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| − | '''Jesus Revolution''' (2023) is | + | '''Jesus Revolution''' (2023) is an upcoming movie based on the book of the same name by [[Greg Laurie]] (pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Orange County, California), which is a semi-autobiographical account about the [[Jesus Movement]] in the early 1970s in Southern [[California]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10098448/</ref> The movie primarily is centered around four main personalities: [[Chuck Smith]] (pastor of [[Calvary Chapel]]), [[Lonnie Frisbee]] (an itinerant hippie evangelist), and Greg and Cathe Laurie (two teenagers, neither of whom were Christians growing up, who come to Christ and ultimately begin their ministry together). |
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| + | It begins playing in theaters on February 24, 2023 (general release) with a special screening on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. | ||
Its directors are Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle. | Its directors are Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle. | ||
| − | Kelsey Grammer plays the role of Pastor Chuck Smith (deceased in 2013), who "was the real-life pastor of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa and played a role in the spiritual awakening that took place in Southern California in the 1960s and 1970s."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/kelsey-grammer-overcome-emotion-new-film-best-thing-hes-ever-done</ref> | + | [[Kelsey Grammer]] plays the role of Pastor Chuck Smith (deceased in 2013), who "was the real-life pastor of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa and played a role in the spiritual awakening that took place in Southern California in the 1960s and 1970s."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/kelsey-grammer-overcome-emotion-new-film-best-thing-hes-ever-done</ref> |
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
This movie was seven years in development,<ref>https://www.liberty.edu/news/2023/02/03/names-behind-new-jesus-revolution-film-share-stories-about-the-jesus-movement-at-convocation/</ref> and its distributor [[Lionsgate]] is not a religious movie production house. | This movie was seven years in development,<ref>https://www.liberty.edu/news/2023/02/03/names-behind-new-jesus-revolution-film-share-stories-about-the-jesus-movement-at-convocation/</ref> and its distributor [[Lionsgate]] is not a religious movie production house. | ||
Revision as of 03:52, February 20, 2023
Jesus Revolution (2023) is an upcoming movie based on the book of the same name by Greg Laurie (pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Orange County, California), which is a semi-autobiographical account about the Jesus Movement in the early 1970s in Southern California.[1] The movie primarily is centered around four main personalities: Chuck Smith (pastor of Calvary Chapel), Lonnie Frisbee (an itinerant hippie evangelist), and Greg and Cathe Laurie (two teenagers, neither of whom were Christians growing up, who come to Christ and ultimately begin their ministry together).
It begins playing in theaters on February 24, 2023 (general release) with a special screening on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Its directors are Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle.
Kelsey Grammer plays the role of Pastor Chuck Smith (deceased in 2013), who "was the real-life pastor of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa and played a role in the spiritual awakening that took place in Southern California in the 1960s and 1970s."[2]
Background
This movie was seven years in development,[3] and its distributor Lionsgate is not a religious movie production house.