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Impure Thoughts

PG

1986

87 minutes

Comedy

Overview

Four male friends are reunited after not being in contact with each other for several years. However, the meeting place is Purgatory, the afterlife state of limbo between heaven and hell. In Purgatory, these friends reflect on their pasts while they were living. They especially focus on their years in Catholic School and their coming of age. This film talks a lot about sexual issues. One of the characters is an 18-year old sent to Vietnam who dies without ever losing his virginity and there is a middle-aged, homosexual alcoholic playwright who has still has problems dealing with his identity.

Top Cast

John Putch headshot

John Putch

Danny Stubbs

Terry Beaver headshot

Terry Beaver

William Miller

Brad Dourif headshot

Brad Dourif

Kevin Harrington

Lane Davies headshot

Lane Davies

Steve Barrett

Benji Wilhoite headshot

Benji Wilhoite

Young Bill Miller

J.J. Sacha headshot

J.J. Sacha

Young Danny Stubbs

Sam McPhaul headshot

Sam McPhaul

Young Kevin Harrington

Jason Jones headshot

Jason Jones

Young Steve Barrett

Mary Nell Santacroce headshot

Mary Nell Santacroce

Sister Gertrude

Mary Elizabeth McDonough headshot

Mary Elizabeth McDonough

Sister Juliet

Sandra Dorsey headshot

Sandra Dorsey

Sister Othilda

Randi Layne headshot

Randi Layne

Sister Joan of Arc

Muriel Moore headshot

Muriel Moore

Sister Edmunda

Carol Hayes headshot

Carol Hayes

Sister Scholastica

Donna Smith headshot

Donna Smith

Sister Atta

Judith Anderson headshot

Judith Anderson

The Sister of Purgatory (voice)

Joe Conley headshot

Joe Conley

Father Minnelli

Alyson Hannigan headshot

Alyson Hannigan

Patty Stubbs (as Allison Hannigan)

Terry Molloy headshot

Terry Molloy

Football Player