Leap of Faith Movie Review 1992

Jonas Nightengale (Martin) is a traveling evangelist/scam artist whose tour bus is stranded in an impoverished farm town. Nevertheless he sets up his show and goes to work, aided by the technology utilized by accomplice Winger. Both Martin and Winger begin to have a change of heart after experiencing love--Winger with local sheriff Neeson and Martin after befriending a waitress (Davidovich) and her crippled brother (Haas). Martin is in his element as the slick revivalist with the hidden heart but the film is soft-headed as well as soft-hearted.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Religion, Scams, Stings & Cons

Screenplay

Janus Cercone

Cast

Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita (David) Davidovich, Liam Neeson, Lukas Haas, Meat Loaf Aday, Philip Seymour Hoffman, M.C. Gainey, La Chanze, Delores Hall, John Toles-Bey, Albertina Walker, Ricky Dillard

Director

Richard Pearce

Music

Cliff Eidelman

Producer

David Picker, Michael Manheim, Paramount Pictures