Joshua (I) (2002)

"Joshua" tells the story of a possible second coming of Christ to a small U.S. town.

Director:

Jon Purdy

Writers:

Joseph F. Girzone (novel), Brad Mirman (screenplay),

Stars:

Tony Goldwyn, F. Murray Abraham, Kurt Fuller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Goldwyn	...	Joshua
F. Murray Abraham	...	Father Tardone
Kurt Fuller	...	Father Pat Hayes
Stacy Edwards	...	Maggie
Giancarlo Giannini	...	The Pope
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.	...	Theo
Michael Guido	...	Aaron
Matt Zeigler	...	Kevin
Colleen Camp	...	Joan Casey
Marc Grapey	...	Steve Casey (as Mark Grapey)
Rich Komenich	...	Ray Persini
Dale Calandra	...	Leo Persini
Cedric Young	...	Charlie
Tim Grimm	...	Bishop Anderson
Jordan Allen	...	Michael Reed

Storyline

The town of Auburn was always normal, to say the least. True, the people there weren't really a "community", but they never noticed...until a stranger named Joshua rolled into town one morning. In small ways, Joshua began to help out around the town-helping a teen play guitar, helping save a marriage in danger, or teaching a bumbling priest how to speak about faith. An old Baptist church that came down in a storm is his next big project. With the help of stuttering Theo, who dreams of being a preacher, he brings the town together to restore the old building. In this way, the whole town unites and becomes a community. This attracts the attention of Father Tordone, who is a bitter man due to the fact that he lost a position in the Vatican. When the mysterious Joshua begins to show up in two places at once and miraculously cures a blind woman, Father Tordone believes Joshua is a false prophet, trying to cheat people. When his next huge miracle-reviving Theo from death after he falls from...

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Plot Keywords:

priest | second coming | blind woman | church | stuttering | 

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Taglines:

Hope has a name...

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Epipany Films [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chicago Studio City - 5660 W. Taylor Street, Austin, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Crusader Entertainment, Epiphany Films LLC, Feelmax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The band that appears at the "worship service" is the contemporary Christian group Third Day.

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Goofs

In the revival tent when the blind woman removes her glasses you can see that the actress is wearing contact lenses.

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Quotes

Joshua: Sometimes you have to tear something down in order to build it back up."

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Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Wings of a Dove"
Written by Bob Ferguson
Performed by Point of Grace

User Reviews

excellent film

i saw this film on cable today - a lazy saturday afternoon. and to my surprise, it really touched me. tony goldwyn was absolutely perfect and wonderful, as was f. murray abraham (as always) and kurt fuller (great part for him). the film spoke to me, relaying some things that i really needed to hear at this time. a great film for adults who need to take a minute and reaccess. and good for teens, kids, families to see together i would think. for me, this picture was like a little spiritual meditation wrapped in a family friendly package. it was the last thing i wanted/expected to find while channelsurfing. but i'm sure glad i did. thank you.