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The Preacher's Wife

- They needed help. What they got was a miracle.

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, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

Release Date : 1996-12-13

Language :EnglishHausaSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Touchstone PicturesMundy Lane EntertainmentParkway ProductionsThe Samuel Goldwyn Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dudley

Original Name : Denzel Washington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julia Biggs

Original Name : Whitney Houston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reverend Henry Biggs

Original Name : Courtney B. Vance

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Hamilton

Original Name : Gregory Hines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Margueritte Coleman

Original Name : Jenifer Lewis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beverly

Original Name : Loretta Devine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Saul Jeffreys

Original Name : Paul Bates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeremiah Biggs

Original Name : Justin Pierre Edmund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Britsloe

Original Name : Lionel Richie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robbie

Original Name : Victor Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arlene Chattan

Original Name : Shari Headley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anna Eldridge

Original Name : Marcella Lowery

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Havergal

Original Name : Cissy Houston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Debbie Paige

Original Name : Charlotte d'Amboise

Gender : Female

Character Name : Johnson Keeley

Original Name : Helmar Augustus Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pizza Man

Original Name : Jernard Burks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen

Original Name : Aaron A. McConnaughey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Osbert

Original Name : Lex Monson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hakim

Original Name : Darvel Davis Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Eldridge

Original Name : William James Stiggers Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen

Original Name : Shyheim Franklin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teen

Original Name : Taral Hicks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teen

Original Name : Kennan Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robber

Original Name : Michael Alexander Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liquor Store Owner

Original Name : Jamie Tirelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Lizan Mitchell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Robert Colston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Juliehera DeStefano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Halford

Original Name : Delores Mitchell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hanley's Waiter

Original Name : David Langston Smyrl

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christmas Tree Man

Original Name : Harsh Nayyar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pianist

Original Name : Mervyn Warren

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drummer

Original Name : Roy Haynes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sax Player

Original Name : George Coleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guitar Player

Original Name : Ted Dunbar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bass Player

Original Name : Jamil Nasser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bernita

Original Name : Mary Bond Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teleprompter Operator

Original Name : Toukie Smith

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-01-02

No, no, no, no, no! What in the name of all that's holy convinced anyone that a remake of the delightfully charming "Bishop's Wife" (1947) ought to happen? Instead of that charmingly engaging story of a pre-occupied Bishop losing sight of what really mattered, we get this noisy and aggressive vehicle for Whitney Houston to prove she can shout her songs at us. She's married to the affable minister (Courtney B. Vance) whose church is facing an existential crisis. It's a lone beacon of hope in a deprived area of the city but it's also a prime site for redevelopment, and "Joe" (Gregory Hines) is determined to turn the steeple into a skyscraper. All this rearguard action is taking it's toll on his marriage though, so up pops "Dudley" (Denzel Washington) as the mischievous angel intent on helping this particular lost sheep. Thing is, the more he involves himself in the affairs of this couple the more he begins to fall for "Julia", she for him and nobody is really making any progress on the job in hand. The rest of this is faithful enough to the original but way too much of this is contrived to give it's singing star an opportunity to belt out "I Believe in You and Me" as well as a few more typically seasonal numbers. We all know she could sing, but this isn't singing. It's just showing off. She has a formidable vocal range but the deliveries here lack any kind of subtlety or delicacy. It's as if she was using her own voice instead of a wrecking ball to help out "Joe"! It's just completely class-free, charm-free and I don't think it need to have been made at all. Nobody's finest moments here, sorry.