Monday, April 20, 2009
Film 'Jesus People': Contemporary Christian Gets Amped Up to 11
Posted by Jim Ridley on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:47 AM
When better to show a movie billed as "the Spinal Tap of Christian dance-pop" than during GMA Week? By the time you read this, all the tickets may have been given away for the Nashville premiere of Jesus People tomorrow night, but it's still worth a try for all you backsliders.
Expanding the popular web series into a feature, director Jason Naumann follows Pastor Jerry Frank (Joel McCrary) as he tries to wean his teenager away from Beelzebub's loins by forming the sorriest contemporary-Christian pop group ever to shake a collection plate. Perhaps you've heard their rap hit "Snatched Up (The Rapture)."
The supporting cast includes such veteran comic players as Laura Silverman, Austin Powers' Mindy Sterling, 10 Items or Less' Jennifer Elise Cox and Reno 911's Wendy McLendon-Covey. The film screens 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Belcourt; admission is free, with tickets available only through info (at) jesuspeoplefilm (dot) com. You can see more clips from the movie here.
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