The Preacher's Wife Page #12

Synopsis: 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, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble...
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Penny Marshall
Production: Disney
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
60%
PG
Year:
1996
123 min
1,829 Views


Sing it, sing it%

- % Sing joy%

- % Sing joy to the world%

- % Sing joy, joy to the world%

- % Joy to the world% %

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas to you.

- Merry Christmas.

- You were so good today.

- Merry Christmas, Saul.

- Merry Christmas, Henry, Julia.

- You still going to be

a member in the spring?

Member? I'm planning on

getting married in this church.

- To who?

- Who do you think?

- You're my little lamb dumpling.

- [Giggles]

- We're gonna have a daddy?

- Did he say "lamb dumpling"?

I can't believe you

said that to the pastor.

Oh, well, the pastor's gonna have to

get himself a new secretary.

- [Beverly]

I'm gonna have to pray on that.

- Joe, Merry Christmas.

You belong here, Henry. Call me Monday.

We'll work that mortgage thing out.

That's wonderful.

- Call me.

- I will.

[Julia]

Henry, you did it!

[Henry]

No, honey, we did.

- [Dudley] Good sermon, Reverend.

- Merry Christmas.

[Clears Throat]

Merry Christmas.

- Who's that?

- I don't know.

Maybe he's new in the neighborhood.

Come on, boys!

Let's go!

Hey, Merry Christmas, Dudley.

Merry Christmas to you, too, Jeremiah.

[Julia]

Lunch and presents. Come on, boys!

Jeremiah, give me your hand, honey.

Mom, did you get Dudley a present?

Jeremiah, who is Dudley, baby?

- Ma, you know Dudley.

- Come on, boys, let's go get some soup.

[Jeremiah Narrating] That was

a long time ago. At least a year.

Before Hakim came

to live with us for good.

Wow!

And became my real brother.

[Marguerite]

It's beautiful!

[Henry] You must've sat up

with that all night, baby.

- [Julia] Mama, you didn't.

- [Marguerite] With my back?

[Jeremiah Narrating]

My parents still think I made Dudley up.

They say,

"If he's so real, then where is he?"

But just like I told Daddy...

just because you can't see the air...

doesn't stop you from breathing.

And just 'cause you can't see God...

it don't stop you from believing.

Then Daddy smiled and said...

"Son, that's what we call faith."

% Joy to the world%

% Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord%

- % Let Earth%

- % Let Earth%

- % Receive%

- % Receive her king%

% Let fields and flowers%

% Rocks, hills and plains%

- % Repeat the sounding joy%

- % Repeat the sounding joy%

- % Repeat the sounding joy%

- % Go tell it%

- % Go tell the new story%

- % Shout a new story%

- % Go shout the new story%

- % The Savior is born%

- % Heaven, heaven, heaven%

- % Heaven, heaven%

- % Heaven and nature sing%

- % Joy to the world%

% Sing, joy to the world%

- % Everybody sing, yeah%

- % Joy to the world%

- % Sing, joy to the world%

- % Sing, joy%

- % Everybody sing, joy%

- % Joy to the world%

- % Sing, joy to the world%

- % Sing, joy, everybody sing%

- % Sing, joy to the world%

- % Sing it, joy%

- % Sing joy, Joy to the world%

- % Joy to the world% %

% Step by step%

% Bit by bit%

% Stone by stone

Yeah%

% Brick by brick

Oh, yeah%

% Step by step%

% Day by day%

% Mile by mile%

% And this old road

is rough and ruined%

% So many dangers

along the way%

% So many burdens

might fall upon me%

% So many troubles

that I have to face%

- % Oh, but I won't let

my spirit fail me%

- % Won't let my spirit fail me%

- % No, I won't let my spirit go%

- % I won't let my spirit go%

- % Until I get to%

- % Until I get%

- % My destination%

- % To my destination%

% I'm gonna take it slow%

% Because I'm making it last%

- % Step by step%

- % You know I'm taking it%

- % Bit by bit%

- % Bit by bit%

% Stone by stone, yeah%

% Brick by brick%

% Brick by brick

by brick by brick%

- % Step by step%

- % Step by step%

- % Day by day%

- % Day by day%

- % Mile by mile%

- % Yeah%

% Go your own way%

% Say, baby, don't give up%

- % You've got to hold on

to what you've got%

- % Bit by bit%

- % And baby, don't give up%

- % Stone by stone%

- % You've got to keep on moving

Don't stop%

- % Brick by brick%

% Yeah, yeah%

- % Step by step%

- % Step by step%

- % I'm taking it%

- % Day by day%

% Oh, I take it by day

Yeah%

- % Mile by mile%

- % Mile, ooh%

- % Go your own way%

- % Go your own way%

% Go your own way%

% Can you%

% Just keep holding on%

% Step by step%

% Bit by bit%

% Stone by stone%

% Brick by brick%

% Step by step%

% Take it day by day%

% Mile by mile%

% Then, go your own...

your own way% %

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