The Apostle Page #6

Synopsis: Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Robert Duvall
Production: New Films International
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 13 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
83
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
PG-13
Year:
1997
134 min
1,708 Views


this morning. I've got on my war clothes.

I'm a genuine Holy Ghost Jesus-filled

preaching machine here this morning.

I'm a genuine Holy Ghost Jesus-filled

preaching machine here this morning.

If God be for us, who can be against us?

He's God here in this radio station.

He's God in Georgia.

He's God in Tennessee. He's God

at the front door. He's God in the 7-Eleven.

And yea, though I walk,

I say yea, though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil for thou are with me.

Why do I say this?

Because I got Holy Ghost power here today.

We're going to have a Holy Ghost explosion

and short-circuit the Devil.

The Holy Ghost is our power line to heaven.

In days of old,

Moses went up into the mountain.

When he got up in the mountain,

high on the mountain,

our Lord God above

gave him ten commandments.

Not 11, 12, 13 or 14.

He gave him ten commandments.

And the 11th commandment,

"Thou shall not shout" does not exist.

Hallelujah! How did I do?

It seems you did fine to me.

I've never heard anyone speak like that.

- You never did? Praise God.

- Preachers I heard, they just talk.

- I was fascinated by it.

- When we're ready, come over to our church.

You won't see nobody sitting on their hands,

will you, Brother Blackwell?

Not too many.

- I don't believe in going to church in a morgue.

- I can believe that.

We're not the frozen children.

Seriously, I'd like to get you out to dinner

sometime before church.

That way you won't get scared off.

I promise I'll be quiet at you across the table.

- OK?

- Well, that might be nice.

- We'll see.

- Well, I'm getting back to work.

- See you.

- Bye-bye.

"Listen, everybody, as we talk to you about

the books of the Bible the whole way through. "

"Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,

Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth,

First Samuel, Second Samuel,

First Kings, Second Kings,

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther,

Job, Psalms,

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes. "

"There's a lot of history, fortune and prophesy

in the Old Testament. "

Revelation!

Revelation! Glory.

- Revelation! Glory. We're on fire for Jesus.

- Revelation!

We're on fire for Jesus.

How's that?

What do you think you're going to have?

Give me a chance to read the menu.

- I know what I'm going to have.

- What?

I'm going to have me

some of these Gulf shrimps.

I guess I'll have the same.

- Sure?

- Yeah. That'll be fine.

Good.

What?

Nothing.

Whatever possessed you to move down here?

My husband got a good offer

on the offshore boats.

Your husband?

That's the end of this deal, isn't it?

No. We're kind of separated at the moment.

Lord, please let it work in my favour!

Yeah. Have any kids?

I have two boys. They stay with my mother.

- Where at?

- Bowling Green, Kentucky.

- You ask a lot of questions.

- Do I?

I guess I do. Yeah.

I evangelised there a time or two.

Yeah, there were a lot of preachers

come through when I was a girl.

I could have been one of them,

but it's been a while.

- Do you have any children?

- I have a boy and a girl.

My beauties. I call them my beauties.

- Where do they live?

- A long way from here.

Same as yours. Yes, ma'am.

Yep. Do you miss your babies a lot?

Yes, I do.

They're not exactly babies any more, but...

...yes, I do miss them.

So...

You think I'm a good date?

What do you think?

- What do you mean?

- How am I doing so far?

- You're not supposed to ask that.

- Aren't I?

No. You're supposed to let the evening

develop and draw your own conclusion.

- Do you think?

- Yeah.

Well, I wouldn't have gone out with you

if I'd been thinking...

Thank you.

Now, hold on a minute.

Dear Lord, thank you for this food

we're about to receive.

Thank you for the fellowship

between a good woman and a good man.

We thank you for the day in Jesus' name.

Amen.

Amen.

Now you can eat.

You've got...

- I'm a big pig.

- No.

When I was really young, my mother

would sing I Love To Tell The Story.

That's always been a favourite

of my family as well.

d I love to tell the story

'Twill be my theme in glory...

Yes.

d To tell the old, old story

d Of Jesus and his love d

That's good.

Yeah.

- Well...

