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Sunday School Musical

  • Video
  • 2008
  • G
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
2.3/10
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Sunday School Musical (2008)
DramaMusical

When financial woes threaten their church's future, a group of teens, led by one talented performer, enters a song and dance competition in hopes of winning a heavenly cash prize.When financial woes threaten their church's future, a group of teens, led by one talented performer, enters a song and dance competition in hopes of winning a heavenly cash prize.When financial woes threaten their church's future, a group of teens, led by one talented performer, enters a song and dance competition in hopes of winning a heavenly cash prize.

  • Director
    • Rachel Lee Goldenberg
  • Writers
    • Rachel Lee Goldenberg
    • Ashley Holloway
  • Stars
    • Chris Chatman
    • Candise Lakota
    • Krystle Connor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.3/10
    905
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rachel Lee Goldenberg
    • Writers
      • Rachel Lee Goldenberg
      • Ashley Holloway
    • Stars
      • Chris Chatman
      • Candise Lakota
      • Krystle Connor
    • 27User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Chris Chatman
    • Zachary
    Candise Lakota
    • Savannah
    Krystle Connor
    Krystle Connor
    • Aundrea
    Robert Acinapura
    • Miles
    Amy Ganser
    • Margaret
    Millena Gay
    Millena Gay
    • Anita
    Dustin Fitzsimons
    Dustin Fitzsimons
    • Charlie
    Cliff Tan
    • Trevor
    • (as Hitcliff Leigh Tan)
    Mark Hengst
    Mark Hengst
    • Pastor Joe
    Rae Silva
    • Aunt Janet
    Kesha Ealy
    • Mrs. Howell
    Shane Carther Thomas
    • Jake
    Debra Lynn Hull
    Debra Lynn Hull
    • Mrs. Stewart
    Justin Spanko
    • Dad - Robert Ryan
    Daniel J. Roberts
    Daniel J. Roberts
    • Mr. Crane
    Brian Brinkman
    • Mr. Harison
    Walter J. Harris
    • Mr. Jerome
    Sharon Diane King
    • Announcer
    • Director
      • Rachel Lee Goldenberg
    • Writers
      • Rachel Lee Goldenberg
      • Ashley Holloway
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    User reviews27

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    1constantinefan-65245

    Lame, but absolutely worth it.

    Move over, Buttercream Gang. You've been dethroned as the lamest movie ever made. This is so bad, you guys. This is not only LAAAAAAME, but one of the most incompetantly made films I've ever seen. Acting that ranges from flat to okay, half-hearted songs, awkward editing and ATROCIOUS sound. A good chunk of the sound sounds like it was dubbed. The volume fluctuates constantly. One moment I can barely hear them talk, and the next it's BLASTING the main character's sad song that I don't care about.

    Highly recommend, especially if you saw it the same day as Threads. I laughed my ass off the entire time.
    3ericstevenson

    Not their worst

    The Asylum is a company known for making shoddy knockoff products or rather mockbusters. I'm not quite sure what the difference between those two things is. This is an obvious ripoff of "High School Musical" which a lot of people hated to begin with. HSM at least has the distinction of being the first in the series and having (somewhat of) a budget. You could easily see the budget was so low they couldn't even have extras in most scenes. HSM was way better with that! This was a bad religious movie before most bad religious movies like "Left Behind", "God's Not Dead" and "Saving Christmas".

    I guess bad religious movies have always been around. I'm actually glad this wasn't a mockbuster of something supernatural or else we'd see horrible special effects. This movie is extremely boring with bad acting. There's one scene where the kid just gets mad on a rooftop with leads to no dancing or anything. Why is the main character so mad about moving when he can easily travel back to his old place all the time? Watch "Bridge To Terabithia", once again, for a good religious movie. *1/2
    2jehureyes

    I'm so happy I didn't buy it.

    My family has bought a lot of Christian DVD's recently. I, personally bought one which was a Filipino Christian movie. It was really worth the price so I decided to look for another. As I was browsing along the store, I saw this and it cost 250 Php. Thank God I only got 200 during the moment.

    When I finally got home I looked at this page and found too many negative feedback about the film. Because of them, I decided to download an illegal copy first, not to watch it but just to preview it. I do not support piracy.

    About the film, I had my left eyebrow raised the whole time. As I move the slider, there's always an awkward scene. The cinematography, the acting, the music, the projection, the choreography, the dialogue... It isn't cheesy...not even cool. It sucks, to be honest. As a fan of both modern and classic musicals, I can say so.

    I think the director is good. So are the actors, the song writers, and everyone who made this film although it made me feel like I was watching a movie I made for a school project. They need more training and everything. They can be better. I believe this isn't their best yet.

    I'm still looking forward to future projects of Faith Films even though this was a big disappointment... I'm just going to buy To Save A Life when it's out in my country rather than this.
    Wizard-8

    Not great, but somewhat better than I expected

    The B-movie studio The Asylum has put out some of the most cheap, tacky, and just plain bad B movies in the past several years. I have learned to avoid their movies, unless they come on TV for free and I have nothing else to do. (And even in those circumstances I don't like their movies very much.) I'm not sure then why I decided to give "Sunday School Musical" a whirl, though maybe it was because it was made though their Faith Films division, and I was curious to see how they would make a squeaky clean religious movie.

    Well, I watched it. I was expecting the worst, though I have to admit that it wasn't as bad as I expected. Like all Asylum movies, the movie looks pretty cheap in most aspects, though the photography and lighting is surprisingly professional. The songs are instantly forgettable after they finish, though they are somewhat pleasant to hear while they are being belted out. The cast is filled with amateur actors, though they act in a low key manner that makes their performances relatively painless to witness.

    The script is both pretty predictable and seemingly has some linking scenes missing, though the writing thankfully does not hit viewers over the head with religion, instead focusing mostly on good values that you can approve of whatever your faith may be. The script is also somewhat slow in unfolding the story (and is executed in a somewhat "soft" manner that may have you wishing that there was a bit more bite), but has a few positive attributes, like portraying interracial relationships as no big deal.

    In the end, while "Sunday School Musical" is far from a great movie, viewers regardless of their faith will probably find it somewhat better than they were expecting. Though I think the people who would really appreciate it would be, of course, people who are pretty religious.
    1moreworkstuff

    Not cheesy just bad!

    The writing should be called High School Writing.....at best! A predictable story line, low production value and a flat script make for a very irritating 93 minutes. on a positive note i found a cure for my insomnia.It's very boring. It reminds me of when my friends and I would get together and make home movies....when we really didn't know what we were doing. Editing was all over the place,maybe better suited for a horror movie but not a Sunday School Musical.The story never went anywhere that you didn't expect it too. As I said before very predictable. I really said everything in the summery but IMDb requires you to write ten lines.

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    • Trivia
      The film does not have a Wikipedia page.
    • Goofs
      When Zachary is taking his test, he is seen wearing a blue polo shirt. When he comes out of the class and sees Savannah, he is in a brown tee shirt.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Sunday School Musical (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Beginnings
      Music by Don Raymond & Wayne Peet

      Vocals by Chris Chatman

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Внеклассный мюзикл
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Faith Films
      • The Asylum
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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