The Fighting Temptations
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| Directed by | Jonathan Lynn |
| Produced by | MTV Films |
| Written by | Elizabeth Hunter Saladin K. Patterson |
| Starring | Cuba Gooding Jr. Beyoncé Knowles |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 19, 2003 |
| Running time | 123 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 comedy film.
A New York City advertising executive (played by Cuba Gooding, Jr.) who is about to land a big account, has his life turned upside down when it's revealed that he has lied about having a college degree. After being fired, his life is shaken further by his debtors who had counted on him paying after landing the account. Having to go on the run, he is called back to his southern town roots, when his aunt dies. At the reading of the will, he learns he has been asked to assume the mantle of choir director of his aunt's church and if he can get the choir in the Gospel Explosion in Atlanta, he will inherit stock worth $150,000. Unfortunately the choir is not in very good shape and he has to start recruiting. Among others, he gets three prisoners to join. More importantly, he gets a "sinner" (Beyoncé Knowles) from one of the local night clubs to join. While initially scorned and resisted, her voice wins everyone but the hardcore church goers in the end.
Critics panned Cuba Gooding Jr.'s performance and thought Knowles performance was a bit underacted .
The movie was a moderate success, with a worldwide gross of US$32,445,215. The film contains mild sexual language, with a lengthy discussion of the different kinds of "booty".
Rated: PG-13
[edit] Cameos
The movie has cameos from some of today's most talented and respected names in the music and acting world who include comedian Steve Harvey Faith Evans, Shirley Caesar, Ann Nesby, Eddie Levert & Walter Williams from the O'Jays, Rue McClanahan (from The Golden Girls), Mike Epps, Lou Myers, and singers Montell Jordan, Bilal, Angie Stone and T-Bone. The Mississippi Mass Choir was scheduled to appear in the film , but dropped after dis agreements with the choir's manager.
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