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The Preacher's Wife
1996 - USA - 124 min - Color
An angel wonders if love can be Heaven on Earth in this family-themed romantic
fantasy. Rev. Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) is the pastor of a struggling Baptist
church in a poor section of New York City. Biggs is devoted to serving his flock
and his community, but things are not easy; membership is down, money is tight,
the furnace is broken, and real estate mogul Joe Hamilton (Gregory Hines) wants
to buy the property and put up condominiums. The strain is taking its toll on Biggs' marriage
to his childhood sweetheart Julia (Whitney Houston), and in a moment of desperation,
he prays to the Lord for help. The prayer is answered in the form of Dudley
(Denzel Washington), an angel sent to earth to assist Biggs. The preacher doesn't believe
that Dudley is a divine being, but he'll take any help he can get, while Julia, who thinks
that Dudley is just another community volunteer, welcomes him into their home.
However, Dudley is sidetracked in his earthly mission when he finds himself falling in
love with Julia. Leading lady Whitney Houston takes the opportunity to sing several
gospel numbers along the way. — Mark Deming
Denzel Washington ..... Dudley
Whitney Houston ..... Julia Biggs
Courtney B. Vance ..... Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines ..... Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis ..... Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine ..... Beverly
Justin Pierre Edmund ..... Narrator/Jeremiah Biggs
Lionel Richie ..... Britsloe
Paul Bates ..... Saul Jeffreys
Lex Monson ..... Osbert
Darvel Davis Jr. ..... Hakim
William James Stiggers Jr. ..... Billy Eldridge
Marcella Lowery ..... Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston ..... Mrs. Havergal
Victor Williams ..... Robbie
Charlotte d'Amboise ..... Debbie Paige
Delores Mitchell ..... Mary Halford
Penny Marshall - Director
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. - Producer
Elliot Abbott - Executive Producer
Robert Greenhut - Executive Producer
Timothy M. Bourne - Co-producer
Debra Martin Chase - Co-producer
Amy Lemisch - Co-producer
Bonnie Wells-Hlinomaz - Associate Producer
Nat Mauldin - Screenwriter
Allan Scott II - Screenwriter
Robert Nathan II - novel "The Bishop's Wife"
Robert E. Sherwood - earlier screenplay
Leonardo Bercovici - earlier screenplay
Miroslav Ondrícek - Cinematography
Hans Zimmer - Music (Original score)
Mervyn Warren - Songs
Ralph E. Tresvant - Song
George Bowers - Film Editing
Stephen A. Rotter - Film Editing
Paula Herold - Casting
Bill Groom - Production Design
Dennis Bradford - Art Direction
George DeTitta Jr. - Set Decoration
Cynthia Flynt - Costume Design
Jalil Jay Lynch - Stunts
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- Director: Penny Marshall
- Genre: Musical Fantasy, Heavenly Comedy
- Box Office: $48,093,211 (USA) (by April 20, 1997)
- Release: December 13, 1996 (USA)
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