The Preacher's Wife Page #3

Synopsis: Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble...
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Penny Marshall
Production: Disney
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
PG
Year:
1996
123 min
1,804 Views


- Sure, from St. Matt's.

- Yeah, that's the one.

Stubborn, isn't he? Kinda short

with people too. Didn't you notice?

This man right here?

Not that I know him that well.

I'm just...

- He came to the hospital every

day after my wife's surgery.

- Every day?

He baptized all five of my kids.

- All five of them?

- Yeah. Give me this.

- Wait. I didn't mean anything.

- Go on, get on out of here!

You better go. Get on outta here.

And don't come back.

I'm telling you, Mama, he was there.

Like he fell from the sky.

Then he did a dance and jumped around.

Mommy's gonna stop giving you

sugar cereal in the morning, baby.

- Come on. Who's that?

- Ho, ho, ho.

- Santa Claus!

- Merry Christmas!

Ho, ho, ho, ho.

Merry Christmas, Santa.

- Thank you, little bro.

- Here, put some money in.

Mmm. Mmm. Mmm.

- Mmm-mmm-mmm.

- Thank you, sir.

- Merry Christmas.

- Same to you, buddy.

- Osbert! Merry Christmas!

- How've you been, sister?

- [Gasping]

- Shh. Mm-mm.

- Come on, Jeremiah.

- Ho, ho, ho!

- Merry Christmas.

- Thank you, brother.

God bless Mommy and Daddy

and Grandma and Hakim.

- Amen.

- Amen.

Okay, fella, let's get into bed.

Legs under.

Thank you.

All right.

I'm going to be sad when he goes.

We all will.

We'll all miss Hakim.

Will I have to go

live with another family too?

Of course not, Jeremiah.

Of course not.

Get some sleep.

I will if you sing to me.

All right.

% Who made the mountains%

% Who made the trees%

% Who writes the songs%

% For the robins to sing%

% And who sends the rain%

% When the earth is dry%

% Somebody bigger%

% Than you and I% %

Leave the door open, please.

Okay, but go to sleep.

- Okay.

- Sweet dreams.

[Alarm Ringing]

Get down! Get down!

All right, come on!

- [Screams, Shouting]

- Come on, let's get in the car.

Pull up the car! Come on!

Let's go! Get in! Go, go, go!

- [Tires Screeching]

- [Siren Wailing]

Over here! Over here!

[Shouting]

Help me, help me, look!

- Hey, hey, calm down.

- They robbed me! They broke my window!

- That's him over there!

- That's him? Freeze!

- That's him over there.

- Don't shoot.

- Turn around!

- That ain't mine, man. He dropped it.

- Get against the wall.

- I was returning a tape, man.

I live right down the street.

That was you.

I saw you break my window!

- I was at the ATM.

- You have the right to remain silent.

I have the receipt in my pocket!

- [Siren Wailing]

- [Chattering]

Billy looked so sad. Why did they have

him in handcuffs? He's not a criminal.

Do you think they'll give him dinner?

He hasn't had anything since lunch.

- I know he's hungry.

- He'll just be there overnight.

His bail hearing will be set

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Nat Mauldin

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