Youve been my strength and my shield in so many ways, I cant count them. A cleric begins to doubt himself and is visited by an angel. Houston performed "I Believe in You and Me" and "I Go to The Rock". So when I realized there was a "re-make" I was excited. Rebecca Ravee Norris is a full-time freelance writer with a decade's worth of lifestyle media experience. A teacher takes on the corrupt leadership of an Irish reform school in this drama based on a true story. Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston star in Penny Marshall's delightful update of the 1947 classic "The Bishop's Wife." After hearing the announcement, fans had mixed reactions. The role of a pastor's wife is the same as that of any other wife in a believing household: to love God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love and support her husband as he follows God. Yet her focus on her bright future and ability to resist temptation begins to waver after encountering the campus bad boy, Travis (Dylan Sprouse), who utterly sweeps her off her feet. While filming exteriors and interiors at a church and parsonage in Yonkers, New York, a building a block away caught fire and two children died. Just confirm how you got your ticket. It also provides comic relief in the form of a domineering choir member, played by Houston's real life mother, Cissy. "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. 1996. To Elliot, Bob and Miraslav, thank you. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. To Nicole and The William Morris Agency. The Preacher's Wife (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 1996 Arista Records LLC. [2], Music critics saw a more emotionally engaged side of Houston, particularly with the soundtrack's gospel offerings. He singled out Courtney B. Vance as an appealing if downbeat husband, Jenifer Lewis as the "sassy" mother-in-law, and Loretta Devine as Bigg's defensive, aggressive secretary who thinks Dudley is there to replace her. Holden, Stephen. Praise 16. [8] On its second week, the album jumped to number four on the chart with the Greatest Gainer mark, and the following week reached number three, which was the album's peak position. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! The Georgia Mass Choir), The Bodyguard (Original Soundtrack Album), Daddy's Little Girls (Music Inspired By the Film), A Good Man Is Hard to Find (The Soundtrack), Sparkle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), The Best Man Holiday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), The Fighting Temptations (Music from the Motion Picture). In the hands of a Spielberg, this would have been a big laugh moment, but Marshall mutes it. [8] One crew member rushed a ladder from the production to the burning building, and saved the life of a four-year-old child. Why Trust Us? The Preacher's Wife was the third film produced by Washington's company Mundy Lane Entertainment. Fred Hammond- Were blessed in the city. Writer: The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name and features songs performed and produced by Whitney Houston, who also stars in the film. The Preacher's Wife TV Listings. Coming Soon. I love you, your wife. Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score. (main theme from The Preacher's Wife) Written by David Wolfert and Sandy Linzer. See production, box office & company info, Siskel & Ebert: Jerry Maguire/Daylight/Everyone Says I Love You. A 16-year-old girl was sent to a youth residential treatment center by her mother. A Road Paved with Bloodshed: High Plains Drifter Turns 50, Cannes 2023 Line-up Includes Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, and Many More, Ebertfest Welcomes Molly Cornyn as its New Project Coordinator, Starz's Blindspotting Returns to Stake Claim to Television's Top Tier. The film is a remake of the 1947 The Bishop's Wife, which starred Cary Grant as the angel and David Niven and Loretta Young as the church couple. 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I thought Whitney Houston was terrific and the rest of the characters (especially her mother) were also very enjoyable. "[Houston] sleepwalks through scenes as the dignified mother, doing little more than tucking her 6-year-old son (Justin Pierre Edmund) in. I'm not sure exactly how well this pre-marital counseling is going to work out. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. To my Nippy Inc. family, you know who you are and what you do, I love you. For those that havent seen the classic Christmas movie, The Preachers Wife (which in and of itself is a remake of the 1947 film The Bishops Wife) tells the story of Dudley (an angel played by Denzel Washington) coming to earth to assist preacher Henry Biggs (played by Courtney Vance, who will star in the upcoming remake) and his wife Julia (played by Whitney Houston) as they struggle to save their church and family during the holiday season. Personally, we can't wait to see it! Henry has also become neglectful of his wife Julia and his son Jeremiah. Published and Copyrighted 1996 Arista Records, Inc. As we all know, angels were created by God as his first companions, and he created humans much later, presumably after tiring of companions who never lied. And as the preacher's wife extended her hand and told me she was so happy to meet me, our eyes locked and I thought, at least for a moment, that she too was feeling a sense of longing, lust, and plenty of guilt and shock. Bobby Brown, Faith Evans, Johnny Gil, Monica & Ralph Tresvant), Who Would Imagine a King (feat. Coming Soon. Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. The Preacher's Wife. Its emphasis on grown-up financial, real-estate and marital problems could bore young children. Shirley Caesar & The Georgia Mass Choir), The Lord Is My Shepherd (feat. Abby (Virginia Gardner) begins her first year at university eager to make a fresh start. It centers on Dudley (Washington), an angel who comes to earth to help preacher Henry Biggs (Vance) and his wife Julia (Houston) save the church and their family. [15], In contrast, Caren Weiner Campbell, writing for Entertainment Weekly, found Denzel Washington to be lackluster (though the gospel singing scenes were quite good). The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album November 26, 1996 (U.S.) Buy Now Amazon iTunes Listen Spotify Apple Music Amazon Deezer Tidal Pandora Youtube Music Save Album Save On Spotify Email Address: Submit Total Global Sales: 6 million RIAA Certification: Dudley tells Henry that he is an angel sent by God to help him, but Henry is deeply suspicious of Dudley. Featuring an original, gospel-infused score by actor, comedian, . Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in . Too often, he concluded, the plot seemed nothing more than a means of stringing together terrific musical performances by Houston and the Georgia Mass Choir. I Believe In You And Me (Film Version), 10. In this unnecessary update, an inner-city preacher (Courtney B. Vance) and his estranged spouse (Whitney Houston) are visited by a celestial goof (Denzel . [11][12] It stayed for a total of 38 weeks, 49 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and the Top R&B Albums chart respectively. Membership is declining, Henry is pulled in a hundred directions by his parishioners' needs, and the church's finances are in trouble. FaceI know Julia worried your nerves. The Preacher's Wife (1996) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Penny Marshall Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Hans Zimmer Cinematography by Miroslav Ondrcek . To Mommie and Daddy- There would be no life without you. The entire street had to be dressed for Christmas in fake snow laid down along the street. Denzel Washington says that he first considered Julia Roberts for the role, but quickly turned to Whitney Houston. This lesson was created for a 3rd and 4th grade. "Teen-Agers Charged in Fatal Yonkers Fire", "Millions of gospel fans know Richard Smallwood's music. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. After Henry confronts Dudley, Dudley realizes that he is falling in love with Julia. It tells the story of an inner-city pastor who grows discouraged with his never-ending struggle, asks God for help, and gets it, in the form of an angel from above. And it will be the same thing with other films that Im involved in, whether Im on a producer level or not. The film was nominated for five Image Awards, including Outstanding Motion Picture, and won twofor Best Actress (Whitney Houston) and Best Supporting Actress (Loretta Devine). Thank you for sharing your gifts. Bobbi Kris, Mommies sweet inspiration. Whitney Houston, the Grammy-winning pop diva and actress whose career was marred in recent years by drug abuse, has died. While she had high praise for Denzel Washington (he "plays Dudley with a 100-watt smile and childlike sense of wonder"), she had little to say for Penny Marshall's directing. This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 03:49. The angel is named Dudley (Denzel Washington), and he dresses in shades of grey, often consults his Angel's Handbook, and soon falls quietly in love with Julia. Byrge, Duane. There are so many people who shared their talents and gifts with me to help make this compilation a very special one for me. Unless of course we are talking about the events that should've transpired in the 1996 Christmas classic film The Preacher's Wife. 2 hr 4 mins. 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Moses as a Baby: A Sunday School Lesson. Sometimes I just need a break from the mayhem and violence and this is a sweet, uplifting, old-fashioned Christmas pleasure I try to watch every year. In desperation, Rev. Genre: Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John Iain Glen, who is a firm believer in strong discipline. Reverend Henry Biggs is the pastor of a small struggling African American Baptist church in a poverty-stricken neighborhood of New York City. She was a very confident vocalist. Unsure that he can make a difference in his parishioners' lives and beginning to lose his faith, Henry prays to God for help, which comes in the form of Dudley, a witty and debonair angel. "Anthony! Rickey- I love you brother, thank you. The setlist featured tracks from the album, as well as duet performances of "Count On Me" with singer CeCe Winans and "In Return" at select shows in Japan. It is a remake of the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife, [2] which in turn was based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan . To my husband Bobby- What