The
Apostle
DOWN &
DIRTY:
Drama: A wayward evangelist
reinvents himself in a small
southern town after losing both
his church and family to his
disgruntled wife.
NITTY GRITTY:
Eulis "Sonny" Dewey
(ROBERT DUVALL) is a passionate
Texas preacher with a seemingly
good life. Married with a
beautiful wife, Jessie (FARRAH
FAWCETT), two children, and a
faithful congregation, Sonny
thinks his life has been blessed.
Things change, when he learns
that Jessie's having an affair
with Horace (TODD ALLEN), a
fellow preacher, and that she's
taken control of the church away
from him.
After a violent encounter with
Horace that puts Horace in the
hospital, Sonny goes on the run.
He arrives in Bayou Boutte,
Louisiana, where he reinvents
himself as the Apostle E.F. and
quickly sets out to start another
church. He immediately befriends
Reverend Blackwell, a retired
preacher, and Elmo, the local
radio station owner who allows
E.F. to broadcast his sermons as
well as news that he's reopening
Blackwell's church.
A few locals, including one
redneck (BILLY BOB THORTON),
aren't happy with E.F.'s
multiracial congregation, he even
tries to bulldoze it down. But
for the most part, the church
grows along with E.F.'s rekindled
passion.
Yet even with his newfound
success, he can't forget his past
and occasionally calls an old
friend to see how his own elderly
mother is doing.
Soon that past, and his actions
in it, come back to haunt Sonny
and he must confront those
problems.
THE ENDING:
Jessie hears E.F. hawking painted
scarves on the radio and calls
the cops. They show up at the
church and after listening to him
preach arrest him for murder. The
other church members are left to
keep the church going.
WHAT EVERYONE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT:
Robert Duvall's performance.
After the movie, I was expecting
a donation plate to be passed
amongst the audience. Can I get
an 'Amen'?
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