The Fighting Preacher
Film poster
Directed byT. C. Christensen
Produced byT.C. Christensen
Ron Tanner
StarringCharley Boon
Kenna Dawn
David McConnell
CinematographyT.C. Christensen
Distributed byPurdie Distribution
Release date
  • July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$955,781[1][2]

The Fighting Preacher is a 2019 drama film written and directed by T. C. Christensen and starring David McConnell and Kenna Dawn.[3]

The film focuses on Willard Bean (Dave McConnell) and his wife, Rebecca (Cassidy Hubert), who are in involved in a 25-year missionary service in Palmyra, New York.[4][5] Palmyra, which had previously driven out the last Mormons 80 years previous refuses to sell the couple supplies and harasses them. With a background in boxing, Bean finds a new way to reach the people.

Cast

  • David McConnell ... Willard Bean
  • Cassidy Hubert ... Rebecca Bean
  • Richard Benedict ... Pliny Sexton
  • Steve Anderson ... Thomas Winegar
  • Charley Boon ... Buster
  • Kenna Dawn ... Palmyra

Reception

Sean Means of The Salt Lake Tribune praised Christensen's work on the film, saying he "infuses a gentle humor to the Beans’ story, capturing Willard’s good-natured sarcasm" and that the "deeply faithful will appreciate the occasional name-dropping."[6]

The film was a finalist for the 2019 AML Award for narrative feature film.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Fighting Preacher (2019) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Fighting Preacher (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ Toone, Trent (April 5, 2019). "New Film "The Fighting Preacher" is "the best church history story you've never heard of", director says". Deseret News. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "First Look: Trailer Released for New T.C. Christensen film "The Fighting Preacher"". Latter Day Saint Magazine. April 2, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ Means, Sean (April 2, 2019). "New trailer released for 'The Fighting Preacher,'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ Means, Sean (July 19, 2019). "Review: 'Fighting Preacher,' an LDS missionary story, has warmth and humor". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2019 AML Award Winners" by Andrew Hall. Dawning of a Brighter Day. Association for Mormon Letters. 2 May 2020. Accessed 2 May 2020.
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