Summaries

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.—Anonymous

After the Evangelical preacher goes on the lam for committing a heinous crime, he starts a new congregation among the poorest and most downtrodden.Despite his good deeds eventually he has to pay for his crime but he still doesn't lose his love for God or his love of preaching.

Details

Keywords
  • preacher
  • louisiana
  • southern gothic
  • happiness
  • evangelical
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 19, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Collin County, Texas, USA
Production companies Butcher's Run Films

Box office

Budget $5000000
Gross US & Canada $19868354
Opening weekend US & Canada $29396
Gross worldwide $19868354

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 14m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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