The Making of “Fireproof” - the Movie
Last fall, our friend Kelli Caldwell (weekday on-air talent for KLOVE Radio) did a radio interview with some of the cast and crew from “Fireproof,” Sherwood Pictures’ newest film.
Alex Kendrick (Facing the Giants, Flywheel) and Kirk Cameron (Left Behind: Tribulation Force, Left Behind: World at War) talked about the film, their roles, and the impact they hope the film will have. [Behind-the-scenes picture courtesy of Hayley Catt, Sherwood Pictures]
Alex: We’re on the 16th day (out of 30) of shooting Fireproof, our third movie. We’re excited about it because of the message and what we hope the Lord will do with it. Things are going really well.
We think God has the best romances
Kelli: Can you tell us about the plot of the movie and what you hope to accomplish with it?
Alex: It’s about a fireman whose marriage is dissolving. Just before he heads to file for a divorce, his father, who is a Christian, talks him into doing what’s called “The Love Dare.”
It’s a 40-day journey of applying Biblical principles to marriage. As he takes the journey, he gets more and more educated about what God intended for marriage, and he learns more about what love could be. He gets to win back the heart of his wife, but not without some twists and turns along the way.
We’re excited about shooting this, and hopefully it will encourage marriages out there. We think God has the best romances.
Kelli: When will it be in theaters?
Alex: August of 2008 it should premiere in theaters, with the DVD following in about 4 months. We’re packing stuff on there and we think our actors are doing a great job. It’s a fun project.
Kelli: Have you had some unique “God-moments” during the shoot that you’d like to tell us about?
Alex: When we prayed for resources, God provided more than we could ever imagine. We asked for the reserve fire trucks at the fire station, and they offered us their best trucks. Same thing with the hospital and the ambulance company. The Lord has opened up doors we never could have opened ourselves.
We committed it to prayer, and in every instance, he blows us away. He is proving to be the God of the impossible.
Kelli: What’s it been like to work with Kirk Cameron?
Alex: He’s playing the lead role of Caleb, the fire fighter. I promise if you don’t cry at least twice during this movie, you’re not human. You can go to Fireproofthemovie.com for updates, and we even have a blog from the set. Hopefully we’ll have a trailer ready soon as well.
He is proving to be God of the impossible.
Kelli: Kirk, how did you get involved with this film?
Kirk: After seeing Facing the Giants, I was so excited about what Sherwood Films was doing that I called them up. I said, “I’ve seen your movie about 5 times with my family. If I can be of help in your next film, please let me know.”
About 6 months later, Alex Kendrick called me up and asked if I’d come audition for the lead role. He kind of prefaced it with “I don’t think you’re the right guy for the role, but come audition anyway.”
He’s looking for a big hunk of a guy to come pull guys out of burning buildings, not skinny little Mike Seaver (Growing Pains).
I’ve undergone a transformation. Mike Seaver is dead.
Kelli: Did you do some training to bulk up for the role?
Kirk: We had about a month and a half before we started filming. What really helps is having a Russian NHL hockey player for a brother-in-law (Candace Cameron’s husband Valeri Bure).
He called me and said, “I heard you want me to ‘pump you up.’” He put me on a killer Russian weight-gain program. I became unrecognizable. I also got a new haircut: high and tight, they call it. Like the Marines.
Kelli: We’re excited to see what happens with this film. I know Facing the Giants exceeded everyone’s expectations in how it reached people.
Kirk: There are so many people whose marriages desperately need some solid help. I think this movie is going to be the God-send that’s needed.
Being married for 16 years to the same lady has been a wonderful journey, but we can certainly understand the challenges that people go through. Especially when you have 6 kids on top of that.
This kind of movie, offering practical help to Christians and non-Christians, is terrific. And there is a clear presentation of the Gospel to reach non-Christians.
Real love…is a decision, a commitment.
We show the truth about real love: it’s a decision, a commitment. It’s a choice to love even when you don’t feel anything. When a man loves a woman that way, with God’s help, she’ll bloom, even if he’s neglected her.
Kelli: Thanks so much for talking with us about the film, and we look forward to seeing it this fall!
