The pantheon of religious spoofs includes "Wholly Moses!", about a man who almost did everything that Moses did. While Richard Pryor (as the Pharaoh) and John Ritter (as the Devil) turn in some cool performances, Dudley Moore as Herschel basically plods. Therefore, he drags down the whole movie. It probably would have come out funnier had they cast someone like Chevy Chase or Steve Martin in the role; I mean, they already had one "Saturday Night Live" cast member (Laraine Newman). Granted, Moore isn't terrible. His scenes on Mt. Sinai are to die for. It's just that I've always considered him sort of weird, and so it's hard to interpret him as laugh-out-loud funny.
So, it's OK once, I guess. Also starring Madeleine Kahn, James Coco and Dom DeLuise. My two favorite religious spoofs are Monty Python's "Life of Brian" and Mel Brooks's "History of the World Part I".
So, it's OK once, I guess. Also starring Madeleine Kahn, James Coco and Dom DeLuise. My two favorite religious spoofs are Monty Python's "Life of Brian" and Mel Brooks's "History of the World Part I".