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The Fighting Temptations

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Duration:
123 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance
IMDB rate:
5.5
Director:
Jonathan Lynn
Awards:
4 wins & 9 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2003-09-19
Filming Locations: Georgia, USA
Earnings
Budget: $15,000,000
Opening Weekend: $11,758,372 (USA) (21 September 2003)
Gross: $30,238,577 (USA) (21 December 2003)
Cast
Actor
Character
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
The Fighting Temptations
Nigel Washington
Little Darrin
Chloe Bailey
Little Lilly
Demetress Long
Church Usher
Ann Nesby
Aunt Sally Walker
Faith Evans
Maryann Hill
Melba Moore
Bessie Cooley
Rosalie 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.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Darrin Hill
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 Epps
Girl in Nightclub (as Mechelle McCain)
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)
Valentine Ndubisi
Kano (as Udoka Valentine Ndubisi)
Darrell Vanterpool
Dean
Walter Williams Sr.
Frank
Eric Nolan Grant
Samuel
Wes Chatham
Cashier (as John Wesley Chatham)
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 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
Matthew D. Miller
Church Member (uncredited)
Roland Spence
Singer with Shirley Ceaser (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Other than Darrin's marriage proposal, Darrin and Lilly never state their love (or true feelings) towards each other at all in the film.
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Beyoncé Knowles gained weight for the role.
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The film started out as a project for Sean Combs.
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Goofs
When the two main characters are talking as children, the boy mouths the girl's line when she says she wants to marry Michael Jackson.
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When the choir first experiments with hip-hop, the clock behind the convict's head changes between shots. Sometimes it moves up to five minutes ahead, sometimes it moves backwards.
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In the competition, the tall convict with the high pitched voice is handcuffed when he comes to the front of the stage. Moments later, he is dancing with one arm in front of him and one behind his back. From his sideways position, that would be impossible.
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Quotes
Reverend Lewis: Love your enemies, it will drive them crazy.
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Paulina Pritchett: Guns in church. The abomination that causes desolation.
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Lilly: Dean is a gift from God.
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Photos from cast
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