©2008 ChristianCinema.com
The Video Moment After 1 & 2 are great, but I don;t agree in a part, or could it be that I am misinterpreting that part. The part where the Cop that accpeted the mark, gets the mark off not by his choice but by Force. I feel that viewers could interpret that this could happen in the Tribulation. I believe that once people made their decision to accept the mark, it’s too late to change your mind about eternity. Well, I am not sure if I am writing the review in the right place, feel free to erase it if not appropiate, but I would like if anyone could give me their opinion. Thanks and God bless you all!
April 17th, 2008 at 7:40 am
I WORK FOR A MOVIE THEATER IN EASTERN LONG ISLAND. I AM IN CHARGE OF DISPLAYING BANNERS. DO YOU HAVE, AND CAN YOU SEND ME, A BANNER TO DISPLAY @ ISLAND 16 THEATER, 185 MORRIS AVE, HOLTSVILLE,NY., ??????
MY PHONE NUMBER IS 631-974-4707
May 7th, 2008 at 4:52 am
…THE BANNER, OF COURSE, FOR “FIREPROOF”?
May 7th, 2008 at 4:53 am
Hi Raymond - You’ll want to contact the publicity group for the film. You can email Monique (monique@lovell-fairchild.com) with your request for a banner. According to the Fireproof Movie Blog, the final poster design hasn’t been chosen yet.
But I’m sure when they have a banner, they’ll get it to you right away! Just contact Monique - she’s great!
May 7th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I saw the movie during a Kentucky Pro-Life retreat this past weekend. It really touched my heart and I have been married 37 years. There is a Christian message in it for every adult person whether you are married or not. Love is not a feeling, but a commitment, a covenant between a husband and wife. It takes work, more so when the feelings are no longer there. It’s easy to get out of a love-less marriage, but it takes effort and help from other people like Caleb’s (Kirk Cameron) father to rekindle the flame of love. I am writing a cover story about the movie for our “Mantellata”, the Pregnancy Resource Center newsletter, and would like to use the information from this BLOG in the story. Can I have permission to do this? I need to know ASAP since we want the newsletter to be published next week. Thanks!
July 31st, 2008 at 7:07 am
I would like this movie to come to Santa Maria Ca. We need more Christian movies in Santa Maria. Thank you very much. Any questions feel free to call me at 805-938-9877.
August 10th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Hi Jessica,
Great! Here’s a link to the Fireproof Action Squad page on their website.
They need YOUR help to bring the movie to your town. Go to the page to get ideas how to build a group to put this together. For example, my church is buying out two theater showings so the film will come to our area.
Their Action Squad pages have great ideas about getting churches and organizations together to build a coalition to bring the movie to you. It’s a great way to get involved.
August 10th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Need to know where this is showing in New Hampshire on Sept 26. We and a local church want to sponsor it. Thank you, Mark Cheeseman
August 11th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Hi Mark,
Here’s a link to the page with Theater listings in New Hampshire - you can search by state.
They have a theater in Derry, (Flagship Cinema), and are planning one for Manchester, but looks like they need a theater recommendation.
Here’s another link to the Action Squad page also where you can contact their marketing team about buying out a theater.
Terrific! Have a great time with it!
Angela
August 11th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I really want this movie to do superbly well, I mean quite literally set a new precedent for movies made by Christians for the world.
August 14th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Being a wife, and having a marriage of 17 years(this December 21st)I would like to either have tickets to see this movie, the book, the dvd and/or the music. I heard the song, with the words, love worth fighting for, and I would like to have the cd as well as the movie for seeing again and again. I live in the little town of Bald Knob, Arkansas and the nearest movie theater is in Searcy, AR. I believe that there is more than one movie theater(as there is a small movie complex in downtown Searcy, and there is a cineplex on Race Street, Searcy.
WE NEED TO HAVE THIS MOVIE IN SEARCY, AR!
August 21st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I was unfortunate enough to see this movie at an industry preview. Think of the worst Lifetime movie you’ve ever seen (or seen an ad for) and scramble it with the worst idea for a Hallmark movie that ever got rejected and tossed in the garbage. What do you get? Read on:
If non-Christians are the target audience then I’m baffled as to what on earth the producers think is going to be the appeal here.
