It was the highestgrossing musical in the united states and canada for the year. Best movies about jesus christ top ten list thetoptens. Parents need to know that jesus henry christ is a quirky comedy that follows a 10yearold genius in his search for his biological father. Jesus henry christ i didnt absolutely hate it, but man it was kind of bad. At the end, she decides the h must stand for henry. Jesus henry christ 2011 imdb christ movie, michael. Jesus henry christ may take the cake though, as it was really out there. Nov 12, 2014 great clip from the movie jesus henry christ 2011. The film was directed by lee, who also penned the screenplay. Jesus henry christ 2012 stream and watch online moviefone. This is a unique movie about jesus simply because it is black and white, from the 1960s, italian made, and true to the matthew version. This colorful, modern comedy revolves around 10yearold boy genius henry james herman jason. Collettes character faces moments of emotional difficulty along the lines of the sixth sense, and the movie s attempts at wacky comedy and poignancy call back, rather baldly, to her turn in.
The story of the little genius is more incidental than central to the theme. This colorful, modern family comedy revolves around 10yearold boy genius henry james herman jason spevack and his fervently leftwing. The case for christ compares favorably with any of them. Jesus henry christ was released in 2012 on friday, april 20, 2012 in limited movie theaters. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Jesus henry christ a name cast and the backing of indiabased reliance big will likely push this offbeat quasicomedy to respectable earnings, if not quite cult status. Jesus henry christ has some interesting quirky moments. Everything you need to know about jesus henry christ movie. Adapted by writerdirector dennis lee from his own student film, jesus henry christ tells the story of henry james herman jason spevack, who was conceived in a petri dish and born to an activist mother named patricia toni collette, with whom hes on firstname terms.
But after seeing jesus henry christ, were starting to wonder whether shes played the same mother character one too many times on the big screen. Jesus henry christ is a 2011 american comedy film based on dennis lees student short film of the same name. In 2011, he admitted that good roles had been hard to come by since, but stated that this movie, in particular the role of jesus christ, was a onceinalifetime experience. At the age of ten, young genius henry james herman, a boy who was conceived in a petri dish and raised by his feminist. The film was produced by joseph boccia, sukee chew, lisa roberts gillan, deepak nayar, julia roberts, philip rose, and katie wells. This film is a perfect introduction to jesus through the gospel of luke. Meanwhile, audrey wonders what the h means when people say jesus h. If this is the movie in which jesus is played by bruce marchiano, then its the best jesus movie ive ever seen. It starts off with heavy 70sinfluenced comedy which you just have to hustle through to get to the heart of the story. Everything you need to know about jesus henry christ movie 2012. Jesus henry christ why would anyone want to be just like. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
Robert powells jesus drew on warner sallmans 1940 painting the head of christnonjewish and strictly northern european. Jesus constantly surprises and confounds people, from his miraculous birth to his rise from the grave. In jesus henry christ, 10year old henryjason spevack may already remember everything that he has ever encountered and happened to him but still no idea who his father is. Henry james hermin jason spevack was conceived in a petridish and raised by a single mother toni collette, who. Jesus henry christ 2011 hd movie trailer video dailymotion. Follow his life through excerpts from the book of luke, all the miracles, the teachings, and the passion. Meet the 2011 tribeca filmmakers jesus henry christ. Jason spevack, michael sheen, toni collette countries. This project is the film version of the passion play that was performed throughout port talbot in easter 2011. Precocious doesnt even begin to describe henry james herman, a petri dish child who writes rabblerousing manifestos on the nature of truth at age 10. At the age of ten, henry james herman, a boy who was conceived in a petridish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of postit notes in hopes of finding his biological father.
However, the plot doesnt seem well structured and the tone is uneven. Easter choices for the best and worst films about jesus christ. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including think like a man, the lucky one and chimpanzee. My experience watching this movie from amazon wasnt the best one because i had to call customer. The movie is a dramatization of lee strobels book by the same name, which has sold 14 million copies. Jesus henry christ 2011 jesus henry christ 2011 user. After a number of smaller acting credits, henry ian cusick played jesus in the 2003 movie the visual bible. Although the title implies there could be something divine about henry, the screenplay includes no suggestion of any such thing. Theres some mild swearing goddamn, sucks and several homophobic taunts, as well as a few scenes that feature graphic violence that seems to come from nowhere. Jesus henry christ is a quirky indie comedy with a genetics, homosexuality and heresy bent. This genius was actually a test tube baby, and his lifelong goal has been to find out where his genius comes from. Apr 12, 2011 this colorful, modern family comedy revolves around 10yearold boy genius henry james hermin jason spevack and his fervently leftwing single mother patricia toni collette, who works at the.
With jason spevack, toni collette, michael sheen, samantha weinstein. Jesus henry christ trailer movie trailers and videos. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Rent jesus henry christ 2011 starring toni collette and michael sheen on dvd and bluray. Hes got the look of someone spiritually connected to higher realms and the sincerity to match it. This is a film that takes chances and has a satirical edge to. At the age of ten, henry james hermin, a boy who was conceived in a petridish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of postit notes in hopes. Released april 20th, 2012, jesus henry christ stars toni collette, michael sheen, jason spevack, samantha weinstein the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of 41.
The movies misleading moniker is a play on the expression jesus h christ that is uttered on more than one occasion throughout the film. The gospel of john, narrated by christopher plummer. Rent jesus henry christ starring toni collette and michael sheen on dvd and bluray. The film stars jason spevack, toni collette, michael sheen, samantha weinstein, frank moore, mark caven, and paul braunstein. Jesus henry christ 2012 a boy genius jason spevack whos looking for his biological father meets a girl samantha weinstein whose life is a living hell thanks to a book her father michael.
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