- What do you think?

This going to be it?

- I have to think about it.

- Yeah.

- I told you we're separated.

- Yeah.

I can't see you any more. This is the end.

I told you we'd see.

Silly! I've had a real nice time.

- Did you really?

- Real nice. Yes, I did.

Come here. Come over here.

Come here.

Give me a hug!

I can have a hug at least, can't I?

Of course you can!

Sweet thing.

Yeah. OK.

I had a super time.

- I'll see you again sometime?

- We'll see.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Hello?

Who is this?

Sonny?

Sonny.

Sonny.

"Stand still and consider

the wondrous works of God. "

Job 37:
14.

The little old church in the wild wood.

Yeah.

Lord, let this church live.

I just pray you'll let Horace live.

In the name of Jesus, let him live.

I don't know how long it's going to last, Lord.

They could be coming for me.

In the meantime,

we've done something, haven't we?

We've done something,

and I want to thank you for that.

I really do.

Goodnight, Jessie.

I love you. I'll always love you.

Goodnight, Toosie.

- This is the day that the Lord hath made.

- Let us rejoice.

Thank you for the support, brother.

Even as I speak to you,

the Apostle EF is in his bus

to bring you to his ministry on old Highway 10

at his newly renovated

One Way Road To Heaven holiness temple.

He is co-pastoring

with the Reverend C Charles Blackwell.

You're not only safe in his hands,

but you are truly in God's hands

on this day of worship in Bayou Boutt

near Pecan Island, Louisiana.

Remember, for one month,

for both Sunday services,

the Apostle EF will pick you up

at the spot designated for each of you.

I don't want you running. Take your time.

I want you to act right on that bus,

you hear me?

We're going to praise the Lord. I don't want

to have to get disruptive,

to have to whup you.

We're going to praise the Lord,

have a good time.

You'll also receive a small rose

of Sharon from the Apostle himself.

Those who play, please bring

your instruments. God bless you.

- Morning. How are you doing, Apostle?

- Here's a rose of Sharon.

Praise God. Thank you.

- What's your name, sister?

- Sister Johnson.

- Good morning, Sister Johnson.

- God bless you, brother. How you doing?

- You boys ready for church?

- Yes, sir.

They're ready for church.

They've been getting ready all the morning.

Yes, sir. They're twins. They're double trouble

and double blessings.

Wait for me!

Lord Jesus, you were able to stop him.

Thank you. Hallelujah. Glory to God.

- Wait! Here I am!

- We're waiting for you.

Thank you, Jesus.

- Here's a pretty rose of Sharon for you.

- Thank God for you! Hi, Brother Blackwell.

- What are you doing here?

- Same as you. Going to church.

Hey, ma'am. How you doing? Welcome to

One Way Road To Heaven. Come in.

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Robert Duvall

Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for seven Academy Awards (winning for his performance in Tender Mercies), seven Golden Globe Awards (winning four), and has multiple nominations and one win each of the BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Emmy Award. He received the National Medal of Arts in 2005. Duvall has starred in numerous films and television series, including To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Twilight Zone (1963), The Outer Limits (1964), Bullitt (1968), True Grit (1969), MASH (1970), THX 1138 (1971), Joe Kidd (1972), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), The Conversation (1974), Network (1976), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Great Santini (1979), The Natural (1984), Lonesome Dove (1989), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Days of Thunder (1990), Rambling Rose (1991), and Falling Down (1993). Duvall began appearing in theatre during the late 1950s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and appearing in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963). (1970) and the lead role in THX 1138 (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's Tomorrow (1972), which was developed at The Actors Studio and is Duvall's personal favorite. This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films. Since then, Duvall has continued to act in both film and television with such productions as Tender Mercies (1983), The Natural (1984), Colors (1988), the television miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989), Stalin (1992), The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996), Phenomenon (1996), A Family Thing (1996), The Apostle (1997), A Civil Action (1998), Deep Impact (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Open Range (2003), Gods and Generals (2003), Secondhand Lions (2003), Broken Trail (2006), Get Low (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), A Night in Old Mexico (2014), The Judge (2014), and Wild Horses (2015). more…

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