If Christians are the audience then I’m baffled as to what on earth the producers think is going to be the appeal here.
The promoters of this film are constantly sending out e-mails BEGGING people to buy hundreds (or thousands) of tickets so that the movie will have a good opening weekend. I suppose they realized that this thing ain’t gonna sell itself. Churches have better things to spend money and time on than paying for otherwise empty seats just because these people made a crappy movie.
Christians need to realize that supporting a movie just because other Christians made it is really lame. Then again, I guess if you’re the type of person who buys into the crock message in FACING THE GIANTS (the misguided notion that you’ll get anything and everything you want if you just pray for it) then there’s really no getting through to you.
And now to save you the trauma of sitting through anything longer than the trailer:
FIREPROOF is a movie about a fireman who… are you ready? NEVER FIGHTS A FIRE. The most harrowing act of bravery is right there in the trailer… they move a car off of the railroad tracks. Other than that, Kirk Cameron crawls under a house to escape a fire, but that’s about it.
As for the whole marriage problem… it pretty much falls apart because Kirk is pissed that his wife didn’t make dinner. I kid you not. That is what this entire movie rides on. The woman didn’t cook. Sadly, this isn’t played for laughs. We’re supposed to take it ever so seriously.
A couple days later Kirk gets mad because the wife ate all pizza before he got home from not fighting fires all day. Kirk erupts in a violent bout of acting, the likes of which I hope to never see again, as he spews forth anger at this woman who dared to not make him dinner or save him a slice of supreme. That’s the basis of their marital troubles.
Don’t worry about the fact that Kirk is a fireman and there are actually scenes showing him cooking and eating at the firehouse. He wants more food and he wants it now! Given the physical aspects of his wife I’m doubtful that she wolfed down an entire Chicago style all by her lonesome… but it’s easier to write a couple of fights about food than to come up with something substantial and compelling, right? I mean, so few people actually have marital troubles that you can’t exactly do a bit of research and find some real-life inspiration. It’s like a bad episode of the Honeymooners… although making any sort of comparison to FIREPROOF and The Honeymooners (or ANY other movie or TV show) is rather disrespectful of the Honeymooners (or ANY other movie or TV show).
That doesn’t even matter… plot holes I can handle. Unexplained story elements I can forgive. Cheesy pointless setup that is supposed to provide the basis of an entire feature length film? No thank you.
The most unforgivable offense is the introduction of the “Love Dare” book… a diary that Kirk’s father gives him that basically lists 40 nice things for him to do for his wife. It’s nothing interesting or earth-shattering. Simple stuff, like make her coffee or dinner or pay her a compliment. To keep the movie from ending, Kirk’s wife reacts negatively to the nice gestures and proceeds to start up an affair with a co-worker. We never see them physically involved, but the signs are there. He gives her cards and flowers, etc. Don’t worry though… it’s totally glossed over. It would make too much sense for that to actually become an issue, right? Focus on the food! We see more evidence of her having an affair than we do of Kirk’s character supposedly looking at porn on the internet. The filmmakers (dare I call them that??) don’t really show the computer screen, so it takes a while to figure out that Kirk has a porn addiction. It was tossed in like an afterthought.
According to FIREPROOF:
BIG MARITAL PROBLEM = NO DINNER.
TINY MARITAL PROBLEM = HUSBAND ADDICTED TO PORN.
It makes ZERO sense why KIRK’S WIFE IS STARTING AN AFFAIR WITH A CO-WORKER doesn’t even equal TINY MARITAL PROBLEM.
All that to say that by the end of the movie wifey finally forgives Kirksey, even though he’s the bad guy… and she NEVER EVEN APOLOGIZES for trying to hook up with the dude at work!!! Oh sure, Kirk goes and threatens to punch the guy (oh no!!), but then he never says a word about it to the wife. The whole thing comes across as her having had every right to start looking for love elsewhere. After all, her husband yelled at her for eating all the pizza!!
Throw in a few scenes of Kirk and his dad walking around some random woods where there happens to be a cross and I guess you’ve got all the requirements for a truly horrible movie that makes Christians look like pansies.
