''Pope Dreams'', also known as ''Music for My Mother'', is a 2006 film written and directed by
Patrick Hogan. The film won five awards at various film festivals.
Premise
An aspiring drummer wants his dying mother to get an audience with the pope while he also tries to impress a girl out of his league.
Principal cast
* Phillip Vaden as Andy Venable
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Marnette Patterson
Marnette Provost Patterson (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress and singer.
Early life
Patterson was raised as an only child by her mother in Los Angeles, California, where she was born. Her name is her mother's middle name: Marnette. ...
as Brady Rossman
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Julie Hagerty
Julie Beth Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress. She starred as Elaine in the films ''Airplane!'' (1980) and '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982). Her other film roles include ''A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy'' (1982), ''Lost in Am ...
as Kristina Venable
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Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in '' Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters ...
as Carl Venable
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Noel Fisher
Noel Roeim Fisher (born March 13, 1984) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Mickey Milkovich on the Showtime series '' Shameless'', as well as his portrayal of Cael Malloy on the FX series '' The Riches''. He played Ellison " ...
as Pete
* Samantha Anderson as Heather
* Casey Barclay as Eric
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Jordan Belfi
Jordan Belfi is an American actor. He is best known for his work on HBO's ''Entourage'', in which he plays agent Adam Davies, the nemesis of Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven).
Early life
Belfi was born in California and graduated from Wesleyan University ...
as Lucas
Reception
DVDTalk recommended the film and said it "has a welcome honesty and heart to it that, when bolstered by such skillful performances, makes it well worth hunting down.
FilmThreat gave it a positive review.
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2006 films
American coming-of-age drama films
2006 drama films
2000s coming-of-age drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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