God wanted a fighter… and He found one.
The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he's meant to be a Catholic priest.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and raw.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- rawmeticulous
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Mark WahlbergFather Stuart 'Stu' Long
- Mel GibsonBill Long
- Jacki WeaverKathleen Long
- Teresa RuizCarmen
- Malcolm McDowellMonsignor Kelly
- Annet MahendruMary
- Cody FernPriest
- Winter Ave ZoliAllison
- Ronnie Gene BlevinsBartender
- Ned BellamyDr. Novack
Crew
- Rosalind RossDirector
- Rosalind RossScreenplay
- Jacques JouffretDirector of Photography
- Dickon HinchliffeOriginal Music Composer
- Jeffrey M. WernerEditor
- Mark WahlbergProducer
- Stephen LevinsonProducer
- Jordon FossProducer
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