“They needed help. What they got was a miracle.”
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.
Directed by Penny Marshall
Written by Robert Nathan, Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott
Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $48.1M
About The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a family, fantasy, drama, comedy, romance film released in 1996 exploring themes of angel, church choir, gospel, reverend, crisis of faith, woman director. Directed by Penny Marshall, it stars Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance. 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.