Everything You Need To Know About
FIREPROOF
…As It Relates To You And Your World
The Actors, Director, Info,
Reviews, and Photos
MPAA: Rated PG
At work, inside burning buildings,
Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old
firefighter's adage: Never leave your
partner behind. At home, in the
cooling embers of his marriage, he
lives by his own rules. After seven
years of marriage, Caleb and
Catherine Holt have drifted so far
apart that Catherine wishes she had
never married. Is it too late to fireproof
his marriage? His job is to rescue
others. Now Caleb Holt is ready to
face his toughest job ever... rescuing
his wife's heart.
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures
Kirk Cameron
as Caleb Holt
 Best known as the lovable
teenager Mike Seaver, from the
award-winning series GROWING
PAINS (1985-1992)
 Became a Christian. Left series
 Starred in Left Behind.
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures
Alex Kendrick
as Pastor Strauss
 Alex Kendrick is an associate pastor at
Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia
 In the three movies Sherwood Pictures
has produced, he co-wrote (with brother,
Stephen Kendrick), acted, and directed in all
three. In this film he has taken a more limited
role in acting
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures
NEARLY EVERY ACTOR IS A “FIRST TIMER”
Erin Bethea as Catherine Holt
Ken Bevel as Michael Simmons
Stephen Dervan as Wayne Floyd
Eric Young as Terrell Sanders
Jason McLeod as Eric Harmon
Stephanie Makulinski as Latasha
Brown
Dwan Williams as Deidra Harris
Amberly Marquard as Ashley Phillips
Harris Malcom as John Holt
Phyllis Malcom as Cheryl Holt
Perry Revell as Gavin Keller
Carla Hawkins as Tina Simmons
Ray Wood as Mr. Campbell
Sue Holt as Mrs. Campbell
Bill Stafford as Mr. Rudolph
Dot Majors as Erma Rudolph
Faye Sharber as Anna Stone
Deena Taylor as Misty Harper
Kelly Johnson as Bethany Wilson
Jim McBride as Carl Hatcher
Anthony Brown as Mr. James
Turner Dawson as Mrs. Turner
Taylor Glow as Megan
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Alex Kendrick
He oversees the media
ministry of his church,
(Sherwood Pictures) with
3 movies to his credit,
Flywheel (2003), Facing
the Giants (2006), and
Fireproof (2008).
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ALL THE PRODUCERS ARE
CONNECTED TO SHERWOOD
BAPTIST CHURCH MEDIA
MINISTRY
Michael Catt .... executive producer
Tracy Goode .... associate producer
Jim McBride .... executive producer
David Nixon .... co-producer
Brad Weston .... associate producer
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 Fireproof is partnered
with Fireproof My
Marriage, an organization
created to strengthen and
heal marriages
 The Love Dare, a book
written by Alex and
Stephen Kendrick, is a
major topic in the film,
being one of the main
points of the plot.
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures
Fireproof is the story of a firefighter,
Captain Caleb Holt, who lives by
the old firefighter's adage: Never
leave your partner behind. But,
after seven years of marriage to his
wife Catherine, their own
partnership is falling apart.
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures
Neither one understands the
pressures the other faces, as
he is a firefighter and she as
the public relations director of
a hospital. Caleb claims that
Catherine is too sensitive and
"doesn't show me respect."
Whereas she tells her
hospital co-workers that he is
"so insensitive" and that "he
doesn't listen to me. He
doesn't understand my
needs."
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures
As they prepare to file for
divorce, Caleb's father
challenges his son to commit
to a 40-day test called "The
Love Dare." Caleb starts it,
but more for his father's sake
than for his marriage.
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Caleb becomes
frustrated time and
time again. He finally
asks his father, "How
am I supposed to
show love to
somebody who
constantly rejects
me?" When his father
tells him that this is
the love God shows
to people,
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Caleb makes a lifechanging commitment to
love God. And, with God's
help, he begins to
understand what it means
to truly love his wife. But,
he is unsure if it's too late
to "fireproof" his marriage.
Can he?
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Consensus religious view is voiced
by Michael Foust of the Baptist
Press, "Fireproof isn't just a great
Christian movie. It's a great movie.
Period."
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TO SAVE MARRIAGES
Director Alex Kendrick said this
film would be "a drama/romance
about marriage. Our goal is to
reinforce God's intention for
marriage."
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With 50% of all marriages in the United States ending in
divorce, it is always good to see attempts made to turn
that very ugly number around. I applauded where the
filmmakers are coming from and the goal that they
have. I hope this film helps married couples to work at
their relationship. My heart also goes out to divorced
singles, who may find this film painful. Divorce is
painful.
Relationships are worth our every effort. Writer Miguel
de Cervantes Saavedra correctly observed, “The worst
reconciliation is better than the best divorce.”
Presentation and Review © David Bruce.
DIVORCE: A DIRTY
WORD
POWERFUL THOUGHT:
“When two people
decide to get a divorce,
it isn't a sign that they
"don't understand" one
another, but a sign that
they have, at last,
begun to.”
--Helen Rowland
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures
“I doubt if there is
one married person
on earth who can be
objective about
divorce. It is always
a threat, admittedly
or not, and such a
dire threat that it is
almost a dirty
word.”
--Nora Johnson
“In every marriage
more than a week
old, there are
grounds for divorce.
The trick is to find,
and continue to
find, grounds for
marriage”
--Robert Anderson
Presentation and Review © David Bruce. Photos © Sherwood Pictures