Fireproof (2008)

Director:

Alex Kendrick

Writers:

Alex Kendrick (story) &
Stephen Kendrick (story)

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Never Leave Your Partner Behind.

Plot:

In an attempt to save his marriage, A firefighter uses a 40-day experiment known as "The Love Dare".

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Firefighter | One Word Title | Faith | Husband Wife Relationship

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Kirk Cameron	...	Caleb Holt
Erin Bethea	...	Catherine Holt
Ken Bevel	...	Michael Simmons
Stephen Dervan	...	Wayne Floyd
Eric Young	...	Terrell Sanders
Jason McLeod	...	Eric Harmon
Harris Malcom	...	John Holt
Phyllis Malcom	...	Cheryl Holt
Perry Revell	...	Gavin Keller
Stephanie Makulinski	...	Robin Cates
Renata Williams	...	Latasha Brown
Dwan Williams	...	Deidra Harris
Amberly Marquard	...	Ashley Phillips
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blake Bailey	...	Stephanie Mills
Anthony Brown	...	James Turner
Walter Burnett	...	Dr. Anderson
Bailey Cave	...	Ross Spencer
Janet Lee Dapper	...	ER Nurse
Allison Dawson	...	Mrs. Turner
Taylor Glow	...	Megan
Tracy Goode	...	Benny Murphy
Carla Hawkins	...	Tina Simmons
Sue Holt	...	Mrs. Campbell
Heidi Johnson	...	Dispatcher
Kelly Johnson	...	Bethany Wilson
Alex Kendrick	...	Pastor Strauss
Dot Majors	...	Erma Rudolph
Jim McBride	...	Carl Hatcher
Tommy McBride	...	Kyle Joiner
Faye Sharber	...	Anna Stone
Bill Stafford	...	Mr. Rudolph
Deena Taylor	...	Misty Harper
Melanie Tomlinson	...	Kelsey Jackson
Rob Whitehurst	...	Man at crash
Ray Wood	...	Mr. Campbell

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material and some peril.

Runtime:

USA:122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Albany, Georgia, USA

Company:

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Trivia:

Kirk Cameron, a Christian evangelist, refuses to kiss any woman other than his wife. To film a scene in which his character in this movie kisses his wife, the filmmakers had to dress Cameron's real-life wife, Chelsea Noble, as the wife character (played throughout the rest of the movie by Erin Bethea) and shoot the kissing scene in shadow so the difference between Noble and Bethea would not be as evident on screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Cathrine finds her wedding ring and puts it back on, it switches from her left hand to her right, and back again.

Quotes:

Catherine Holt: What are you doing?
Caleb Holt: I see you left me no pizza.
Catherine Holt: Caleb, I just lit that candle. I like the way it smells.
Caleb Holt: Well, I don't! Did you leave me any dinner at all?
Catherine Holt: I assumed you were eating with Michael.
Caleb Holt: Does it not occur to you that there are two people living in this house and both of them need to eat?
Catherine Holt: You know what, Caleb, if you would communicate with me, maybe I can have something for you.
Caleb Holt: Why do you have to make everything so difficult?
Catherine Holt: Oh, I'm making everything difficult? Seems to me like I'm carrying the weight around here while you're off doing your own thing.
Caleb Holt: Excuse me? I'm the one working out there to pay this mortgage, and I pay for both of the cars.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Facing the Giants (2006)

Soundtrack:

Otherside

2 on a regular scale. I guess 8 or 9 on religious inspirational

This is one of the best inspirational/spiritual movies I have seen. And I have only seen a few. So I guess it is actually OK to have such bad acting, blunt church messages enough for a couple of Sunday sermons etc. Both leads are totally not credible although the husband passes sometimes. The wife, the doctor and the parents are flat unidimensional characters. I think the thing that perplexed me the most is why on earth did they omit the extra character from the cast list:JHC - as "The ghost". His presence and effective acting was better than the entire cast... To be true, you have to admit: This is a religious movie. It preaches about family values and if you want to have them, you will understand what JC can do for you and that he alone and only he can do it for you.