God has put together, let no man put asunder. [3] The production leased the church, and began renovating it in February 1996. Conditions | Why Music Matters, 1. Find out where The Preacher's Wife is streaming, if The Preacher's Wife is on Netflix, and get news and updates, on Decider. Song for a Raggy Boy was adapted from the memoir by Patrick Galvin, who also helped adapt his story for the screen. This subplot provides for several set pieces in which the choir performs, and Gospel music plays a significant role. Hans Zimmer, Laura Perlman, Alan Meyerson, Chris McGeary, Richard Stewart, Steve Saltzman, Amy Lemisch, Bonnie Hlinomaz, Kristin Larson, Frank Troutman and Dori Golod. English, Director: With sales of 6 million copies worldwide, it is the best-selling gospel album of all time. 2023 JustWatch - All external content remains the property of the rightful owner. In desperation, Rev. Surround. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. To Denzel, you are truly an angel. With his work done, Dudley gives the Biggs family a fully decorated Christmas tree as a gift. Anything that Angela does is bound to be epic. I dont mean she was arrogant or conceited, but after she sang a song three or four times, I think she had a sense she had done enough takes. "'The Preacher's Wife' Could Use A Prayer". Best of 2022 Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. Menu. Julia, however, is instantly charmed by the handsome and unflappable angel. Later, the cast and crew moved to Portland, Maine, to scenes which occur at an ice skating rink, but unseasonably warm weather turned the ice to water and forced the production to rent snow-making machines. Thank you for bringing this back to screen. Directors Penny Marshall Starring Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Whitney Houston Genres To Courtney Reverend Biggs, keep on preaching. LaPrincia, Robert and LaLa, Whitney loves you. With Christmas approaching, Henry's schedule becomes increasingly burdensome, and Dudley begins to spend most of his time with Julia and Jeremiah. The soundtrack was released on November 26, 1996, by Arista Records and BMG Entertainment. [18] According to the Nielsen SoundScan, as of 2012, the Gospel album has sold 2,627,000 copies in the United States alone,[2] outranking the 2,025,000 copies sold by Madonna's Evita soundtrack, which was released two weeks earlier than Houston's album. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. My beginnings are in gospel music, this is where Im most comfortable. Filming occurred there from March 11 to April 3, with about a quarter of the church's membership hired as extras. The motion picture was developed by Denzel Washington's Mundy Lane Entertainment. Add it to your Watchlist to receive updates and availability notifications. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I can look in the window--even if I don't buy, Julia says. Abraham must then take his son Isaac (Edaan Moskowitz) on an arduous quest for three days and three nights to a site of ritualistic sacrifice, where Abraham must then prove his faith once and for all. The Georgia Mass Choir appears in the film. Bobby, Faith, Johnny, Monica and Ralph, thank you for sharing your talents. Thank you for sharing your blessings with me- Whitney. Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Justin Pierre Edmund,. Drama, Music, Fantasy, Comedy. The church was no longer filled with actors, extras and crew, but instead I found myself in the company of angels. It tells the story of an inner-city pastor who grows discouraged with his never-ending struggle, asks God for help, and gets it, in the form of an angel from above. "[18], The film grossed $56,432,646 worldwide, of which $48,102,795 was in the US, ranking The Preacher's Wife as #33 in domestic box office receipts for movies released in 1996. But not his struggles". We do it because theyre capable and because nobody else is necessarily looking out for them, he says of African-American talent. By The Preacher's Wife. It debuted straight at number one and spent 26 consecutive weeks at the top from December 14, 1996, to June 7, 1997. [5], Filming began in early January 1996. But the mostly African American cast puts an engaging spin on the chestnut, and it works. Music Production Supervisor: Daniel Allan Carlin The production team designed a pulpit and altar rails that more accurately reflected the design of Baptist churches. This movie could have done more, but what it does, it makes you feel good about. Cant wait to see what has become of the church and the kids, but also meet new characters," one person commented on the Deadline announcement. For Washington, the movie was a meaningful project due to its message about the value of family, community, and faith. Dec 13, 1996 )", "The Year in Music 1998: top gospel albums", "ARIA Charts Accreditations 1997 Albums", Australian Recording Industry Association, "Canadian album certifications Whitney Houston The Preacher's Wife - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", "Pop: Disco d'oro in Italia per Whitney Houston", "Japanese album certifications Whitney Houston Angel's Gift "Original Soundtrack", "Guld- och Platinacertifikat r 19871998". Angela Bassett and Anthony Hemingway are at the helm of the remake as