God's Not Dead (2014)

College philosophy professor Mr. Radisson's curriculum is challenged by his new student, Josh, who believes God exists.

Director:

Harold Cronk

Writers:

Hunter Dennis (story), Chuck Konzelman (story)

Stars:

Shane Harper, Kevin Sorbo, David A.R. White

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Sorbo	...	Professor Radisson
Shane Harper	...	Josh Wheaton
David A.R. White	...	Reverend Dave
Dean Cain	...	Marc Shelley
Willie Robertson	...	Willie Robertson
Korie Robertson	...	Korie Robertson
Hadeel Sittu	...	Ayisha
Paul Kwo	...	Martin Yip
Trisha LaFache	...	Amy
Cory Oliver	...	Mina
Benjamin A. Onyango	...	Reverend Jude (as Benjamin Oyango)
Marco Khan	...	Misrab
Cassidy Gifford	...	Kara
Jesse Wang	...	Martin's Father
Lenore Banks	...	Mina's Mother

Storyline

Freshman university student Josh Wheaton attends a philosophy class, where Professor Radisson requires all students to submit a signed statement staying "God is dead" and never existed. When Josh refuses (due to his own beliefs), the professor challenges him to defend his position, leading to a series of confrontational presentations between himself and the professor, with the class as jury.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to spongebob squarepants | dementia | religious zealot | religious fanatic | humiliation | 

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Taglines:

"What do you believe?"

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material, brief violence and an accident scene

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

God's Not Dead

Filming Locations:

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,217,013, 23 March 2014

Gross USA:

$60,755,732

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$64,676,349

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pure Flix Productions, Greg Jenkins Productions, Pure Flix Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Atheists have created a drinking game for the film: a shot for each time Professor Radisson says or does something no real Atheist would do, or a shot for each incident in which a non-Christian is portrayed in a negative light. Players are cautioned that no one person should play both rules at the same time.

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Goofs

Kevin Sorbo (Professor Radisson) identifies as an Atheist, however he is shown to believe in God but hate him, he would correctly identify as a Misotheist.

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Quotes

Josh Wheaton: How can you hate someone who doesn't exist?

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the film, the concert attendees are asked to text the phrase "God's Not Dead" to every contact on their phone. The credits then read, "Join the movement Text everyone you know", inviting the movie audience to do the same.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: God's Not Dead 2 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Ones and Zeros
Performed by Stellar Kart
Written by Adam Agee and Nick Baumhardt
(c) 2013 Adam Agee Pub Designee (SESAC)/Nick Baumhardt Music Publishing (adm by Razor and Tie) (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Amazing movie

I am not sure why all the reviews are so negative. This movie has been able to do one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed. It is so bad and ridiculous that it has actually managed to unite Atheists and Christians alike in being both offended and disgusted at the same thing. Do you know how difficult that actually is? Come on people, you should be happy that it one thing has proved that we all can get along and hate the same thing, arm and arm... LOL!! I mean this movie (and I use that term loosely) is so bad that it really has me wondering what the creator of this movie was thinking. I mean overly cliché'd stereotypes, mixed in with a ridiculous premise, coupled with even more ridiculous subplots. All culminating around the premise of a professor at a University requesting to do something that I am pretty sure would be deemed illegal and I have never come across or even heard of, someone making people sign a paper denouncing their religious faith. My favorite part is they then allow this kid to argue points of which in this day and age people can watch on any youtube clip, probably have already come to their own conclusions and doesn't answer anything on either side, in my opinion. So the fact that everyone thinks this movie is preposterous in a united front is quite amazing, and if that was the intent of the creator of this movie, then he is a genius!!