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

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Sorbo	...	Professor Radisson
Shane Harper	...	Josh Wheaton
David A.R. White	...	Reverend Dave
Dean Cain	...	Marc Shelley
Willie Robertson	...	Willie Robertson
Korie Robertson	...	Korie Robertson
Hadeel Sittu	...	Ayisha
Paul Kwo	...	Martin Yip
Trisha LaFache	...	Amy
Cory Oliver	...	Mina
Benjamin A. Onyango	...	Reverend Jude (as Benjamin Oyango)
Marco Khan	...	Misrab
Cassidy Gifford	...	Kara
Jesse Wang	...	Martin's Father
Lenore Banks	...	Mina's Mother

Storyline

Freshman university student Josh Wheaton attends a philosophy class, where Professor Radisson requires all students to submit a signed statement staying "God is dead" and never existed. When Josh refuses because of his own beliefs, the professor challenges him to defend his position, which leads to a series of confrontational presentations between himself and the professor, with the class as jury.

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Plot Keywords:

religious zealot | religious fanatic | reference to spongebob squarepants | grammatically incorrect title | grammatically incorrect | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

It is Kevin Sorbo's first theatrical Christian film appearance. His next Christian film project would be Let There Be Light (2017).

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Goofs

When Radisson gets hit by the car, Reverend Jude touches his stomach and says that his ribs are crushed, his lungs are filling with blood, and he doesn't have long. Radisson doesn't once cough up fluid of any sort or even gurgle when he breathes or speaks.

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Quotes

Reverend Jude: God is good.
Reverend Dave: All of the time.
Reverend Jude: And all of the time.
Reverend Dave: God is good.

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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 The Cinema Snob: Dancin': It's On! (2017)

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Soundtracks

Hold You Up
Performed by Shane Harper
Written by Shane Harper and Morgan Taylor Reid
(c) 2013 Bump Into Genius Music/Shane Harper Music (ASCAP)/Songs of CHMI/Tenyor Music (BMI)
Shane Harper appears courtesy of Deep Well Records

User Reviews

Unbelievably simplistic

I was dragged to this "movie" by a Christian friend who keeps thinking that I"ll finally come around to her religious way of thinking. Jeez, it was worse that I expected. Atheists are portrayed as evil beings who "hate god" and are determined to convert Christians. Actually, atheists do not "hate" god; god is simply something they don't believe exists. As to forcing their way of thinking on anyone, the movie has it backwards. It's Christian zealots who demand that everyone think like them. Most atheists - those that I know anyway - are happy to let others believe as they wish as long as they don't force their "values" on the rest of us. As to production values, etc., the film is pretty basic. The lead actor over-emotes and the supporting cast of Kevin Sorbo and Dean Cain look pretty silly. The plot is pretty much what you'd think. Thoughtful friends shouldn't let friends see this piece of propaganda: it has no basis in reality. As to Christians, knock yourself out. Like Fox News, it's been produced to reinforce your preconceptions without actually presenting another point of view in anything resembling a thoughtful way.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

God's Not Dead

Filming Locations:

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,217,013, 23 March 2014

Gross USA:

$60,755,732

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$64,676,349

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