producers. After hearing the announcement, fans had mixed reactions. [19], Prior to the album's release, music industry insiders had expected The Preacher's Wife soundtrack to "do at least as well as" Waiting to Exhale's soundtrack, which sold 5,100,000 copies in the United States. [7], Released on November 26, 1996, The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on the issue dated December 14, 1996, selling 90,500 units in the first week. Cinemark When she's not working, she can be found with her beloved Jack-Chi, Cash, adventuring with family and friends, working through reps at the gym, dreaming up her next home decor project, testing a new recipe, getting lost in the pages of a book, or catching up on her favorite shows. Innocent college student Dakota Johnson begins a relationship with troubled businessman Jamie Dornan. A remake with gospel music of the "The Bishop's Wife". The world premiere of The Preacher's Wife, the new musical penned by Tituss Burgess and Azie Dungey, will be part of the Alliance Theatre's 2023-2024 season in Atlanta, Georgia. The production schedule was also impacted by Houston's decision only to shoot scenes with vocal performances during the afternoon. Director: Penny Marshall Producer: Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Special Thanks: You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca. The soundtrack includes the hit singles I Believe In You And Me and Step By Step, along with gospel songs I Go To The Rock and Joy To The World, featuring the Georgia Mass Choir. By creating an account, you agree to the Known as the Pacific Rim Tour, Houston played shows in Japan, Thailand, Tawian, Australia and Hawaii. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Starring Tennille Taraszkiewicz and Todd Calvin De Pew. [3] The screenplay was written by Nat Mauldin and Allan Scott. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Soundtrack; "British album certifications Whitney Houston The Preacher's Wife - Ost", "Ask Billboard: Madonna vs. Whitney: Who's Sold More? I can't keep my head in it - Adultery Merv, I believe in you and me. Your parents must be so proud. The Preacher's Wife 1996 PG 2h 3m IMDb RATING 5.7 /10 13K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 1:59 4 Videos 42 Photos Comedy Drama Fantasy An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family. The scripture reference for the lesson is Exodus 1:8-10, 13-22; 2:1-10. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. [17], The Preacher's Wife currently holds a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 47 reviews. Ring in the Christmas season with Freeform's 25 days of Christma. While most evangelical churches don't allow women to be in positions of authority, many of the women in this book have managed to circumvent that rule, at least on the . Read critic reviews. The site's consensus states: "Solid performances and a steady directorial hand help The Preacher's Wife offer some reliably heartwarming - albeit fairly predictable - holiday cheer. The Preacher's Wife is a sweet and good-hearted comedy about the holiday season, and I suppose that is enough, although I would have liked it with more punch and bite. But Julia's mother (Jenifer Lewis) is quick to see the new love growing in her daughter's eyes, and warns her away from Dudley. Lawson, Terry. The role of Julia was written with Whitney Houston in mind. Jan 13, 2004, Box Office (Gross USA): Performed by Whitney Houston. RT25: Celebrating 25 years of Rotten Tomatoes. [14][15] Eventually the album became number one gospel album on the 1997 Billboard Top Gospel Albums year-end chart and also "Best-selling Gospel Recording" by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) in 19961997. In any event, what is sweet about the movie is that all of its characters, human, angel or whatever, are good and kind and determined to make a contribution in the world. Co-starring Sara Seyed, Daniel da Silva, and Scot Cooper. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. All Rights Reserved. For the first time in her 12-year recording career, Houston sounds genuinely moved by her material. [3] Houston admitted that she was reluctant to accept, feeling she could not do justice to a role that required her to play a dowdy housewife. And even saintly Henry eventually warns the angel away from his wife. To the entire cast of The Preachers Wife: It was wonderful working with such a fascinating group of artists, I thank you. "Whitney is her own built-in marketing machine," a studio marketing chief told the Los Angeles Times prior to the film's release, referring to Houston's widespread appeal at the time.[20]. My dear brother, I thank you, I love youstay blessed, Nip. Cast: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis. Angela Bassett Dropped Major News and '9-1-1' Fans Have Super Strong Opinions, Rockmond Dunbar Breaks Silence Over '9-1-1' Exit, 'NCUS' Fans Won't Like This Season 20 Episode News, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Holiday A desperate reverend prays to God for help, but instead gets a charismatic, awkward angel, who soon falls for the holy man's lovely wife. (The church used the rental fees paid by the production to replace its boiler and HVAC system. 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