“A priest who falls in love and doubts his beliefs and needs time to understand how he really feels.”
When Father Joseph Hennessey visits the home of one of his parishioners to offer last rights,he becomes embroiled in a plot which ultimately shakes his faith to its very foundation. Intrigued by the dying man's mention of "Nim," and fascinated by the man's saintly demeanor, Father Joseph's curiosity is redoubled when a beautiful young woman enters his church to question the young priest about the deceased man. Father Joseph and the woman, whom he discovers to be the "Nim" in question, embark upon an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
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Cast
16 people
Tommy Lee Jones
Pater Joseph McMahon
Known for
Men in Black
No Country for Old Men
Annette O'Toole
Nana Marie 'Nim' Fitzpatrick
Known for
Smallville
It
M. Emmet Walsh
Detective Mulligan
Known for
Blade Runner
Wild Wild West
Milo O'Shea
Monsignor Casey
Known for
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Verdict
David Groh
Michael Drumm
Known for
The Stöned Age
Two-Minute Warning
Madeleine Sherwood
Mrs. Chase
Known for
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Changeling
Jean De Baer
Gene Drumm
Known for
The New Kids
84 Charing Cross Road
David Strathairn
Stuart Chase
Known for
The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Frances Fisher
Maureen Phelan
Known for
Titanic
Watchmen
Peter Crombie
Dan Phelan
Known for
Se7en
Rising Sun
Anthony LaGuerre
Carlos
No other roles listed
Sylvia Short
Miss Lalor
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
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Jud Taylor Director · James Costigan Writer Dorothy Salisbury Davis Author
United States release January 28, 1987 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production Brademan Self Productions
Production
RHI Entertainment
Production
Brademan Self Productions
Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 28, 1987
Theatrical
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