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Machine Gun Preacher

Year:
Duration:
129 min
Genres:
Action | Biography | Crime | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Marc Forster
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2011-11-02
Filming Locations: Detroit Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Earnings
Budget: $30,000,000
Opening Weekend: $45,130 (USA) (25 September 2011)
Gross: $538,690 (USA) (1 December 2011)
Cast
Actor
Character
Gerard Butler
Sam Childers
Michelle Monaghan
Lynn Childers
Kathy Baker
Daisy
Michael Shannon
Donnie
Ryann Campos
Paige #1
Madeline Carroll
Paige #2
Souleymane Sy Savane
Deng
Grant R. Krause
Billy / Contractor (as Grant Krause)
Reavis Graham
Pastor Krause
Peter Carey
Bill Wallace
Barbara Coven
Shannon Wallace
Misty Mills
Biker Chick
Nicole Michele Sobchack
Bartender (as Nicole Sobchack)
Sidi Henderson
Shaved Head
Mike Litaker
Drifter
Judy Stepanian
Employment Woman
Peter Tocco
Mechanic
Inga R. Wilson
Mrs. Shields (as Inga Wilson)
Bruce Bennett
Pastor Relling
Steve Blackwood
Bank Manager
Brett Wagner
Ben Hobbes /
Ava Schroeder
Hobbes Daughter
Sean Patrick Leonard
Crackhead
Mandalynn Carlson
Paige's Friend (as Amanda Carlson)
David Whitesell
Customs Officer
Matthew J. Boucher
Mover (as Matthew Boucher)
Richard Goteri
Pawn Shop Owner
Claudia Rodgers
Sue / Volunteer
Scott Westerman
Biker
Michele DeSelms
Newscaster
Rhema Marvanne
Child Singer (as Rhema Voraritskul)
Janet L. Miller
Church Pianist (as Janet Miller)
Paul Lang
Prison Clerk
Percy Matsemela
Nineteen
Ronnie Nyakale
AJ
Mduduzi Mabaso
Marco
Fana Mokoena
John Garang
Junior Magale
William
Jessica Joffe
Agnete Closson
Abena Ayivor
Betty
Warona Seane
Rose
Sophie 'Mer' Ayang
Betty's Helper
Ruley Madriagi
SPLA Soldier #1
Chris Agwai
SPLA Solder #2
Makhaola Ndebele
SPLA Soldier #3
Jacob Ayuel
SPLA Dinka Soldier
Khutso Thobejane
Matak
Tshepiso Chanke
Cleo
Nompumeleo Khumalo
Poppy
Tinah Mnumzana
William's Mother
Themba Ndaba
William's Father
Kgosi Modisane
Christopher (12 years)
Leonard Mahore
LRA Walking Soldier #1
Warren Masemola
LRA Commander
Festo Ayume Sanya
Village Man #1
Anthony Bishop
Dan
Jerry Mofokeng
Administrator
Xolile Gama
Adult Rebel
Nande Myamya
Alice
Aristotle Bashengezi
Alice's Brother (as Aristote Bashengezi)
Zithulele 'Zele' Masondo
Alice's Sister
Mulweli Muofhe
Anthony
Khulu Skenjana
Adult Rebel #1
Masasa Mbangeni
Lip-less Woman
Mandla Gaduka
SPLA Soldier #1
Jan Rust Maloney
Doctor #1
Marianee Boshof
Doctor #2 (as Marianne Boshof)
Robert Kuloba
Male Refugee 'Acholi'
Wandile Molebatsi
LRA Commander
Sphelele Mzimela
LRA Walking Soldier
Tau Maserumule
LRA Soldier (as Tau Maserumula)
Sicelo Sithole
LRA Leader at Bridge
Wandile Mdandla
Child Rebel #1 at Bridge
Sebo Moabelo
Child Rebel #2 at Bridge
Dalton Mdaka
Agnete's Driver
Jabulani Dube
LRA Soldier at Camp
Ikagene Mogotusi
Sniper (as Ikageng Mogatusi)
Motshwane 'JR' Mabogoane
Riverbed Child #1
Lebogang Phoshoko
Riverbed Child #2
Kagiso Legoadi
Green Shorts Boy
Hlelo Nhlapo
Green Shorts Sister
Ned Qwela
Boy with Soccer Ball #1
William Ogbonna
Boy with Soccer Ball #2
Mike Ancrile
Parishioner
Elias Bahri
Teenage Boy (uncredited)
Angela N. Brown
Woman at Jail (uncredited)
Patricia Lynne Cissell
Church congregation member (uncredited)
Suzy Hunt
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Corey Large
American Businessman (uncredited)
Ray MacDonald
Parishioner
Jon Manthei
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Melissa Marra
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Matthews
Church Attendant (uncredited)
Nicholas Ritz
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Illyria Rossman
Traveler (uncredited)
Joseph Smith
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan
Congregation Member (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The real Sam Childers, whom the story is based on, shows screenings of a heavily-edited version of the film in churches around the world. The proceeds of which are used to support his ongoing work in South Sudan.
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The photos that Sam shows the banker while trying to get the loan are actual photos taken by the real Sam Childers in Sudan. They can also be seen during the closing credits.
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The city Noblesville mentioned in the movie when describing roofing jobs is actually a city outside of Indianapolis and not in Pennsylvania. Jason Keller, the writer of the film, is from Indianapolis.
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Goofs
On one of Sam's final trips to Sudan shown in the film, his wife, daughter, and friend go with him as far as the boarding gate at the airport. For security reasons, after the September 11 terrorist attacks this was no longer permitted.
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When Sam is being baptized the preacher puts him backwards in the tank of water but Sam's clothes are already wet.
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The film depicts Sam in the Allegheny County Jail, but he is wearing the uniform of a PA Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate.
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Quotes
Sam Childers: But God don't only call the good.I reckon every now and again he calls us sinners, too, and I was about as bad as they come.
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Lynn Childers: Got off your butt, stop your crying, and build it again.
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Lynn Childers: [to Sam] You fight for everyone but us.
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Faq
Q
Why is Childs called the Machine Gun Preacher?
A
Childs says he fights, often with an AK-47 assault rifle, against the infamous guerrilla leader Joseph Kony and the rogue Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), whose war crimes have left thousands of African children orphaned. He found god and felt he was called to help orphans in Sudan.
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