The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Penny Marshall and starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance. It is a remake of the 1947 film "The Bishop's Wife," which was based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan.
The film tells the story of a preacher who begins to doubt himself and is visited by an angel who is supposed to help him over his midlife crisis. However, the angel is distracted by the preacher's lovely young wife.
Whitney Houston was paid $10 million to appear in the film, making her the highest-paid black actress at the time and the third highest-paid film actress of 1996. The film received mixed reviews, with some critics praising the performances and the heartwarming story, while others felt that it could have done more
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Cast
- Denzel Washington as Dudley
- Whitney Houston as Julia Biggs
- Courtney B. Vance as Reverend Henry Biggs
- Gregory Hines as Joe Hamilton
- Jenifer Lewis as Margueritte Coleman
- Loretta Devine as Beverly
- Lionel Richie as Britsloe
- Justin Pierre Edmund as Jeremiah Biggs
Director: Penny Marshall
Writer: Nat Mauldin, Allan Scott
Box Office Gross: $48,102,795
Genre: Fantasy
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 1996
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2014