As if the movie wasn’t silly enough, a representative from Provident Films (the distribution arm of Sony Pictures for this movie) had the audacity to stand up at the end and announce to the audience that the filmmakers had decided to actually write this fictional “Love Dare” plot device and sell it in the form of an actual book.
If you realize nothing else, realize this: the entire sham of a film that is FIREPROOF exists solely to sell a book that did not even come into being until after someone made a movie where this book magically saves a marriage, except it really doesn’t. What the filmmakers apparently want you to do is throw down ten bucks to see this movie where they prove the book works, then get you to go out and buy it to save your own marriage… which I suppose just might work… as long as your marital problems don’t extend beyond the simple question of WHY DID YOU EAT ALL MY PIZZA, WOMAN?!?!
September 18th, 2008 at 2:05 am
I haven’t seen the movie yet, vincent, so I can’t properly defend the film, but I guess if you thought Facing the Giants was awful, then it would stand to reason you wouldn’t like their follow up production. I read the novel though, and that was riveting and emotion. Of course, with a novel you can get into the porn addiction more and the set up of why she is attracted to the man at work because of thoughts that are revealed that are next to impossible to do in a movie. I think movies like Sherwood Pictures are making are a definite step in the right direction for Christian Film. Are they flawless? No. But they do make an attempt at honest dialogue and are much more entertaining than the christian films of twenty years ago. I say it is a monumental effort for a group of people who had never acted before, except for kirk. By the way, Vincent, check out Flywheel. Very low budget, but a phenomenal movie!
September 19th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Facing the giant has a great message as does Fireproof.
90% of the Christian audience overlooks what film makers see.
If the message is clear Christians “most” of the time will support it.
I will support anything the Kendricks brothers do because I know their ministry hearts.
Rodney Stone
Producer: The Pistol The Birth Of A Legend
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:59 am
Rodney - Great point about the hearts and intentions of the filmmakers. Even if we don’t completely agree with the execution of the filmmaker’s vision, can we still support them in their work?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:06 am
Vincent,
Thank you for your parochial analysis / worldly perspective about this film. I have read and seen the Left Behind Series, so I understand some of your points. I also agree that there could be some underlying commercialism in this production — not like any other modern movie.
You have obviously scrutinized this film only for its face-value. And, therefore, missed its intrinsic purpose. If you thought this movie was about fighting ‘real fires’, then you must have great praise for Apocalypse Now. I haven’t participated in such on-line forums until your comments moved me to post this message. I can’t simply ‘turn the other cheek’ while others are daunted from seeing this film based on your review. I am going to see it with people from my church this weekend because managing marriage is the topic of our next small group study. I am a Christian; not some “Jesus-Freak”. I may seem very forthcoming for someone who is suppose to be reserved and “religious”. Yet, like this film, there’s more to being or becoming Christ-like than what you may perceive “church-goers” to be…
If you are married without ANY problems, than that in itself is a true miracle! If you are single, than count the footprints beside you. Whether the issue is major [cheating on a spouse] or trivial [eating all the pizza], living with someone ’til death do you part’ takes more guts than going into a burning house! At this point, let me apologize for spoiling the plot. Furthermore, let me clarify that I am not judging Vincent — just his lack of insight.
This movie does promote a book, the greatest love story of all in fact. So, although it will not be a blockbuster; it may appeal to small few. And maybe among them, saves a couple from divorce. And I’m sure that’s the only “proof” the producers need for making this film. How’s that for drama?
I will add my final synopsis/response to further comments after seeing the movie. Hope anyone else who comes to this site, will watch it anyway — Christian or not!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Even though I have not seen this movie, I believe that marriages that last several years, 5 to 10 or even 50, have their moments when attending to the care and feeding of marriages. Yes, marriages require care and feeding just like many things in life. Close relationships are important, and marriage is a close relationship, and a covenant. Husbands and wives, when they marry, make a covenant with God, and to each other to be the best possible partner we can be. IT is not possible without God in a marriage. The intent of this movie and its other resources is to bring about stronger marriage relationships. Renewing and saving marriages. The point of bringing out the small problems in a marriage is that small problems can develop into bigger ones, and eventually cause divorce. So, why not get to the bottom of the causes of the problems that seem so small in order to sweep out these issues. Does that seem impossible? In the real world, yes! BUT NOT WITH GOD!
