Change of Habit
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| Directed by | William A. Graham James A. Rosenberger (Ass't) |
| Produced by | Joe Connelly |
| Written by | Eric Bercovici, John Joseph, James Lee, Richard Morris, S.S. Schweitzer |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Mary Tyler Moore |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg, Buddy Kaye, Ben Weisman |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Editing by | Douglas Stewart |
| Distributed by | MCA / Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 10, 1969 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English |
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Change of Habit is a 1969 motion picture drama starring Elvis Presley and Mary Tyler Moore. As Dr. John Carpenter, Presley is practicing in a ghetto medical clinic and falls for a co-worker, Sister Michelle Gallagher (Moore), unaware that she is a nun; hence, the title was a play on words. This film was considered by some critics to be of somewhat more substance that some of the previous Presley films, in other words it did not consist solely of contrived situations which allowed him to sing, dance, and otherwise interact with beautiful young women. Nonetheless, the film was more successful among audiences than critics.
It was Presley's last film, which he was required to make under the terms of his contract.
A year before they made TV history on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Moore and Edward Asner acted together on this film.
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[edit] Primary cast
- Elvis Presley: Dr. John Carpenter
- Mary Tyler Moore: Sister Michelle Gallagher
- Barbara McNair: Sister Irene Hawkins
- Jane Elliot: Sister Barbara Bennett
- Edward Asner: Lt. Moretti
- Leora Dana: Mother Joseph
- Regis Toomey: Father Gibbons
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack song "Rubberneckin'" was recorded at American Sound Studios in Memphis, Tennessee in January of 1969. The remainder of the songs were recorded at Recording Studios in Universal City, Los Angeles, California between March 5th and 7th of 1969. Only "Rubberneckin'" was released to tie-in with the film (as the B-side of "Don't Cry Daddy"), with the remaining songs appearing on the 1970 compilation album, Let's Be Friends. "Rubberneckin'" is also the only song from this film (or, indeed, any of Presley's recent films) that the singer agreed to perform in concert during his return to live performances that occurred around the time of the film's release.
[edit] Recording musicians
- Elvis Presley (vocals)
- The Blossoms (backup vocals)
- Dennis Budimir, Mike Deasy, Howard Roberts, Robert Bain (guitar)
- Lyle Ritz, Max Bennett (bass)
- Carl O'Brian (drums)
- Roger Kellaway (piano)
[edit] Tracks (songwriter)
- Let Us Pray - (arranged by Elvis Presley)
- Change of Habit - (Florence Kaye & Ben Weisman)
- Rubberneckin' - (Corey Jones & Bunny Warren)
- Have a Happy - (Ben Weisman, Florence Kaye & Dolores Fuller)
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