Based on the life of Rich Mullins, a musical prodigy who rose to Christian music fame and fortune only to walk away and live on a Navajo reservation. An artistic genius, raised on a tree ...
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Michael Koch | ... | Rich Wayne Mullins |
| David Leo Schultz | ... | Sam Howard | |
| Mel Fair | ... | John Mullins | |
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Carson Aune | ... | Justin |
| Elizabeth Roberts | ... | Jessica (as Elizabeth Ann Roberts) | |
| Christie Brooke | ... | Sprinkle | |
| Cameron Goodman | ... | Beth | |
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Mitch McVicker | ... | Himself |
| James Kyson | ... | Matt Gast | |
| Wolfgang Bodison | ... | Bryan Bontrager | |
| Charles Lawlor | ... | Brennan Manning | |
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Amy Schultz | ... | Amy Grant |
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Bill Clem | ... | Gary |
| Michelle Keller | ... | Neva Mullins | |
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Dave Mullins | ... | Radio DJ Randy |
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Based on the life of Rich Mullins, a musical prodigy who rose to Christian music fame and fortune only to walk away and live on a Navajo reservation. An artistic genius, raised on a tree farm in Indiana by a callous father, Rich wrestled all of his life with the brokenness and crippling insecurity born of his childhood. A lover of Jesus and a rebel in the church, Rich refused to let his struggles with his own darkness tear him away from a God he was determined to love. As he struggled with success in Nashville and depression in Wichita, Rich desired most of all to live a life of honest and reckless faith amidst a culture of religion and conformity. Written by Code
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In the end it's not gonna matter if you have a few scars, but it will matter if you didn't live.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and smokingParents Guide:
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9 January 2014 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Not only did Sam Howard play the part of his real life father, but his wife played the part of his mother. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I love this story. It breaks the stereotype of Christian movies, most of which start with a messed up person who then meets Jesus and gets their life cleaned up. And they all lived happily ever after.
Rich Mullins was a mess. He was a mess before he met Jesus, he was a mess after he met Jesus. Maybe that was why he had such a keen understanding of grace. That's really what this movie is about. They wanted to tell the true story of Rich Mullins, as messy as it was, although I'm sure they had to clean it up some in order to get churches to show it. The in-concert monologues are mostly, if not all, taken verbatim from things Rich said during concerts. The music is well done and fitting with the story.
The movie was made on a shoestring budget, and in many ways it shows. The sound recording and mixing during interior scenes were not good (although that may have been partially due to the church where we were viewing the movie). The acting was sub-par compared to big budget movies, even from Wolfgang Bodison, who has plenty of acting experience. The sets all felt cramped and poorly utilized.
But for all its faults I think it's still worth seeing. Even if you have never heard of Rich Mullins, it's a compelling story. The movie, like Rich Mullins, can be full of faults and still have incredible redeeming value.