As attested by its box office success and Rotten Tomatoes audience score (99% with 2,500 reviews to date), this film has some of the best acting and cinematography of any Christian movie in recent years. The movie is a touching representation of some of what occurred through the influence of Frisbee, Smith and later Laurie and many others. “This film has some of the best acting and cinematography of any Christian movie in recent years.”
They wanted to unite their desire for love, peace and rebellion against the establishment with their newfound passion to follow Jesus. Much like the early Christians, who were mockingly named “Little Christs” due to their allegiance to Jesus, those who became a part of the Jesus Movement were called “Jesus Freaks,” a name they embraced with full acceptance. What unfolds in Southern California is the beginning of one of the greatest spiritual awakenings in American history, touching hundreds of thousands if not millions of young people across the country in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The pastor, Chuck Smith (played by Grammer) is drawn to the acceptance, love and charisma of the young street preacher and chooses to open the doors of his languishing church to the free-spirited hippies who follow Lonnie Frisbee (played by Jonathan Roumie, the actor who plays Jesus in The Chosen).
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