In flashback, a young boy in his room overhears his father and pregnant mother fighting; his father shouts that he's leaving the family, and "hates that kid." 25 years later, at a bar, a man flirts with a girl, who abruptly says, "Drop dead." In a diner booth, three factory workers banter with the cook and waitress. Outside, a man offers cards to passersby, preaching, "God loves you." In the booth, Larry reluctantly describes an incident earlier at the factory: he was pursuing an office girl who, when she saw him coming, went the other way. Co-workers tried to persuade him to leave her alone. One, Riley, tried to tell him of the girl's religion, but Larry called him a "fake", and himself a "heathen." The boss summons Larry to his office to tell him of the complaint the girl filed, and orders him to leave her alone; Larry ends up calling him a fake as well. In the diner, the friends marvel at Larry's boldness. Outside, the preacher meets a man who acknowledges everything he says. The man enters the diner to sit at the counter. Larry pesters him for a conversation and, finding out that he is a Christian, taunts the man by calling him "Jesus" and questioning why other Christians are fakes. After Larry verbally accosts him several times, and messes with his food, the man tells him, "God loves you." Larry denies this increasingly aggressively, finally yelling in the man's face about his broken home, his lack of a wife or girlfriend, and his long history of prison time, grabs the passive man by the collar and demands to know how God loves him. The cook breaks it up, and the man leaves. Larry gets up to follow the man, and tries to pay the bill, but the cook reveals that "Jesus" paid it.
Production and releaseedit
In 2000, it was announced that Christiano had begun filming, planning on a fall 2000 release.[1] The film was released in 2001, and on DVD. It is one of the Christiano Brothers' films to be available on Sky Angel's "Video On Demand" service, announced in 2008,[2] and is also available on Netflix.[3]
The producer's website refers to "reach[ing] out with the message of this movie",[4] and one reviewer noted its length as appropriate for small groups;[5] the film has been used in that way.[6]
Receptionedit
Ken James of ChristianAnswers.net gave Late One Night a "moral rating" of excellent and gave the movie's moviemaking quality four out of five stars. He described the film as "more evangelistic" than many other films, referring to scenes of a proselytizing street preacher, and the religious tract he hands out. James found the character of "Jesus" to deliver the film's "most effective message," and the film's conclusion to "speak volumes." He added that the film's 33 minute duration made it suitable for "youth groups, Sunday Schools, or one-on-one meetings."[5]
^"Sky Angel First to Offer Christiano Brothers Films Through VOD". Press release. skyangel.com. September 3, 2008. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
late, night, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2011,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Late One Night news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Late One Night is a Christian film released in 2001 by Dave Christiano It stars Brad Heller Josh Gaffga Hugh McLean Late One NightDVD coverDirected byDave ChristianoWritten byDave ChristianoProduced byDave ChristianoStarringBrad Heller Josh Gaffga Hugh McLeanEdited byDave ChristianoDistributed byDave ChristianoRelease date2001 2001 Running time33 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Production and release 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot editIn flashback a young boy in his room overhears his father and pregnant mother fighting his father shouts that he s leaving the family and hates that kid 25 years later at a bar a man flirts with a girl who abruptly says Drop dead In a diner booth three factory workers banter with the cook and waitress Outside a man offers cards to passersby preaching God loves you In the booth Larry reluctantly describes an incident earlier at the factory he was pursuing an office girl who when she saw him coming went the other way Co workers tried to persuade him to leave her alone One Riley tried to tell him of the girl s religion but Larry called him a fake and himself a heathen The boss summons Larry to his office to tell him of the complaint the girl filed and orders him to leave her alone Larry ends up calling him a fake as well In the diner the friends marvel at Larry s boldness Outside the preacher meets a man who acknowledges everything he says The man enters the diner to sit at the counter Larry pesters him for a conversation and finding out that he is a Christian taunts the man by calling him Jesus and questioning why other Christians are fakes After Larry verbally accosts him several times and messes with his food the man tells him God loves you Larry denies this increasingly aggressively finally yelling in the man s face about his broken home his lack of a wife or girlfriend and his long history of prison time grabs the passive man by the collar and demands to know how God loves him The cook breaks it up and the man leaves Larry gets up to follow the man and tries to pay the bill but the cook reveals that Jesus paid it Production and release editIn 2000 it was announced that Christiano had begun filming planning on a fall 2000 release 1 The film was released in 2001 and on DVD It is one of the Christiano Brothers films to be available on Sky Angel s Video On Demand service announced in 2008 2 and is also available on Netflix 3 The producer s website refers to reach ing out with the message of this movie 4 and one reviewer noted its length as appropriate for small groups 5 the film has been used in that way 6 Reception editKen James of ChristianAnswers net gave Late One Night a moral rating of excellent and gave the movie s moviemaking quality four out of five stars He described the film as more evangelistic than many other films referring to scenes of a proselytizing street preacher and the religious tract he hands out James found the character of Jesus to deliver the film s most effective message and the film s conclusion to speak volumes He added that the film s 33 minute duration made it suitable for youth groups Sunday Schools or one on one meetings 5 References edit Airwave News National Religious Broadcasters U S Volume 32 2000 Pg 10 Sky Angel First to Offer Christiano Brothers Films Through VOD Press release skyangel com September 3 2008 Archived from the original on September 9 2012 Retrieved June 17 2009 Late One Night Netflix Late One Night Archived 2007 06 07 at the Wayback Machine ChristianFilms com a b James Ken 2001 Late One Night review ChristianAnswers net Valle Vista Community Church Kingman Daily Miner April 19 2002 External links editOfficial website Late One Night at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Late One Night amp oldid 1179666512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
