Ralph Walker (Adam Butcher) is a 14-year-old boy growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1954. Ralph is convinced he's cut out to do something remarkable some day, but he hasn't quite decided what, and at the moment he has other things to worry about. Ralph's father has recently died, as have his grandparents, and his mother (Shauna MacDonald) is severely ill and in the hospital, leaving the boy to fend for himself at home. Despite Ralph's tragic circumstances and his attendance at a Catholic school led by strict headmaster Father Fitzpatrick (Gordon Pinsent), the young man maintains a cheeky attitude and often gets on the wrong side of his teachers, and one remarkable display of poor behavior causes Fitzpatrick to sentence Ralph to membership on the school's cross-country team. The team's coach, Father Hibbert (Campbell Scott), discovers Ralph has real talent as a runner, and encourages the boy to train seriously. When doctors inform Ralph that only a miracle can save his mother's life, he strikes upon an idea -- it would be a little short of a miracle for a talented but inexperienced runner like himself to finish first in the Boston Marathon, so Ralph sets his sights on winning the race, certain in his heart that a victory could restore his mother's health. Saint Ralph also features Jennifer Tilly and Tamara Hope. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast:
- Adam Butcher - Ralph Walker
- Gordon Pinsent - Father Fitzpatrick
- Shauna MacDonald - Emma Walker
- Tamara Hope
- Jeff Baxter - Cattana
- Paulette Sinclair - Secretary Roddy
- Daniel Karasik - Bolan
- Naomi Emmerson - Spectator #2
- Barry Stilwell - Mr. Jones
- Jonathan Walker - Mr. Collins
- John Blakey - Spectator #1
- Henry Alessandroni - Worker #2
- Keir Gilchrist - Kid Collins
- Lubica Kucerova - Woman in Shower
- Michael David Brown - John Bannon
- Frank Crudele - Mr. Karl
- Campbell Scott - Father George Hibbert
- Jennifer Tilly - Nurse Alice
- Michael Kanev - Chester Jones
- Gerard Parkes - Longboat
- Rob Smith - Santa Claus
- Ben Gans - Senior Citizen #1
- Joan Massiah - Mrs. Scarlet
- Sean Cullen - Children's Aid Officer
- Boyd Banks - Worker #1
- Fiona Highet - Nurse
- Brandon Barre - Road Runner
- Jonathan Higgins - Boston Announcer
- Jock McLeod - Senior Citizen #2
- Chris Ploszczansky - Hulk
- Jonathan Wilson - Father Gregg
- Director(s):
- Michael McGowan
- Writer(s):
- Michael McGowan
- Producer(s):
- Mike Souther, Teza Lawrence, Andrea Mann
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Mild Violence, Adult Situations)
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