The Apostle
Summary:
Devout Pentecostal preacher Eulis "Sonny" Dewey (Robert Duvall) of New Boston, Texas, has a lovely wife (Farrah Fawcett) and two children. But not only has Jessie been cheating on him with a younger minister, Horace (Todd Allen), she has pulled a few strings to gain control of his church. Sonny goes into a violent rage, attacking Horace with a bat during a softball game. With Ho... Full Summary >>
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Yelling at the Lord
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Cast:
Robert Duvall - (Eulis "Sonny" Dewey/The Apostle E.F.)
Farrah Fawcett - (Jessie Dewey)
Miranda Richardson - (Toosie)
Todd Allen - (Horace)
John Beasley - (Brother Blackwell)
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Review:
To its credit, Robert Duvall's The Apostle never lapses into the stereotypes common to films like Elmer Gantry, which portray preachers of questionable moral fibre as hypocrites and charlatans; of the many questions which swirl about Sonny, the utter conviction of his religious beliefs is never open to debate. His belief in salvation is to... Continue >>
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