Pope Dreams Explained

Pope Dreams
Director:	Patrick Hogan
Producer:	Steve Loh
Starring:	Phillip Vaden Julie Hagerty Stephen Tobolowsky
Music:	Joel J. Richard
Cinematography:	John Ealer
Editing:	Mae Edwards
Distributor:	PorchLight Entertainment
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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.^[1]

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
• Marnette Patterson as Brady Rossman
• Julie Hagerty as Kristina Venable
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Carl Venable
• Noel Fisher as Pete
• Samantha Anderson as Heather
• Casey Barclay as Eric
• Jordan Belfi 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.^[2] FilmThreat gave it a positive review.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425359/awards
2. Web site: DVD Talk .
3. Web site: Archived copy . www.filmthreat.com . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060708004733/http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=headlines&Id=3314 . 8 July 2006 . dead.