Leap of Faith Page #5

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
1,195 Views


You know our kids play over there,

and somebody's gonna get hurt.

...loving Jesus gives you

a warm feeling in your stomach...

Guy in cowboy hat

says he loves Jesus.

Really? I thought

they were just good friends.

Make sure to hit him up personally.

Absolutely.

- You like it?

- Yeah.

Cut it out, Matt!

- You here alone?

- I'm with my mom.

If she catches me talking with you...

I gotta go, OK?

Can I see you after the show?

- OK. Nice to see you.

- You, too.

Girl in glitter jeans is pregnant.

Her mother's been beating her.

That's nice.

Where is she sitting?

Town's small, Jonas.

Don't mention she's knocked up.

I'll be good.

Did you study my summary?

Yeah. And the Grange ladies told me

who's been sleeping around.

Tiny, you got the smoke ready?

What's Roger doing?

Tell him five shills is enough.

Come on, the angels will see him.

What's the deal

with the cherry hat again?

Electric fence.

Visualise the fence with cherries on it.

- What do you like? This or this?

- Ready to check your receiver?

I'm having an accessory crisis.

Testing sibilance, one, two.

Can you hear me?

That's fine.

Boy, are you a tough room!

The dark grey, definitely.

You look gorgeous.

Always look better than they do, Janey.

And now, let's go give

some empty lives a little meaning!

- Are you ready for a miracle?

- Ready as I can be!

- Are you ready for a miracle?

- The spirit will set you free

Are you ready? Are you ready?

- Are you ready for a miracle?

- Ready as I can be

- Are you ready for a miracle?

- The spirit will set you free

Are you ready for a miracle?

Be strong in the Lord

and in the power of his might!

Be strong in the Lord

and the power of his might!

Put on the whole armour of God

that ye may be able to stand

against the wiles of the Devil!

Come on, Hoov. Goose 'em.

I got a cold audience out there.

Yes, I'm ready! Yeah!

I hear Satan knocking,

but he can't come in! Yes, sir!

Come on, people!

Turn it loose,

let him fix it and let him in!

Take it down, angels.

I gotta talk to these people.

I gotta talk to these people a second.

I wanna tell you a story...

- This'll move you.

...about a man from New York.

A man named Thomas.

Now, Thomas lived on Fifth Avenue.

Views of Central Park

even from the bathroom!

Beautiful wife. Two sweet kids.

But his life was a mess.

You know why?

Because of the fear.

Afraid his business would fail.

Afraid his children would come to harm.

Afraid of balding

and his wife leaving him.

Afraid of death.

But death's a breeze.

Ever heard of anyone

coming back to complain? No!

- It's life that'll kill you...

- Matt, give your people a wake-up call.

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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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