September 23rd, 2008 at 6:38 am
Speaking as someone who is a Christian and has been divorced, can I say one thing?
Poeple get divorced for reasons far more idiotic than “You ate all the pizza”. Want proof? Ask around to anyone who has ever been divorced. Not everyone egts divorced over abuse and addictions. If that were the case, there would be far LESS divorces in these United States.
And for the record, my ex husband would have fits over whether or not I folded the lunchmeat on his sandwiches.
I am hoping this film will catch some of those faltering Christians who are seeking divorces, like I once felt I had to, and restore relationships. I know NOW what went wrong and that I have a part for my divorce happening besides just blaming the exhusband. Today, my marriage has been saved by people in our church helping keep us both accountable and in love with each other.
I will be praying that God will be moving through this film much like He did in Facing the Giants. And I will go see it, and I will take friends to it, and I’ll even get it on DVD…if just one more person doesn’t have to go through what I did.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Looks great. I plan on seeing Fireproof next weekend. I just got done watching the trailer at FlickOut.com. They have the trailer in awesome HD quality. Let’s support this film!
September 27th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Wow!! I hope Hollywood sits up and takes notice… the story line of this film was right-on. “Fireproof” accurately depicts marital strife, temptation, and what it looks like when God is, or is not, present in a marriage. I could relate to nearly every scene in that film. I cried. My 28 year marriage is still experiencing turmoil, however, through it all, I have come to know God in a much deeper way than I did before. He is faithful, He is the source of my hope and trust. Marriage belongs to God. I’m tired of the filth and trash that Hollywood produces, which demeans marriage and commitment. May Sherwood Productions be blessed. I am also a public (and church!) librarian. You can BET I will tell our patrons about this movie. Well done, you good and faithful servants!
September 28th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
I’m seperated and my wife and children live three and a half hours away. I saw the movie on opening night in Meridian MS with a friend . She said afterwords that i should make one more attempt to reconcile with my wife. She said she would be broken but she would be willing to give me up for a greater cause! so God could save my marriage. My wife has been living with a man for almost a year. I am so confused and broken. God has kept me going and thriving in these troubled times. Thanks for all! RT
September 28th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I hope Fireproof comes to Santa Maria, CA and that my estranged husband and I see it together. I am praying for a miracle in our marriage, as we’ve been separated 6 months. We will be married 27 years in October. I am very close to separating or divorcing because of the abandonment and other problems. Please do pray for our family. I have two daughters with heart transplants, a home that was under construction and was not finished. We’re close to having the home yellow tagged as uninhabitable, a difficult situation. I know God works.
The movie sounds like it’s inspirational and is one showing healing in a difficult marriage, so I wish to see it.
Susan
September 28th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I saw that movie last night oh my gosh it was amazing. They need to make more movies like that. It was great any every aspect, its for everyone there was drama, action, romance, and GOD. Thank you guys for the movie we need it something like this because people are divorcing left and right. And drifting away from God.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:37 am
I saw the movie with my church, which was showing in two rooms simultaneously and packed. In fact, the tickets were sold out. We happen to have two extra that we sold (not scalped) to another couple; which became an open invitation to attend our worship. My wife & I ended up sitting on the stairs. It was uncomfortable, but well-worth it.
I’ll admit, the acting was “Cheesy”. And witnessing in the workplace can do more harm than good. Not that trying to be friendly & helpful should be oppressed by fear of being fired for “pushing” your beliefs on someone. My father, a former preacher, actually lost his job at a factory because he kept trying to ’spread the word’. I respect his conviction, but not his method of delivery. He even alienated us (my mother & siblings) for pursuing religious causes. I mention this only because I have a first-hand account about divorce from my parents. In fact, my wife was previously married for ten years, so I gained a step-daughter from the moment I said “I do”.
