The Preacher's Wife

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

Actors: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines

Production: Disney

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.


IMDB:: 5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:: 60%

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: PG
Year:: 1996
: 123 min
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% % [Choir Singing]
[Boy Narrating] Sometimes, I think
about what we must sound like to God.
% % [Men Singing]
How does He know
who's in trouble and needs help?
How did He know to come to us?
What you are about to see is true.
The names have not been changed...
because nobody believes me anyway.
[Choir]
% Help is on the way%
[Female Soloist]
% Help is on the way, hold on%
- % Hold on%
- % He's on His way%
% Help is on the way%
- % Hold on%
- % Hold on%
% He's on His way%
% Help is on the way%
- % Hold on%
- % Hold on%
- % He's on His way%
- % Help is on the way%
- % Hold on%
- % Hold on%
- % He's on His way%
- % Help is on the way%
% God is on His way
Hold on%
- % Hold on%
- % He's on His way%
% Help is on the way%
% Weeping may endure for a night%
% But joy will come
in the morning light%
% Hold on%
- % Hold on%
- % He's on His way%
% Help is on the way%
Hi, Saul. How're you doin'?
Beverly, it's so nice to see you.
- Hey, Mommy.
- % Help is on the way%
- % Ohh, He's on His way%
- % Hold on%
That's my mom. The Lord
blessed her with the gift of song.
She's been singing
in this church her whole life.
- % Say, He may not come%
- % He may not come%
- % When you want Him%
- % When you want Him%
% But He's right on time%
- % But He'll be right there%
- % He'll be%
- % On time%
- % He'll be on time%
Her father used to be
the reverend here.
But he's not anymore.
My daddy is.
That's him...
the one holding his head.
He's not looking too happy...
which is sort of how
this whole story happened.
- % Help is on the way, say%
- % Help is on the way%
- % Help is on the way, say%
- All right, now!
% Help is on the way, say%
% Help is on the way%
That's my grandma.
She's staying with us for the holidays.
Everyone says she needs a man...
whatever that means.
- % Help%
- All right!
- % Say help, cry for your help, say%
- % Help, help%
- % God is on the way, say%
- % Help%
% Help is on the way% %
Oh, yes!
Hallelujah!
Oh, yeah!
Let the church say, "Amen."
Look at this, Osbert.
Ninety-six dollars and a button.
Button! Who would put a button
in the collection...?
Oh.
- Times are hard, Saul.
- The church can't pay its bills on that.
Amen.
Beloved, in our exploration
of the text today...
I would like to talk to you
about temptation.
Mm-hmm.
Amen.
And not just the kind you find in
the liquor store or someone else's bed.
I'm talking about
temptation of the soul.
Mm-hmm.
The kind that just kinda, kinda...
kinda creeps up on you
without you even knowing it.
- But God knows.
- % God knows%
God is that little voice inside
that says, "Don't give in."
% Don't give in%
- Don't give up.
- % Don't give up%
Be gone, temptation!
He knows you're tired.
That's why He says,
"Lean on me."
% Lean%
- % Lean%
- Aw.
[Laughter]
He knows you're tempted.
That's why He says,
"Grab on to me...
and together we will rise above."
Amen.
- [Applause]
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
If I didn't know any better,
I'd say you...
thought I needed
some help in there.
Well, when I realized you were
doing one of Daddy's old sermons...
I thought maybe you did.
I was...
hoping that he could make
a difference, even if I can't.
If you ask me,
you did even better than he did.
Really.
I appreciate your support, honey.
[Whispering]
Father, forgive me.
I'd like to talk to you
about temptation.
The kind that creeps up on you.
[Narrating]
And that's me, Jeremiah.
Are you after Daddy's job already?
Well, this is the story.
My didn't-make-it-up story.
- It was one week before Christmas.
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