FIREPROOF : movie trailer (2008)

Release Date: 26 September 2008 (USA)

Lt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter's adage: Never leave your partner behind. Inside burning buildings, it's his natural instinct. In the cooling embers of his marriage, it's another story.

After a decade of marriage, Caleb and Catherine Holt have drifted so far apart that they are ready to move on without each other. Yet as they prepare to enter divorce proceedings, Caleb's dad asks his son to try an experiment: The Love Dare.

While hoping The Love Dare has nothing to do with his parents' newfound faith, Caleb commits to the challenge. But can he attempt to love his wife while avoiding God's love for him? Will he be able to demonstrate love over and over again to a person that's no longer receptive to his love? Or is this just another marriage destined to go up in smoke?

DIRECTOR : Alex Kendrick

http://www.fireproofthemovie.com

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'Fireproof' surprise hit of the fall :

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) - When brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick were looking for inspiration for their third feature-length film, they turned to God for help.

"To be honest, I prayed about it," Alex Kendrick said. "I said, 'God, would you give me an idea that will impact all of our culture.' "

While he was out jogging and praying one day, the idea for "Fireproof" came to him. He footed it over to his brother's house about a mile away and told him the story: A firefighter who lives by the mantra "never leave your partner behind" at work is about to do just that in his personal life.

The movie, which has a strong faith-based message and was made with a budget of just $500,000 and a volunteer cast that includes former teen idol Kirk Cameron, has been surprisingly successful. Its opening on 839 screens two weeks ago was strong enough to propel it to No. 4 at the box office.

It stayed in the top 10 last weekend, at No. 8, and has earned an estimated $13.6 million and spawned a best-selling book that started as a prop.

"The Love Dare," written by the Kendricks, was at No. 8 on Amazon's best-seller list Thursday afternoon. In the movie, Caleb Holt (Cameron) receives the book from his father, who tells him to follow its 40-day challenge to save his marriage.

Prompted by repeated questions during production about whether the book really existed, the Kendricks sat down last spring and prayed to God to help them write it.

"It's an answer to prayer. I don't think I'm smart enough to come up with something like that on my own," Alex Kendrick said in a telephone interview. "I do think these are legitimate principles and not something we pulled out of thin air."

The brothers said the overwhelmingly positive response to the film has been rewarding and cited the more than a thousand e-mailed stories posted on the movie's Web site from people who have seen it and been affected by it.

They acknowledged the movie is not as artistically or technically fancy as many films out of Hollywood, but say its appeal is its relatable message that things aren't always easy but marriage is worth fighting for. That message is conveyed by the title, which takes on a double meaning given that the main character is a firefighter.

"It doesn't mean when something is fireproof that fire will never come, but when fire comes, it can withstand it," Alex Kendrick said. "Every marriage will go through trials, or fire, as we say, and what's going to happen on the other side of that fire? Will your marriage survive?"

The Kendricks grew up in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, and now live in Albany in southwestern Georgia, where they are associate pastors at Sherwood Baptist Church. Along with the church's senior pastor, Michael Catt, they created Sherwood Pictures, a production company, in 2002 and scraped together $20,000 to put out their first film, "Flywheel," in 2003.

With a budget of $100,000, the company released "Facing the Giants" in 2006. That film ended up grossing more than $10 million. Cameron, best known for the TV sitcom "Growing Pains," saw the film and called the Kendricks to say he loved it and would be interested in working with them.

After auditioning several actors for the role of Caleb, the brothers decided to give Cameron a call, but they were skeptical. They saw the lead as a big burly guy, but Cameron flawlessly executed nine of the script's most difficult scenes during his audition and won them over.

Cameron, who turns 38 Sunday and has six kids after 17 years of marriage, said he is very aware of the challenges of marriage and wanted to be a part of something that encourages people to fight for that union.

"This is a movie that gives people hope and inspires them that they can save their marriages -- that love, in the end, won't fail, if you pour your heart and your time and your energy into the things that really matter," Cameron said.

: October 12, 2008

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[Spartacus217]

This movie was Amazing! Kirk Cameron is Amazing! God is Amazing! Jesus and the Holy Spirit are Amazing! The word "Amazing" is Amazing! AMAZING!!!!

[dangerous4Christ]

that movie was amazing

[3aver]

@dangerous4Christ Correction: IS amazing! Had to have JesusChrist in it so for it to be amazing. ;)

[sabertooth1980]

@amandalanceknight Why? Did it grow three times its size and then need to be operated on? Cause that means I need a donor. Are you offering?

[amandalanceknight]

@sabertooth1980 aww bless your heart

[amandalanceknight]

@MsSexyho sorry to hear that

[sabertooth1980]

@blackpunk1991 That was eloquent. Part of the reason this movie sucking is because it is really preachy. The other part is Kirk Cameron. Kirk ... I could go on and on about the guy, but from now on he's the Crocoduck kid. The movie reeks of desperation as the character Caleb smashes his computer to pieces with a baseball bat in order to remove the temptation of viewing internet pornography.

Smashes his computer.

Computers are expensive Caleb. And oh noes. Porn. LOL.

[blackpunk1991]

You guys all suck!!!!! just because a movie talks about God dosen`t mean you have to lie about this peace of crap being a good movie its still a SIN to lie dumbasses!!!! Your all a bunch of godfearing ignorant puritans!!!!!!! P.S. The movie sucks as much as the devil!!!!!!!!!!!

[blackpunk1991]

You guys all suck!!!!! just because a movie talks about God dosen`t mean that it must be a good movie!!!! Your all a bunch of godfearing ignorant puritans!!!!!!! P.S. The movie sucks as much as the devil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MsSexyho]

This was my husband's favorite movie, and he left me just a couple months after the wedding.