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Fighting Temptations with Cuba Gooding Jr, Beyonce Knowles
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Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Fighting Temptations with Cuba Gooding Jr, Beyonce Knowles
Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding Jr.) has just lost his job with a New York advertising firm and bill collectors are chasing him all over the city. But just when he thinks his luck has completely run out, Darrin discovers he’s the only surviving relative of his Aunt Sally who has just left him $150,000.00. Traveling back to his small hometown of Montecarlo, Georgia to attend the funeral and collect his inheritance, Darrin soon discovers that Sally’s written a tiny catch into her will. Her last wish is that her beloved nephew create a choir, enter it in the annual Gospel Explosion and bring home a victory. Between the bickering and the difficulties finding talented singers in the community, not to mention that his heart just isn’t into the whole thing, Darrin has his work cut out for him…until he meets Lilly (Beyonce Knowles). A beautiful jazz singer with a voice to match, Lilly awakens feelings in Darrin he didn’t know he had.
DVD Movie Rating for: Fighting Temptations
Rating for Fighting Temptations: 3 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Fighting Temptations
Darren, a morally vacant and debt-ridden advertising executive in New York, travels back to his small southern town in Alabama to attend his aunt's funeral--and more so, to cash in on an inheritance. However, soon thereafter, he discovers that in order to collect, he must first lead the local church gospel choir to success at a national competition. Desperate for money, Darren embarks on the nearly impossible challenge of turning the choir of lackluster parishioners into Gospel gold. In order to rejuvenate the malaised locals, he searches frantically for the best voices in town and finds them in some unconventional places: the county jail, the barbershop, an R&B dance club, and several points in between. Along the way, he works to win the heart of Terri, a beautiful single mother with a voice of satin, who turns his mission around.
DVD Production Details of: Fighting Temptations
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce Knowles
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
Run Time: 122
DVD Extra Bonus Features
Available Audio Tracks: English
8 extended musical numbers
7 extended scenes
Cast of the movie: Fighting Temptations
- Cuba Gooding Jr. .... Darrin Hill
- Beyoncé Knowles .... Lilly
- Nigel Washington .... Little Darrin
- Chloe Bailey .... Little Terri
- Demetress Long .... Church Usher
- Ann Nesby .... Aunt Sally Walker
- Faith Evans .... Maryann Hill
- Melba Moore .... Bessie Cooley
- LaTanya Washington .... Faye Jenkins
- Ricky Dillard .... Choir Director
- Larry John Meyers .... Homer T. (as L. John Myers)
- Shirley Caesar .... Herself (as Reverend Shirley Caesar)
- LaTanya Richardson .... Paulina Pritchett
- Wendell Pierce .... Reverend Lewis
- Lou Myers .... Homer T.
- Lourdes Benedicto .... Rosa Lopez
- Richie Dye .... Private Investigator
- Dakin Matthews .... Mr. Fairchild
- Wilbur Fitzgerald .... L&G Representative
- Daphne Duplaix .... Tiffany
- Joanie Fox .... Waitress
- Enoch King .... Man Playing Poker
- Jill Jane Clements .... Train Attendant
- Mike Epps .... Lucius
- Steve Harvey .... Miles Smoke
- Sonny Jim Gaines .... Lilli's Grandfather (as James E. Gaines)
- Mitchah Williams .... Jimmy B.
- Vince Canlas .... Simon
- Nicky Buggs .... Sarah
- Rue McClanahan .... Nancy Stringer
- Angie Stone .... Alma
- Gene Conyers .... Funeral Choir Director
- Dave Sheridan .... Bill
- Lou Walker .... Man in Church
- Mechelle McCain .... Girl in Nightclub
- Bilal .... Nightclub Singer
- Kioka Hampton Carter .... Amazing Grace Auditioner
- Justin Mark Caudill .... Goofy Auditioner
- Steven Patrick Huie .... Goofy Auditioner
- Chuck Larkin .... Saw & Nose Flute Auditioner
- Roger Greene Jr. .... Gangsta Rapper
- D'Wayne Gardner .... 'Isn't She Lovely' Auditioner (as Karl D'Wayne Gardner)
- Eddie Levert .... Joseph (as Eddie Levert Sr.)
- Udoka Valentine Ndubisi .... Kano
- Darrell Vanterpool .... Dean
- Walter Williams Sr. .... Frank
- Eric Nolan Grant .... Samuel
- John Wesley Chatham .... Cashier
- Mickey Jones .... Scooter
- Lil' Zane .... Derek (as Zane Copeland Jr.)
- Mae Middleton .... Tasha
- L. Warren Young .... Guard
- Faizon Love .... Prison Warden
- Rashawn Worthen .... First Prison Guard
- T-Bone .... Bee-Z Biggs
- Montell Jordan .... Johnson
- Chris Cole .... Lightfoot
- James Van Harper .... Prison Guard at Church
- Stephanie Bonner .... Ramiyah
- Tracy Bryant .... Ramiyah
- Delaurian Burton .... Ramiyah
- Sherise Staten .... Ramiyah
- Deborah Calloway-Duke .... Gospel Explosion Page (as Debra Calloway Duke)
- Yolanda Adams .... Herself
- Donnie McClurkin .... Himself
- Clarence Fountain .... The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Jimmy Carter .... The Blind Boys of Alabama
- George Scott .... The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Eric McKinnie .... The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Joey Williams .... The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Caleb Butler .... The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Tracy Pierce .... The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Erica Campbell .... Mary Mary
- Trecina Campbell .... Mary Mary
- Brandon Carroll .... Church Member
- Roland Heart .... Singer with Shirley Ceaser
- Matthew D. Miller .... Church Member
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Reviews of the movie: Fighting Temptations
The Fighting Temptations is a hilarious comedy about a guy who returns from Manhattan to his southern-fried Georgia hometown to attend the funeral of a beloved aunt, whose will stipulates a reward of $150,000 if he'll direct the local church choir to win the big annual 'Gospel Explosion' music contest. Reluctantly, he decides to go through with it only because he was fired from his job in advertising and he needs the money. You find out along the way that he hasn't been truthful with his employers or, pretty much, anyone else for that matter but you can't help but like this guy for some reason. At any rate, the conclusion is like you imagine it to be where everything happens for the best and, in the end, he gets the girl.
The one thing that makes this movie stand out is the outstanding soundtrack. It uplifts even the most hardhearted. With music by the O'Jays and the Blind Boys of Alabama, Beyonce Knowles, T-Bone, Zane, Montell Jordan, Shirley Caesar and Ann Nesby, Faith Evans, Bilal, among others; it rises above that been there-done that kind of movie.
I really loved this movie and highly-highly recommend this movie to everyone. I even recommend people add this their collection...it's that good. We need more movies like these.
