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'''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).

'''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 Laurie's own upbringing and the [[Jesus Movement]] in the early 1970s in Southern [[California]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10098448/</ref>  Its directors are Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle.

Its directors are Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle.

*[[Lonnie Frisbee]], an itinerant hippie evangelist, and

*Laurie and his then girlfriend Cathe (nee Martin), neither of whom were Christians growing up, who come to Christ and ultimately begin their ministry together.

[[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>

It begins playing in theaters on February 24, 2023 (general release) with a special screening on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.  A special preview was held at [[Prestonwood Baptist Church]] on February 19 of that year; Laurie was a guest speaker at the church's Sunday services.

== 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.

 

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