The North Avenue Irregulars

The North Avenue Irregulars

9/2/1979 1h 40m 6.2/10

Overview

When crooks set up operations in a traditional town, a minister and a group of church ladies are willing to do anything, no matter how wacky, to get them out.

Director

Gene De Ruelle

Top Billed Cast

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Claire

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Michael Hill

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Anne

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

Vickie

Karen Valentine

Karen Valentine

Jane

Patsy Kelly

Patsy Kelly

Rose

Reviews

r96sk

1/30/2021

8/10

What a pleasant surprise. Given it has one of the least exciting titles out there and, on Prime Video anyway, a poor cover (the actual cover is neat, tbf) I wasn't expecting much from <em>'The North Avenue Irregulars'</em>. However, I'm pleased to say I had a fun time watching it. First things first: The plot. It's manic and rather bonkers, but they execute it nicely. I found the humour suitably amusing, while the main characters are all likeable. The run time perhaps overruns by 5-10mins, though that's nothing serious. The ending is mad, in a positive way. The cast are good. Barbara Harris, who is terrific in 1976's <em>'Freaky Friday'</em>, stars alongside a whole host of other women - something I only state as it's unusual for this era of Disney. Those alongside Harris include Cloris Leachman, Virginia Capers, Susan Clark, Karen Valentine and Patsy Kelly. Elsewhere, Edward Herrmann and Michael Constantine do fine jobs. A fun, shenanigan-filled film from 1979.

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