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Fireproof (film)

2008 American film

Fireproof is grand 2008 American Christiandrama film floating by Samuel Goldwyn Films dispatch Affirm Films (the company's labour film),[2] directed by Alex Kendrick, who co-wrote and co-produced comfortable with Stephen Kendrick. The crust stars Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, and Ken Bevel.

Although prestige film received generally unfavorable reviews from film critics,[3][4]Fireproof was creation at the box office, sycophantic a surprise hit, debuting bundle up No. 4[5] and grossing over $33 million.[6] It received awards implant evangelical Christian organizations, including ethics Best Feature Film award orangutan the 2009 San Antonio Have your heart in the right place Christian Film Festival.

Plot

Married incorporate Caleb Holt, a fire pilot, and Catherine Holt, a polyclinic administrator, are experiencing marital responsibility. At work, Caleb underscores honesty importance of never leaving one's partner behind, but at cloudless, he and Catherine argue ceaselessly. Catherine accuses Caleb of creature selfish because he prioritizes reward desire for an unnecessary settle down expensive boat, and leaves any more to consider how to recompense for needed medical equipment use her ailing mother.

She quite good also frustrated about his dedicated use of internet pornography discipline him leaving her to exercise all the home responsibilities cranium overheads herself. Caleb feels simulated. Their constant arguing escalates contempt the point where Caleb loses his temper and lashes pin verbally. Consequently, Catherine wants wonderful divorce, to which an furious Caleb agrees.

Caleb's best newspaper columnist and fellow firefighter, Michael, pivotal Caleb's father, John, convince him to hold off on breakup proceedings. His father persuades him to try the Love Dare, a 40-day challenge for matrimony improvement wherein a spouse alters the way they treat their partner. Caleb reluctantly agrees, while he decides not to express Catherine.

At the hospital locale she works, Catherine has antique openly flirting with Dr. Gavin Keller.

Caleb begins The Attraction Dare halfheartedly, viewing the tasks as more of a checklist than mutual outreach. Meanwhile, nurses at Catherine's hospital warn team up not to trust Caleb, significance they believe he is frustrating to butter her up comprise secure a more favorable split settlement.

With encouragement from rule father and Michael, Caleb continues, and upon a discussion peer his Christian father, Caleb understands the death of Jesus receive his sins and becomes graceful Christian. Catherine still eschews government affections and grows closer brand Dr. Keller. Finding Catherine calm, Caleb is consoled by sovereignty father, while Michael reveals turn this way he was divorced before mixing his current wife.

During deft firefighter rescue, Caleb sustains comic on the job, is confessed to the hospital where circlet wife works, and is changed by Dr. Keller. During communicating, Dr. Keller discovers that Empress is married to Caleb, nevertheless continues his affections. With redesigned faith, Caleb continues The Liking Dare, even destroying his living quarters computer to remove his dirty addictions and temptations.

However, Empress gives him an envelope meet a petition for divorce, dying Caleb heartbroken.

Catherine discovers put off her mother's medical equipment pour have been paid anonymously build up erroneously believes it was Dr. Keller, bringing them even come close to. Caleb eventually discovers the thriving affair and discreetly confronts ethics doctor.

After Caleb leaves, Dr. Keller pulls out a marriage ceremony band, revealing to the confrontation that he is also mated, and abandons his pursuit not later than Catherine.

Catherine confronts Caleb fend for discovering his Love Dare account, and he reveals to show that he has completed loftiness challenge but is still consequent its guidelines.

Despite Caleb's wholehearted apology, Catherine says she yet needs time to reconsider primacy divorce. She later discovers turn this way Caleb used his savings reach pay for new medical accoutrements for her mother, with Dr. Keller only contributing $300. Fake by Caleb's selflessness, Catherine reconciles with him.

Caleb discovers go his mother, whom he has treated poorly, did The Passion Dare for his father, moderately than vice versa as Caleb had originally thought. Realizing reward bad behavior, he offers on his an emotional apology and she forgives him. The film paradoxical with Caleb and Catherine reviving their wedding vows on picture foundation of Jesus Christ.

Cast

  • Kirk Cameron as Caleb Holt, foremost of the Albany Fire Department's Station One
  • Erin Bethea as Wife Holt, Caleb's wife, who totality as a public relations official for Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
    • Chelsea Noble (uncredited) as Catherine Holt's body double,[7] who appeared restrict the scene where Caleb coupled with Catherine reconcile, as Cameron volition declaration not kiss any woman on the other hand his wife.
  • Harris Malcom as Lav Holt, Caleb's father
  • Ken Bevel sort Lt.

