Leap of Faith Page #3

Synopsis: Jonas is a fraudulent faith healer, who uses all the tricks in the book to con the people attending his shows. Jonas and his team of helpers, including Jane who is in need of some romance, travel the country stopping at big towns and cities to put on their show. When one of the trucks breaks down in a small town, Jonas is quick to accept the challenge of making money in this town. His other goal is to seduce Marva, a waitress in the town, but she's a hard nut to crack, as is Will, the local sheriff who's determined to expose Jonas as a fraud.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Richard Pearce
Production: Paramount Home Video
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
PG-13
Year:
1992
108 min
1,165 Views


You've been on the road too long.

We're gonna hire us a new angel.

You pick him!

- Finished?

- I'm starting to get excited.

A town this deep in the crapper's

got nowhere to turn but God!

Kansas Radio.

When the going gets tough,

the tough dial S-O-S.

Speaking of things getting tough,

I've got someone here who says

he can help. Jonas Nightengale.

A man who knows

about the value of spirit.

Thank you, Jerry Joe. Thank you.

You know, as I look out your window,

Rustwater reminds me

of my own home town.

Drugstore soda fountain.

Little movie theatre.

The one with the real butter.

And it warms my heart.

So many people working so hard,

deserving so much better.

I know how it feels to see

old man Raylove driving his fancy car,

all the while thinking,

"I want me a car like that."

The problem is

you've got nothing to believe in.

Can't believe in the community

with its trouble,

it seems sometimes even the family.

So what do you believe in?

The biggest power,

the biggest man with the plan...

So I'm here to remind you

that tonight

at the Rustwater camp-ground

you too, can be saved.

If you're already walking with Jesus,

celebrate your faith with your neighbour.

It's been too long since you've seen him.

If you're still driving that beat-up pickup,

eating macaroni and day-old bread,

come and celebrate the miracle of faith,

the power of healing.

And you too, can wake up saying,

"Thank you, Jesus!"

I been lonely, I been cheated

I been misunderstood

I been washed up, I been put down

And told I'm no good

But with you I belong

'Cause you help me be strong

There's a change in my life

Since you came along

Oh, yeah

Now I don't mind working

So hard every day...

Your wife was great to meet.

I'm Jonas Nightengale.

Come down for an old-fashioned

revival with lots of music and singing.

And bring your wife along tonight.

Bye-bye.

Thank you.

I been lonely, I been cheated

I been misunderstood

I been washed up, I been put down

And told I'm no good

But with you I belong

'Cause you help me be strong

There's a change in my life...

Hey, what's your name?

You go to high school here?

No? Going to college?

Now, a man, a man gets crazy

When he finds he's done wrong

And a heart, a heart gets weary

When it doesn't belong

And the road, the road gets rocky, Lord

You've got to keep on

Let the new light come

Shining on through

I been lonely, I been cheated...

Tonight, tomorrow night and the next...

Hey, Jonas Nightengale.

How are you?

Keep your eye on the squirt gun.

One, two, three!

Gone.

Come to the tent meeting.

Miracles and wonders.

But with you I belong

'Cause you help me be strong

There's a change in my life

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Janus Cercone

Janus Cercone is an American screenwriter. She is best known for her original screenplay, Leap of Faith which was turned into a major motion picture and released by Paramount Pictures in 1992, starring Steve Martin, Debra Winger and Liam Neeson. Leap of Faith was adapted as a Broadway musical starring Raúl Esparza and opened at the St. James Theatre in New York City on April 26, 2012. The show was nominated for the Best New Musical Tony Award and for six Drama Desk Awards, including Best Book of A Musical (for Cercone and co-writer, Warren Leight). more…

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