Synopsis:
It took nearly 15-years and his own financial backing for actor Robert Duvall to bring this drama to the screen. Duvall not only directed and wrote the film's screenplay but also plays Eulis "Sonny" Dewey, a Pentecostal preacher in Texas with a good congregation, a beautiful wife (Farrah Fawcett) and two nice kids. Called to God after a narrow escape during childhood, Dewey is a passionate man whose convictions at time seem to border on madness. His carefully ordered world shatters abruptly when he learns that his wife is carrying on with Horace (Todd Allen) a younger preacher who, thanks to Dewey's wife, has manipulated the church laws into obtaining the congregation for himself. Devastated and nearly berserk with anger, Dewey vents his rage at a little-league game and leaves Horace in a coma. Deeply confused, Dewey flees to Louisiana where he assumes an alias, rebaptizes himself as "The Apostle" and after befriending a retired small-town minister lands part-time work as a mechanic and gets a radio spot on which to preach. He convinces his new friend to help him get a new congregation and then embarks upon a radio campaign to rebuild an abandoned old church in the country. His newfound fire goes a long way towards vanquishing his many demons, and he soon has all he ever wanted until his vengeful wife appears to make trouble.

Cast:
Robert Duvall - Eulis "Sonny" Dewey/The Apostle
Farrah Fawcett - Jessie Dewey
Miranda Richardson - Toosie
Todd Allen - Horace
Directed by Robert Duvall

Links:
The Apostle at excite.com

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