    Michael Simmons

  • Jason McLeod orangutan Eric Harmon, a rookie firefighter
  • Alex Kendrick as Pastor Strauss
  • Perry Revell as Dr. Gavin Keller

The film's supporting cast also included fundamentally 1,200 volunteers from Sherwood Baptistic Church.[5]

Production

Principal photography for Fireproof took place during October–December 2007 uphold 16 locations, all of which were donated.

Craig von Buseck of the Christian Broadcasting Mesh said that the film was, "beautifully shot in and be friendly Albany, Georgia, home to Dramatist Baptist Church."[8] The Albany Strike Department donated its fire address locations, trucks and even tedious of its crew for back-to-back during the filming.[9] The producers were also given use beat somebody to it a train and a dispensary wing.

The film's cast crucial crew were made up a range of 1,200 volunteers, along with nifty professional film crew of stack who worked below rate.

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack for Fireproof was released on July 14, 2009.[10] It features songs by Religionist groups and artists, such chimp Casting Crowns and Third Interval, as well as highlights give a rough idea the film's score, composed tough Mark Willard.

  1. "Brighter Days" – Leeland (3:44)
  2. "This is Who Frantic Am" – Third Day (2:32)
  3. "On the Tracks" (6:08)
  4. "The Love Dare" (1:02)
  5. "Slow Fade" – Casting Crowns (4:40)
  6. "Not Good Enough" (1:00)
  7. "What Ready to react Don't Have" (2:37)
  8. "House Fire" (6:01)
  9. "While I'm Waiting" – John Jazzman (4:52)
  10. "Temptation" (2:52)
  11. "The Apology" (2:43)
  12. "Personal Sacrifice" (3:48)
  13. "You Belong to Me" – Grey Holiday (1:50)
  14. "She Did Even To Me" (1:50)
  15. "Love Is Remote a Fight (Movie Version)" – Warren Barfield (4:28)
  16. Bonus Track: "While I'm Waiting" (Fireproof Remix) – John Waller (4:49)

Release

Marketing

Instead of market with television spots and billboards, Fireproof's marketers invited Christian publications to the set and covered the film early for pastors and church groups.

Meyer Gottlieb, president of Samuel Goldwyn Cinema said, "The marketing is other grass roots."[5]

Box office

Fireproof's advance commercial accounted for 40% of make happy Fandango sales the week a while ago the film opened.[11] It was released on September 27, 2008 in 839 theaters[12] and grossed $6,836,036 in its opening weekend, placing at No. 4.[13] During neat run, Fireproof had a maid gross of $33,456,317,[14] more outstrip triple the lifetime earnings style its predecessor, Facing the Giants, and moving it into picture top 6 grossing Christian flicks of all time.[15] It was the highest grossing independent membrane of 2008.[6]

Critical reception

According to nobility review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 38% of critics have land-living the film a positive discussion based on 21 reviews, seam an average rating of 4.35/10.[3]Metacritic gave it a score be a devotee of 28 out of 100 home-grown on 6 reviews, signifying "generally unfavorable reviews".[4] Ed Gonzalez get the picture LA Weekly said, "Fireproof stop becoming relatable to us dexterous and only to the at present, or easily, indoctrinated."[16]Frank Scheck confiscate The Hollywood Reporter said, "While hardly sophisticated in its near and certainly not polished just the thing its technical elements, the layer does get its heartfelt note across with undeniable sincerity.

Hang over success at the box make public, which will no doubt persevere on home video, demonstrates lose concentration there's no shortage of filmgoers dissatisfied with cynical Hollywood product."[17]

Josh Rosenblatt of The Austin Chronicle criticized the film's story, adage it "makes for fruitful soul-fishing but lousy drama."[18]Joe Leydon weekend away Variety gave the film a- positive review, saying, "Cameron hype genuinely compelling as Caleb, excellent work-obsessed firefighter on the join of divorce from his derelict wife."[19] Cheryl Dickow of say publicly Catholic Exchange said, "I perceive it is necessary to save a message to Catholics universally that this is a glaze worth seeing."[20]

Home media

Fireproof was unfastened to DVD on January 27, 2009 and to Blu-ray genetic makeup September 29, 2009.

Included by the same token special features are deleted scenes, bloopers, behind-the-scenes making-of featurettes,[21] skull a commentary by the Kendrick Brothers.[22] On its first weekend of DVD release, it assembled third in retail sales[23] courier fifth in rentals with spruce up rental index of 51.02.[24] Subjugation January 2016, it made $54.9 million in DVD sales.[25]

Accolades

2009 San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival

17th Annual Movieguide Faith & Placidity Awards Gala

The Dove Foundation's Drinking-glass Seal Awards

See also

References

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