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Cast
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Denzel Washington | As: Dudley |
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Whitney Houston | As: Julia Biggs |
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Courtney B. Vance | As: Reverend Henry Biggs |
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Gregory Hines | As: Joe Hamilton |
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Jenifer Lewis | As: Margueritte Coleman |
Storyline
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.
| Tagline: | They needed help. What they got was a miracle. |
| Certification: | PG |
Details
Genres: Family, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance
Language: English, Español, Hausa
Release Date: 13 December 1996
Country: US
Runtime: 123m
Company Credits
Company: Touchstone Pictures, Mundy Lane Entertainment, Parkway Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Budget: $40,000,000
Revenue: $48,100,000
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Cast
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Denzel Washington |
Dudley |
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Whitney Houston |
Julia Biggs |
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Courtney B. Vance |
Reverend Henry Biggs |
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Gregory Hines |
Joe Hamilton |
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Jenifer Lewis |
Margueritte Coleman |
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Loretta Devine |
Beverly |
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Paul Bates |
Saul Jeffreys |
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Justin Pierre Edmund |
Jeremiah Biggs |
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Lionel Richie |
Britsloe |
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Victor Williams |
Robbie |
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Shari Headley |
Arlene Chattan |
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Marcella Lowery |
Anna Eldridge |
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Cissy Houston |
Mrs. Havergal |
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Charlotte d'Amboise |
Debbie Paige |
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Helmar Augustus Cooper |
Johnson Keeley |
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Jernard Burks |
Pizza Man |
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Aaron A. McConnaughey |
Teen |
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Lex Monson |
Osbert |
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Darvel Davis Jr. |
Hakim |
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William James Stiggers Jr. |
Billy Eldridge |
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Shyheim Franklin |
Teen |
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Taral Hicks |
Teen |
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Kennan Scott |
Teen |
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Michael Alexander Jackson |
Robber |
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Jamie Tirelli |
Liquor Store Owner |
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Lizan Mitchell |
Judge |
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Robert Colston |
Bailiff |
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Juliehera DeStefano |
Receptionist |
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Delores Mitchell |
Mary Halford |
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David Langston Smyrl |
Hanley's Waiter |
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Harsh Nayyar |
Christmas Tree Man |
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Mervyn Warren |
Pianist |
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Roy Haynes |
Drummer |
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George Coleman |
Sax Player |
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Ted Dunbar |
Guitar Player |
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Jamil Nasser |
Bass Player |
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Mary Bond Davis |
Bernita |
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Toukie Smith |
Teleprompter Operator |
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Rutha Harris |
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Jacqueline Martin |
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Teretha G. Houston |
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Sharon A. Mitchell |
St. Matthew's Choir & Band Member |
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Steven Brown |
Drummer |
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Dwain L. White |
Organist |
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Tania McDonald-Tomlinson |
Sheep - Nativity Choir (as Brittany Anderson) |
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Mark Gilbert |
Wise Man - Nativity Choir |
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Michael Marshall |
Wise Man - Nativity Choir |
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Kevin Mitchell |
Painting Singer |
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Debbie Benitez |
Store Owner's Wife (uncredited) |
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Marianne Hettinger |
Robbery Witness (uncredited) |
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Anibal O. Lleras |
Pizza Man (uncredited) |
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David Madison |
Defendant (uncredited) |
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Adam Alexi-Malle |
Robbery Witness (uncredited) |
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John Rowe Jr. |
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
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Derrick Simmons |
Robber (uncredited) |
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Ronald Sylvers |
Congregation Member (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Penny Marshall |
Director |
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H.H. Cooper |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Robert Nathan |
Novel |
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Nat Mauldin |
Screenplay |
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Allan Scott |
Screenplay |
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Robert E. Sherwood |
Original Film Writer |
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Leonardo Bercovici |
Original Film Writer |
Production Crew
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Elliot Abbott |
Executive Producer |
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Timothy M. Bourne |
Co-Producer |
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Debra Martin Chase |
Co-Producer |
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Samuel Goldwyn Jr. |
Producer |
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Robert Greenhut |
Executive Producer |
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Bonnie Hlinomaz |
Associate Producer |
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Donald De Line |
Executive In Charge Of Production |
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Debra D. Jeffreys |
Assistant Production Manager |
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Amy Lemisch |
Unit Production Manager |
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John Bard Manulis |
Executive In Charge Of Production |
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Paula Herold |
Casting |
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Stephanie Corsalini |
Casting Associate |
Edited By
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George Bowers |
Editor |
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Stephen A. Rotter |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Cynthia Flynt |
Costume Design |
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Larry M. Cherry |
Hairstylist |
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Lisa Hazell |
Assistant Hairstylist |
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Michele Paris |
Makeup Artist |
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Edna Sheen |
Makeup Artist |
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Kenneth Walker |
Key Hair Stylist |
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Ellie Winslow |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Dennis Drummond |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Hans Zimmer |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Miroslav Ondříček |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Bill Groom |
Production Design |
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Dennis Bradford |
Art Direction |
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George DeTitta Jr. |
Set Decoration |
Other Crew
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