For Pete's Sake (1968)

[radhead]

Has anyone else seen this Christian film? It's about a young family who convert to Christianity, and their spiritual growth, and their interactions with the everyday people in their life. It features some Billy Graham clips also.

It's interesting because it's as if everyone they come in contact with is very skeptical of Christianity. It's weird.

I don't know if things were really like that in 1968. I'm so glad that it's not that way anymore. Or, at least, it doesn't seem that way. Not that it's perfect. But no one hassles you for being a Christian these days.

 

[kevlite2020]

Has anyone else seen this Christian film? It's about a young family who convert to Christianity, and their spiritual growth, and their interactions with the everyday people in their life. It features some Billy Graham clips also.

It's interesting because it's as if everyone they come in contact with is very skeptical of Christianity. It's weird.

I don't know if things were really like that in 1968. I'm so glad that it's not that way anymore. Or, at least, it doesn't seem that way. Not that it's perfect. But no one hassles you for being a Christian these days.

Where do you live?

Not that people are like threatening me or anything, but I get hassled plenty.

 

[radhead]

Sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I know it's not that perfect.

 

[kevlite2020]

Sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I know it's not that perfect.

hehe no prob, I haven't seen that movie so I don't know how that was compared to how things are now

 

[Allen1901]

I watched the first hour of this 90 minute movie tonight, but had to leave before the end. How did it turn out?
Did the business partner get saved? The motorcycle gang member?

I loved seeing the old cars.

 

[LadyL]

I saw it was coming on TBN, but missed it. It sounds really great.
Maybe they should remake it and update it?

 

[radhead]

I only saw the first hour and 40 minutes myself. But they were making lots of progress with the motorcycle gang, as well as the business partner.

Dang, that's a long movie. No commercials either!

 

[radhead]

I saw it was coming on TBN, but missed it. It sounds really great.
Maybe they should remake it and update it?

I think it's a great movie. No need to remake it! To me it seems like this kind of Christian movie sort of exists "outside of time." The time setting doesn't really matter. 1968 is close enough to today that it's practically the same period.

That being said, however...they could make a well-produced movie with similar themes. I just don't like remakes. I'd rather see a movie written freshly from today's point of view.

Plus, Billy Graham was the big travelling evangelist of the time. He made it sound like the Christian life was not the easy thing people used to think it was. He told people it was a challenge at times. Who would we use today, Joel Osteen? I don't know about that...

 

[LadyL]

Why not still be able to use Billy or his son Franklin?
It can be updated as a lot of young people may not be drawn toward older sets and such. But yes, I agree we do need similar films out today.

 

[radhead]

Why not still be able to use Billy or his son Franklin?
It can be updated as a lot of young people may not be drawn toward older sets and such. But yes, I agree we do need similar films out today.

Possilby. But his son may not have the same cultural impact. It may work, though. Who knows.