Vatican World

"Welcome to a Vatican of the future, with a very young Pope and his power-hungry assistant. The assistant has been trying to keep the Pope in the dark in regards to the lackluster image of the Catholic Church. Due to a series of eye-opening events, the Pope decides to call in (unknown to his assistant) a marketing expert to help improve the Church. The Pope becomes smarter and buys into the new ideas presented to him, such as a billboard campaign: "I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Body of Christ." At the same time, his assistant becomes unglued and physically wrestles with the Pope for power. In the end, the Pope becomes a born-again marketeer!" - Canyon Cinema

Credits

Tom Palazzolo (director); Thomas Ciesielka (producer); Thomas Ciesielka (writer); Tom Palazzolo (editor); Ray Wang (camera); Jerry McClure (sound); Ken Pedersen (music); Dan Chambliss (casting director); Ray Bement (contributor); Kay Clifford (contributor); Dorothee Jean-Charles (contributor); Pam Susemiehl (contributor); Katey Schwartz (contributor); Chris Shambaugh (contributor); Colin McClure (contributor); Lionel Botari (contributor); Martin Haack (contributor); Tom Kwilosz (animator); Dan Byrnes (contributor); Charley Smart (contributor); Philip Euling (production assistant); Amy Bowker (production assistant); Thomas Carrao (production assistant); Jon Favreau (actor); Jordan Teplitz (actor); Phil Lusardi (actor); Horatio Sands (actor); Matt Besser (actor); Orlando Ramos (actor); Jerry Rossetti (actor); Nicholas Black (actor); Ken Pedersen (actor); Paul Kruse (actor); Marna Martin (actor); Lisa Ackel (actor); Thomas Ciesielka (actor); Christine Dunne (actor); Erick Sundberg (actor); Debra Love (actor); Ray Raju (actor); Adrian Pagan (actor); E.J. Peters (actor); Jack McGuigan (actor); Reba Hogan (actor); Philip Euling (actor); Vera Wallace (actor); Hy Wallace (actor)

Complete catalog record

Cfa collection: Tom Palazzolo Collection
Subjects: Religions; Christianity; Advertising
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago; Europe > Italy > Rome
Language: English
Cfa elements: Answer Print, 778 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/23364

Sources

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Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:19