We hope this 25 th anniversary celebration shines a spotlight on this beautiful town and its gracious community who were so essential to the film s success, says heather page, director of the texas film commission. Leap of faith, a stage musical based on the 1992 film. Leap of faith subtitles 29 subtitles download movie and. Also featured in the cast are debra winger, lolita davidovich, and liam neeson martin, in a rare noncomedic turn, plays jonas nightengale, a cynical con man who makes his living as a traveling revivalist preacher and faith healer. Steve martin has one of his best roles in leap of faith as jonas nightengale. Leap of faith s lively spirit doesnt require any great thought, and star steve martin avoids much of the pretentious sentimentality that has plagued such recent work as l. Steve martin has one of his best roles in leap of faith as jonas nightengale, a hightech faith healer and revival preacher who takes pride in the money he squeezes out of people, convincing himself that he cant deliver hope, but i give my people a good show.
For years i had been raving about leap of faith a movie which seems to have been. Leap of faith 1 hours and 48 minutes movie 1992 jonas is a fraudulent faith healer, who uses all the tricks in the book to con the people attending his shows. Touring christian evangelist jonas nightengale steve martin and his cohorts tend to put on their bogus faith healing revivals in major cities, where hefty donations flow freely. A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason. As the film begins, nightengales truck caravan breaks down and his troupe finds. Leap of faith 25th anniversary celebration in plainview on. Leap of faith is a stage musical based on the 1992 american movie of the same name, which starred steve martin. Leap of faith, directed by richard pearce from a screenplay by janus cercone, begins as an expose, develops into a social commentary, and ends. The film is about jonas nightengale, a christian faith healer who uses his revival meetings to milk money out of the inhabitants of rustwater, kansas. Leap of faith is a 1992 american comedydrama film directed by richard pearce and starring steve martin, debra winger, lolita davidovich, liam neeson, and lukas haas. He blows into a small midwest town with his large entourage of assistants, production crew, and gospel choir, ready to bilk the naive.
A 1992 comedydrama film directed by richard pearce and starring steve martin. Steve martin stars as reverend jonas nightengale in leap of faith, a comedydrama about a touring revivalist ministry that rakes in dollars promoting fraudulent miracles. Richard pearces comedydrama stars steve martin as jonas nightengale, a con artist whose latest scheme has him posing as a. Addressing the congregation as the choir sings oh, people, the lord is speaking to me right now.
But even with a little homestretch softness, the film avoids easy answers. Watch leap of faith movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Leap of faith 1992 veehd stream and download videos. Leap of faith 1992 full movie download full hd youtube. Leap of faith 1992 watch on sony crackle, popcornflix, and. May 22, 2012 in a tourdeforce performance, steve martin plays reverend jonas nightengale, a slickasoil flimflam man wholl trade salvation for a donation to his touring ministry. It skipped alot and then songs were blank and didnt play. Jul 26, 2017 the texas film commission is proud to celebrate leap of faith with the city of plainview. Real miracles, sensibly priced jonas nightengale is a fraudulent christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around america holding revival meetings and conducting miracles with the help of his friend and manager, jane, and their entourage. Jonas is a fraudulent faith healer, who uses all the tricks in the book to con the people attending his shows. A con man, interstate messiah takes his brand of religious spectacle and buffoonery to a small town where not everyone is easily converted. Leap of faith 110 movie clip scamming a cop 1992 hd duration. Watch leap of faith online stream full movie directv.
Its half a good film, only lacking the courage of its cynicism. Leap of faith is a 1992 american comedydrama film directed by richard pearce and starring steve martin, debra winger, lolita davidovich, liam neeson, and. Released 1992, leap of faith stars steve martin, debra winger, lolita davidovich, liam neeson the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In some ways, leap of faith has the feel of a short story, which may be why the finale seems just slightly protractedit should really end a minute or two earlier than it does. Leap of faith 110 movie clip scamming a cop 1992 hd. Overview of leap of faith, 1992, directed by richard pearce, with steve martin, debra winger, lolita davidovich, at turner classic movies. Leap of faith 1992 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Steve martin in leap of faith 1992 steve martin and debra winger in leap of. Leap of faith featuring steve martin and debra winger is free on sony crackle, free on. Its strange, the way this movie opens and builds so strongly, and then has such an unsatisfying ending. Leap of faith richard pearce, steve martin, debra winger. Leap of faith, a late night spinoff from the british tv soap opera hollyoaks leap of faith, an episode of the show full house. The film is well crafted, and the acting is credible.
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Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Its a comedy and drama movie with an average rotten tomatoes critics score of 62% and an. Fake faith healer jonas nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he. But, when jonas and company find themselves stuck in a remote nook of kansas, they decide to perform for the locals and take them for all they are worth. Steve martin, debra winger, lolita davidovich, liam neeson, lukas haas 104 minutes leap of faith stars steve martin as jonas nightengale, a fraudulent faith healer who makes a living visiting small towns and giving hope in the form of prayer. Some christians may be offended by the premise of a con man using preaching as a con game. Leap of faith shows how technology can be used to manipulate peoples belief and to profit the unscrupulous. Richard pearces comedydrama stars steve martin as jonas nightengale, a con artist whose latest scheme has him posing as a traveling evangelist. This 1992 movie centers on the acts of reverend jonas nightengale played by steve martin, an itinerant faithhealer whose greed seemingly knows no bounds. A few good menthe muppet christmas carolleap of faithpassion fish. Leap of faith, a 2002 halfhour comedy sitcom that aired on nbc.
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