Comedy · Drama
Leap of Faith
Real miracles, sensibly priced.
Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.
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Top Cast
Steve Martin
Jonas Nightengale
Debra Winger
Jane Larson
Lolita Davidovich
Marva
Liam Neeson
Sheriff Will Braverman
Lukas Haas
Boyd
Meat Loaf
Hoover
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Matt
M.C. Gainey
Tiny
Directed by
Richard Pearce
Production
Paramount PicturesReviews
Wuchak
7/1010/17/2018
***Religious cons take advantage of the incurable human need for faith beyond the mundane*** “Leap of Faith” (1992) tackles the topic of a fraudulent traveling evangelist/faith healer played by Steve Martin. One of the trucks of his religious circus breaks down in a small town in Kansas and Jonas Nightingale (Martin) promptly takes advantage of the situation by holding a camp meeting. Debra Winger plays his assistant while Liam Neeson is on hand as the skeptical sheriff who smells a con. Lolita Davidovich plays a waitress Jonas sets his eyes on while Lukas Haas appears as her crippled brother. Jonas’ team includes the likes of Meat Loaf and Philip Seymour Hoffman. This is a drama and not a comedy and owes a bit to the likes of “The Music Man” (1962), “Dream No Evil,” (1970) “Elmer Ga
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