Chuck was my pastor , and he gave the eulogy at my Dad ’ s funeral , he dedicated my son to the Lord . But Kelsey was just great in this role , and you and your team did a wonderful job .
[ Brent ] Man . That means a lot . Again , there are dangerous waters because you guys knew Chuck . You lived with him . You did life with him . So it was scary . But we inherited Kelsey in this beautiful , deep spiritual valley that he ’ s in right now . He ’ s had a lot of really hard things happen to him and his family . And we just got him at a place where he was just so spiritually open and prayerful and kind . He really was a conduit for the love of God . And you just see 10,000 words behind his eyes , you know , on a close up . He just was in a very powerful place . And so , because you believe him as Chuck , that means a lot .
[ WM ] Yes . I ’ ll just close by saying or asking you what most impacted you in your preparation and research for this film ?
Jesus Revolution ( 2023 Movie ) Official Trailer - Kelsey Grammer , Joel Courtney
[ Brent ] There is a scene , and again , I did extensive research for this movie . I actually went to John , and I told him this . I said , “ John , we could mess up every scene in this movie and people would still cry and be moved to live better if we got this one scene right . And the one scene is when Chuck is confronted by the deacon board and told in no uncertain terms that the hippies can ’ t be a part congregation because they ’ re tracking mud onto the carpet and because they ’ re coming to church with bare feet . And Chuck says , “ All right ”. So he comes back the next Sunday and he begins to gently and beautifully wash the feet of all these hippies so they can go to church . And it was one of the most Jesus-like acts in modern