The Fighting Temptations (2003)

Regisseur:

Jonathan Lynn

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Elizabeth Hunter (story)
Elizabeth Hunter (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

19. September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Musik | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Don't fight the feeling.

Plot:

A New York advertising executive travels to a small Southern town to collect an inheritance but finds he must create a gospel choir and lead it to success before he can collect.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Flashback | Advertising Executive | African American | Audition

Filmpreise:

4 wins & 8 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Great Music - Puny Plot

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27	2:00 AM	TBS
Sun. July 27	7:35 AM	TBS

Besetzung

Nigel Washington	...	Little Darrin
Chloe Bailey	...	Little Lilly
Demetress Long	...	Church Usher
Ann Nesby	...	Aunt Sally Walker
Faith Evans	...	Maryann Hill
Melba Moore	...	Bessie Cooley
Rosalie Washington	...	Faye Jenkins
Ricky Dillard	...	Choir Director
Larry John Meyers	...	Homer T. (as L. John Myers)
Shirley Caesar	...	Herself (as Reverend Shirley Caesar)
LaTanya Richardson	...	Paulina Pritchett
Wendell Pierce	...	Reverend Lewis
Lou Myers	...	Homer T.
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Darrin Hill
Lourdes Benedicto	...	Rosa Lopez

Alternativ:

The Fighting Temptations (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references.

Länge:

123 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #39769) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG

Drehorte:

Georgia, USA

Firma:

Paramount Pictures

Dies und das:

The church pews and minister's podium in the movie were taken from St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Atlanta and moved into a church in Senoia Georgia (the white one with the turret used in the exterior scenes). The minister's office, kitchen and the rehearsal space that's not the choir loft where they perform was filmed in the Atlanta church. St. Paul's used the money for allowing filming in the church to add air conditioning to the sanctuary.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Johnson's tattoo wasn't present while he was singing in the Church.

Dialogzitate:

Miles Smoke: We're broadcasting live from down by the river side where three lost souls are trying to find Jesus... although personally... I don't think this is where he fell in

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Nimmt Bezug auf "Roots" (1977)

Soundtrack:

Amazing Grace

Great Music - Puny Plot

The song and dance and high energy expressions of faith and joy were a delight-- too bad the plot didn't have as much going for it.

Cuba Gooding is a remarkably talented guy, as in fact, were many of the cast members... the script just didn't give them much to work with. The plot is predictable and formulaic-- which isn't necessarily a terrible thing if it never-the-less shows you a really good time anyway. This movie tries to, but just falls flat whenever the music stops.

It was worth watching for the rousing good music, but certainly not something I feel any need to add to my dvd collection and ever watch again.