The Preacher's Wife

Name: The Preacher's Wife
Director: Penny Marshall
Released: 1996
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis

1996 · 123 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 14,404 VOTES · DIR. Penny Marshall

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,975 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:33 Sometimes, I think about what we must sound like to God.

00:06:24 hoping that he could make a difference, even if I can't.

00:11:21 Yeah, man, where're we supposed to chill at now?

00:16:06 % Somebody bigger%

00:21:09 Oh, God. I miss this place, Henry.

00:25:55 - % And let nothing% - % Nothing%

00:31:02 Where was your husband? Taking the picture?

00:36:50 - Honey, you don't mean that. - Yeah, I do.

00:42:45 I do not appreciate some stranger coming into my office...

00:47:10 - What's my part? - What's your part? You're a camel.

00:52:03 I've decided to accept Joe Hamilton's offer.

00:57:02 You already told her, didn't you?

01:02:14 - Those were the good old days, huh? - Sure were.

01:07:52 Some of the old band was there, and...

01:13:19 not his imperfections, but his possibilities.

01:17:39 Oh, you were right, Mommy.

01:23:00 - You see what you did? - It's not about me.

01:28:50 At least they could shovel their walkway.

01:34:33 The church is...

01:41:07 - Wait in the living room, please. - Thank you.

01:47:41 % Something special to me%

01:53:06 Praise Him! Hallelujah!

01:58:48 Mom, did you get Dudley a present?

25:00:00 What am I gonna do?

Cast & Characters

Denzel Washington Dudley Whitney Houston Julia Biggs Courtney B. Vance Reverend Henry Biggs Gregory Hines Joe Hamilton Jenifer Lewis Margueritte Coleman Loretta Devine Beverly Justin Pierre Edmund Jeremiah Biggs Lionel Richie Britsloe Paul Bates Saul Jeffreys Lex Monson Osbert

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,975

Dialogue density16.1 lines / min

First line00:01:33

Final line25:00:00

Production Record

DirectorPenny Marshall

LanguageEnglish

Budget$40,000,000

Revenue$48,100,000

IMDb votes14,404