I mention these things only to demonstrate the reality around us, like others have posted. Christians are not exempt from turmoil in marriage. We have even greater hurtle, as Satan is constantly trying to tear the rings from our fingers. But I now sincerely believe God directed me to this website to be a sounding board for others to find some comfort. By the way, I am a lay person at my church; not a counselor, small group leader, or even a teacher. I’ve only been married about 4 years and already spent some nights alone in the bed. We have another girl together, and without her to rely on me; I’ll admit I’ve wanted to leave a few times. So, I thought it interesting that the movie doesn’t show the challenge of raising kids as well — maybe there’s a sequel???
Anyway, I guess my review has become more about trying to build people up rather than tearing the movie down. I really don’t want to spoil it for others. Let me just say, “If God ordained it, we should try to sustain it!” I’m not one to point fingers though. I have enough ‘logs in my eyes’, if you know what I mean. I just want to show others, like Randy & Susan above, that I sympathize with your struggles and you’re in my prayers!
P.S. Remember, there is rainbow in the BIBLE and even a Happily Ever-After! Just be careful of the Tin-man…
September 29th, 2008 at 7:42 am
I saw the movie this past weekend. I agree that the message was powerful and I thought it did a good job in showing the action a husband can take to help his marriage even when his heart is no longer in it and years of ‘little things’ (including the pizza) have built up into a landfill of disrespect. Unlike Vincent, people in real marriages have no trouble recognizing that years of little issues mounting up turn into big issues that become explosions at apparently trivial trigger points. However, I felt Vincent was correct in pointing out that the movie did not address the wife’s issues adequately. By the end of the movie we knew the actions the husband had taken despite his anger and bitterness; the wife,on the other hand, had done nothing. I am convinced that part of the American marriage mythology is that men are totally at fault in failed marriages and that if only men would deal with their issues all would be fine. Not so. The movie seems to ignore the actions that the wife should have been taking and her accountability to God as well. I realize that you can’t cover everything in one movie, but I thought they could have done better on this.
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am
Don,
Good point about the wife’s accountability. I didn’t really acknowledge that aspect in Vincent’s review or the movie until your analysis. Since Kirk was the Hero in the prior films and this one, we (maybe unconsciously) expected him to bare the responsibility of changing the marriage as head of the house. Yet, as two become one, it’s tough to determine who offers the apology first after an argument. I’d like to speak for my wife… :0 Well, she thought it hit home too!
Anyhow, I was slightly taken back by the part where the wife feels remorse only after she learns who paid for the medical bill [again, trying not to spoil the plot]. There’s a saying that, “Life is what happens when you’re making others plans” or something like that. As corny as it sounds, does it hold true for marriage as well?
P.S. Any word on a sequel, yet???
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
No word on a sequel; their films are typically stand-alone. You can buy the Fireproof novel, as well as the DVD when it comes out on this spring.
Some great discussion points about the story, and some of the things y’all have mentioned were slightly problematic for me as well: the wife showing no remorse for her entanglement, the sudden switch from a complete cold shoulder to him until she finds out he paid the medical bills…as a woman I thought it was one-sided.
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Well, I’ve not yet seen it, but I SO wish it would come out in Australia - we sure need help with broken marriages over here… Then again, the heart of many Aussies is so cold to the things of God. It’d take a miracle for them to fill the theatres.
October 14th, 2008 at 3:38 am
Angela - After “Facing the Giants” came out in the States, they expanded to other countries mainly through DVD, I think. I don’t know if the studios are ready to put the kind of financing into faith films that is required to go internationally theatrically.
Be encouraged! Just as that movie is a light to many people, so can your life be to even those with the coldest of hearts.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Angela,
I believe that God wants to see this type of movie motivate many couples to want to help their own marriages and to see other marriages helped this way too.(I may be wrong)but anything that is for helping someone, in God’s way, needs to be seen, or used as a resource to help others. I am not saying that I don’t need the help, my marriage does too! I would like to see this movie seen all over the world, and its contents take to heart in more ways than one. SO, I will pray that God does make this movie available to Australia! In the NAME OF JESUS!
October 14th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
A friend and I saw Fireproof last night. We both really enjoyed it. My sister and her husband have also seen the movie - they loved it as well. (they also saw Facing the Giants on DVD).
