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Overview
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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'
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'Garbage Dreams' is the Reel Thing
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'Garbage Dreams' is the Reel Thing
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User Comments:
Pretty good, enjoyable
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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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Runtime:
124 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
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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Julia Biggs:
Your mother would always tell me, "Girl, you need to get some meat on those bones. Henry ain't got nothing to grab on to back there!"
Rev. Henry Biggs: She just wanted you to eat, that's all.
Julia Biggs: No, she probably wanted me to be as fat as her.
Rev. Henry Biggs: She wasn't that fat.
Julia Biggs: Please, if a policeman saw your mama come walking down the street, he'd yell, "break it up!"
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Rev. Henry Biggs: She just wanted you to eat, that's all.
Julia Biggs: No, she probably wanted me to be as fat as her.
Rev. Henry Biggs: She wasn't that fat.
Julia Biggs: Please, if a policeman saw your mama come walking down the street, he'd yell, "break it up!"
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (2000) (V)
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Soundtrack:
I Go To The Rock
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There is no reason to be hard on this film. An overall rating of 5.2 is very low, in my opinion, and there is little to dislike about "The Preacher's Wife." It's a fairly simple story involving Dudley (Denzel Washington), an angel sent to earth to assist a pastor's marriage during Christmas time. One reason I liked this film is because few romantic comedies in recent years have been clean enough to watch with the entire family. There is almost nothing objectionable here, just a few brief, very mild swear words that have no bearing on the film. It's a decently funny film as well. I had to laugh at Dudley finding an image of a Windows computer screen in his angel handbook. The wisecracking grandmother was also a beneficial addition to the movie. Take her comment "We're gonna play Monopoly, with real money." There are still a few things that could have been improved on. The plot twist involving Dudley falling in love with Whitney Houston could have been played up more and was not nearly as funny as it had the potential to be. Also, the chemistry between the main couple is not super good, and the film lacks the romance necessary to make this a great rom-com. Nevertheless, it's enjoyable and doesn't deserve any harsh comments.
Note: Because of the abundance of Christmas-related content, it's best to watch this around Christmas time, or you may feel slightly embarrassed.
*** out of ****