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The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)

Name: The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2017-01-20
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Brett Dalton, Neil Flynn, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, D. B. Sweeney, Christopher Maleki

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017), directed by Dallas Jenkins, starring Brett Dalton and Neil Flynn.

L 01/20/2017 BR Comedy and Drama 1h 31m

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Synopsis

Gavin Stone, a washed-up former child star, is forced to do community service at a local megachurch and pretends to be Christian so he can land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.

Lyn MoncriefCinematography
Dallas JenkinsDirector
Kenneth MarstenEditing
Andrea Gyertson NasfellWriter

About the film

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone is a 2017 American Christian comedy drama film directed by Dallas Jenkins and written by Andrea Gyertson Nasfell. Starring Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Neil Flynn, Shawn Michaels and D. B. Sweeney, the film was released by WWE Studios and Blumhouse Tilt on January 20, 2017.

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Plot

Former child star Gavin Stone is now a washed-up, partied-out man. When he is forced to return home, he pretends to be a Christian so he can portray Jesus in an Easter play being produced by a megachurch.

Cast

Brett Dalton as Gavin Stone

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes as Kelly Richardson, the good girl

Neil Flynn as Waylon Stone

Shawn Michaels as Doug, the ex-con

D. B. Sweeney as Pastor Allen Richardson

Tim Frank as John Mark

Liam Matthews as Charles

Christopher Maleki as Mike Meara

Patrick Gagnon as Anthony

Release

On July 29, 2015, it was announced that WWE Studios had acquired worldwide rights to the faith-based comedy from Vertical Church Films. On July 20, 2016, Vertical Church Films announced that the film would be released on January 20, 2017.

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on 13 reviews and an average rating of 5.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score 36 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone at IMDb

Text from The Resurrection of Gavin Stone on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_Gavin_Stone

Trivia

It cost US$ 2.0 million and grossed US$ 2.3 million in theaters — 1.2 times its budget.
It premiered on January 20, 2017, a Friday.
It runs 1h31 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosWalden Media, Power in Faith, Vertical Church Films, WWE Studios, BH Tilt
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
BudgetUS$ 2,000,000
Box officeUS$ 2,308,355
StatusReleased

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Lyn Moncrief Cinematography
Dallas Jenkins Director
Kenneth Marsten Editing
Andrea Gyertson Nasfell Writer

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What is The Resurrection of Gavin Stone about?

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone: Gavin Stone, a washed-up former child star, is forced to do community service at a local megachurch and pretends to be Christian so he can land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.

Who directed The Resurrection of Gavin Stone?

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone was directed by Dallas Jenkins in 2017.

Who stars in The Resurrection of Gavin Stone?

The cast of The Resurrection of Gavin Stone includes Brett Dalton, Neil Flynn, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, D. B. Sweeney and Christopher Maleki.

How long is The Resurrection of Gavin Stone?

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone runs for 91 minutes, or 1h31.

How much did The Resurrection of Gavin Stone cost and how much did it make?

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone had a budget of US$ 2,000,000 and took US$ 2,308,355 at the box office — 1.2 times its cost.