God's Not Dead (2014)

College philosophy professor Mr. Radisson's curriculum is challenged by his new student, Josh, who believes God exists.

Director:

Harold Cronk

Writers:

Hunter Dennis (story), Chuck Konzelman (story)

Stars:

Shane Harper, Kevin Sorbo, David A.R. White

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Sorbo	...	Professor Radisson
Shane Harper	...	Josh Wheaton
David A.R. White	...	Reverend Dave
Dean Cain	...	Marc Shelley
Michael Tait	...	Michael Tait
Jody Davis	...	Jody Davis
Jeff Frankenstein	...	Jeff Frankenstein
Duncan Phillips	...	Duncan Phillips
Willie Robertson	...	Willie Robertson
Korie Robertson	...	Korie Robertson
Cassidy Gifford	...	Kara
Paul Kwo	...	Martin Yip
Trisha LaFache	...	Amy Ryan
Cory Oliver	...	Mina
Marco Khan	...	Misrab

Storyline

Radisson finds the topic of religion painful because his Christian mother died when he was 12, though he had prayed and begged God to spare her life. This may be what led him to study philosophy so in-depth that he ultimately became a philosophy professor, but his desire to now avoid the topic of religion does not mesh well with his career as a philosophy professor. His anger at God has him requesting his students quote Friedrich Nietzsche and, in exchange, he promises to allow them to skip the chapter on religion. This is not the only clue the movie makers give that they have read atheist material extensively. Radisson tells Josh that if he won't reach a consensus with the class, he must prove God is not dead. Radisson had already explained this was a metaphor and, taken in the context of Nietzsche's point, Josh does an excellent job of proving this. Radisson promises Josh that he will keep his comments to a minimum (Radisson won't debate Josh), though Josh begins his argument ...

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Plot Keywords:

reference to spongebob squarepants | atheist | christian film | university student | muslim | 

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Taglines:

"What do you believe?"

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material, brief violence and an accident scene

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gott ist nicht tot

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,244,641 (USA) (21 March 2014)

Gross:

$60,753,735 (USA) (1 August 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pure Flix Productions, Greg Jenkins Productions, Pure Flix Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Study Bible and Bible Translation used by Josh is the English Standard Version (ESV). This is evident from the layout and font of the print as well as the rendering of Matthew 10:32-33 and Luke 12:48.

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Goofs

When Ayisha's brother Fahid sneaks into her bedroom and pulls the iPod away that she is listening to the Bible on, you see the earphone jack pull out as the cord is stretched tight and the earphones come out of Ayisha's ears. In the next shot Fahid is holding the iPod and the earphones are very clearly plugged into the iPod jack. As Ayisha lies back down on the bed, the earphones are once again unplugged and laying next to her.

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Quotes

Chinese Student: I am confused by this class. There is much discussion of the existence of God.
Chinese Student's Father: What does the teacher say?
Chinese Student: The teacher says God is dead.
Chinese Student's Father: Then it is simple! God is dead.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the film, the concert attendees are asked to text the phrase "God's Not Dead" to every contact on their phone. The credits then read, "Join the movement Text everyone you know", inviting the movie audience to do the same.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: God's Not Dead 2 (2016)

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Soundtracks

God's Not Dead
By Newsboys

User Reviews

Insulting as a progressive Christian

I couldn't make it through this movie. I turned it off less than half- way through. The movie depicted Christianity as this all or nothing religion that has no tolerance for non-believers or other religions. As a progressive Christian, I take inclusion very seriously and am comfortable with folks of all faiths or no faith. This movie had the opportunity to gently try to persuade folks that there is a God but chose to hit us over the head with a hammer that more or less states that if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior, you're doomed. Every time I encounter this tidbit of Christian exclusivity, I want scream, "What about God's grace?" I'm sorry that I couldn't give this movie a rating of minus 10 stars!!!