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First Sunday (2008)

Release Date:
Friday, January 11, 2008

MPAA Rating:
PG-13

Rating Reason:
For language, some sexual humor, and brief drug references

Genre:
Comedy, Crime

Starring:
Ice Cube, egina Hall, Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Chi McBride, Loretta Devine, Katt Williams, Tracy Morgan, Malinda Williams

Written By:
David E. Talbert

Director:
David E. Talbert

Official Site:

Synopsis:
A caper story about two petty criminals who rob their local church.

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"You see, it was no mistake how those two boys landed in our church. They're just like Saul before he became Paul. They wasn't all bad, just a hundred and eighty degrees from good. They just needed a change in direction."
-Momma T, First Sunday

ARTICLES
About the Production
The Story
About the Casting
Setting the Scene

==WATCH VIDEO==

Video Clips
Inch by Inch - 42 se
Mordechai - 56 sec
Cheap Seats - 46 sec
Mistakes - 1 min 15 sec
What Was He Thinking - 46 sec
Community Service - 1 min
What Kind of Name Is That - 43 sec

Video Interviews -Cast

Ice Cube Video Interview and Bio - 1 min 14 sec
Ice Cube talks about his character and on working with Tracy Morgan.

Katt Williams Video Interview and Bio - 1 min 10 sec
Katt Williams talks about the film and his character.

Chi McBride Video Interview and Bio - 49 sec
Chi McBride talks about the story and on working with Ice Cube.
- 49 sec

Tracy Morgan Video Interview and Bio - 1 min 27 sec
Tracy Morgan on his character and on his chemistry with Ice Cube.

Loretta Devine Video Interview and Bio - 41 sec
Loretta Devine talks about her character and on working with Katt Williams.

Regina Hall Video Interview and Bio - 1 min 1 sec
Regina Hall on the character of Ricky.

Malinda Williams Video Interview and Bio - 54 sec
Malinda Williams on the characters in the film.

Video Interviews -Crew

Director David E Talbert Video Interview and Bio - 1 min 22 sec
David E Talbert on the story and on the character of Durell.

Producer David Mcllvain Video Interview and Bio - 1 min 8 sec
David Mcllvain on working with director David E. Talbert.

Producer Tim Story Video Interview and Bio - 54 sec
Tim Story on the humor in the film and on working with Tracy Morgan.

Behind-the-Scenes Video

Behind the Scenes Footage - 5 min 32 sec
A behind the scenes look at the filming of First Sunday.

Production Notes (right click "save as")
PDF,   Word (DOC),   Text (TXT)

Other Filmmakers with Bios
MATT ALVAREZ (Producer)
STACY KOLKER CRAMER (Executive Producer)
NEIL MACHLIS (Executive Producer)
RONALD MUHAMMED (Executive Producer)
JULIE YORN (Executive Producer)
ALAN CASO, ASC (Director of Photography)
DINA LIPTON (Production Designer)
JEFFREY WOLF, A.C.E. (Editor)
GERSHA PHILLIPS (Costume Designer)
SPRING ASPERS (Music Supervision by)
KIM TAYLOR-COLEMAN, CSA (Casting by)

****

In this comedy, Durell (ICE CUBE) and LeeJohn (TRACY MORGAN) are best friends and bumbling petty criminals. When Durell learns that his ex-girlfriend plans to move to another state with their son - unless they can get her $17,000 to pay off a debt - they come up with a desperate scheme to rob their neighborhood church. But when the duo fumble their way through the break-in, they discover someone has beaten them to the punch. In order to get their hands on the money, Durell and LeeJohn are forced to spend the night in the presence of the Lord and his followers... and end up getting a lot more than they bargained for.

First Sunday unleashes the screwball antics of a pair of hilariously inept petty criminals in a funny and heartwarming comedy about good intentions, bad decisions and second chances. The film stars Ice Cube (Barbershop, Friday), Katt Williams (Friday After Next, Norbit) and Tracy Morgan ("30 Rock," "SNL"). Co-starring is an esteemed ensemble cast including Loretta Devine (This Christmas, "Grey's Anatomy"), Michael Beach ("Third Watch," Soul Food), Keith David (Barbershop, ATL), Regina Hall (the Scary Movie franchise), Malinda Williams (Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls,TV's "Soul Food") and Chi McBride ("Pushing Daisies," "Boston Public"). First Sunday is written and directed by David E. Talbert. The film is produced by Talbert, David McIlvain, Tim Story, Ice Cube and Matt Alvarez. The executive producers are Stacy Kolker Cramer, Neil Machlis, Ronald Muhammed and Julie Yorn. The accomplished production team includes director of photography Alan Caso, ASC, production designer Dina Lipton, editor Jeffrey Wolf, A.C.E., and costume designer Gersha Phillips. The music is by Stanley Clarke, music supervision is by Spring Aspers and casting is by Kim Taylor-Coleman, CSA.

First Sunday was filmed in and around Los Angeles.

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