Fireproof had the audience laughing one minute and crying the next. I think everyone should see it! We will be buying the DVD when it comes out!
Kirk Cameron is a really good actor and has done a lot of good on the name of Jesus. We would recommend any movie that he is involved with. (we have also seen all the Left Behind series movies).
October 19th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Hey..i actually have not seen the movie Fireproof yet. My husband (a Topeka, KS Firefighter) and I are actually planning on seeing the movie tonight! Our head pastor’s wife and her sister are heading up a Women’s Retreat covering the book Intimate Issues and I have heard that the movie addresses a lot of marraige issues. The retreat is November 14th and 15th and I was wondering when the movie might be coming out on DVD? Or..if there is any way of purchasing the movie early? Please let me know asap! Would love to use the movie to help guide discussion at the conference. Thanks so much! God bless!
October 25th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I have purchased all the left behind movies (Love them) I can’t wait to purchase fireproof (It is not coming to a theater near me.)
Does anyone know when it will be out on dvd to purchase??
I hope that kirk cameron does another left behind movie soon also, that is a great series. And these types of movies really do make a person think.
October 25th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
The DVD definitely won’t be out until next year - possibly in the early spring. Watch here to see the release date of the DVD.
October 25th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
After watching this movie my girlfriend and I are at a disgreement to why they are not getting along. She says the main reason is that he is addicted to internet pornography and she can’t measure up to the women he is seeing on the net. I say it is mainly about he complaining that she don’t respect me and is too sensitive. Her main complaint is that he is insensitive,he doesn’t listen and doesn’t understand her needs. I think the pornography is a secondary issue- not the main issue. Who is right? There are many issues,; is there a Main issure or issues. Does the issues matter? If they were both christians would these issues matter? Can someone help us figure this out?
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:53 am
I am not so sure that their marriage problems were due to a single main issue. To me it was about 2 selfish people focused on what they wanted without giving much thought to what their spouse needed. Both expected ‘falling in love’ when they got married to be enough, they both thought ‘love is all you need’. It isn’t. Once they gave up on ministering to each other, their own issues got worse. He started focusing on his boat and his porn; she started looking for emotional support elsewhere and elevating her level of disrespect toward him. However, just dealing with those outward issues they each had without choosing to start serving/ministering to each other would not have resolved anything. Had he gotten rid of the porn without starting to find ways to serve her would have just moved the arguing to some other area, like the boat or his job perhaps. Somebody had to start being a servant.
November 4th, 2008 at 6:23 am
I just watched this movie last night. I thought this was awesome. My husband and I have been married for 20 years and this movie really hit home about how self absorbed we can get sometimes. After about 30 mintues into the movie I felt like I was watching my life unfold on that screen. Somehow I feel like this was a message from God about my own marriage and how it should be. I would love to have a copy of the “Love Dare”, I too feel as if I am only going through the motions and numb when it comes to feelings just as Cathrine was. At least this film shows us there is hope out there for these types of relationship’s.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Connie -
It’s great to hear how the film is affecting your lives. Yes, there is hope!
You can get a copy of “The Love Dare” here.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
My family and I have watched (and own) the two prior films made by this film company, “Facing the Giants” and “Flywheel”. They are both awesome movies in their own right..not because they are Christian based, but because of their message. When “Fireproof” came out in theaters, my daughters and I took one of their friends with us. She’s involved in gang activity and we weren’t sure whether she would accept the film or laugh at it. She was in awe and she was moved to tear up a bit. That had to be the Holy Spirit moving on her because that was so out of character for her. My husband didn’t get to go with us to see it but my daughter bought us a copy at work last night so we are going to watch it with him tonight. It has an awesome message of forgiveness…Watch it and be blessed!
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:38 am
I don\’t know why I put anonymous on my comment lol that last comment was me!
March 6th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
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March 12th, 2009 at 3:08 am
I thought the acting was cheesey. But, the movie was a great insperation to all marriages out there. My husband and I are going through a really tough time right now.We have been married for 25 years. But, Could possibly be headed towards a divorce. If there was a book on “The Love Dare’ I would buy it!
~Donna~
March 18th, 2009 at 8:35 am