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Release Date:
13 December 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
They needed help. What they got was a miracle.
Plot:
Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Whitney Houston Not Joining 'Desperate Housewives'
(From BuddyTV. 8 October 2009, 12:47 PM, PDT)
'Garbage Dreams' is the Reel Thing
(From CinemaSpy. 7 May 2009, 9:37 PM, PDT)
(From BuddyTV. 8 October 2009, 12:47 PM, PDT)
'Garbage Dreams' is the Reel Thing
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User Comments:
Good christmas film for the family
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | ... | 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 | |
| Aaron A. McConnaughey | ... | Teen |
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124 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Finland:S |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Germany:o.Al. |
Netherlands:AL |
Peru:PT |
Portugal:M/6 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:U |
USA:PG
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In 2009, Whitney Houston revealed on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986) that by the time The Preacher's Wife (1996) started shooting, her cocaine and marijuana habits had gotten so bad that there was never a day while filming the movie on which she had not done some drugs.
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Referenced in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)
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Soundtrack:
You Were Loved
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The Preacher's Wife is food film that your whole family can enjoy at christmas time. I remember seeing this film six years ago and loving it.This was Denzel's and Whitney's first foray into family territory and both actors succeed. The two have great chemistry together and the choir scenes really get your fingers snapping. Justin Pierre Edmond who played Jeremiah was also good in his first role hope we see more of him.