Intended as a biting religious satire, it was also produced, directed and co-written by Feldman,[3] his second directorial outing following The Last Remake of Beau Geste, and his final before his death in 1982.

He is at first robbed and later befriended by con artist Dr. Sebastian Melmoth, and meets a prostitute named Mary who lets him stay at her apartment.

The passengers escape safely in the river and are shown on the local news being baptized by the pair, which catches Thunderbird's attention.

Ambrose goes back to the monastery and gives the abbot the mortgage certificate, then leaves and marries Mary, who is pregnant from their single night together.

Ebert criticizes the film for apparently believing Feldman himself is inherently funny, and for failing to have the necessary material to build on.

[6] Peter Ackroyd of The Spectator described the film as "an agreeable, under-stated little comedy which, like all such affairs, runs out of steam before the close.