Movie
The Fighting Temptations
Overview
Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-09-19
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Music, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Handprint Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Darrin Hill
- Beyoncé as Lilly
- Mike Epps as Lucius
- Faith Evans as Maryann Hill
- Steve Harvey as Miles Smoke
- Wendell Pierce as Reverend Lewis
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Paulina Pritchett
- Dave Sheridan as Bill
- Angie Stone as Alma
- Rue McClanahan as Nancy Stringer
- Melba Moore as Bessie Cooley
- Shirley Caesar as Herself
Crew
- Jonathan Lynn - Director
- Elizabeth Hunter - Writer
- Elizabeth Hunter - Screenplay
- Saladin K. Patterson - Screenplay
- Elizabeth Hunter - Story
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