Salvation! (1987 film)
| Salvation! | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Beth B |
| Produced by | Beth B |
| Written by |
Beth B Tom Robinson |
| Starring |
Stephen McHattie Dominique Davalos Exene Cervenka Viggo Mortensen Rockets Redglare |
| Music by | New Order |
| Cinematography | Francis Kenny |
| Edited by | Elizabeth Kling |
| Distributed by | Circle Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Salvation! (also known as Salvation!: Have You Said Your Prayers Today?) is a 1987 film by Beth B, starring Viggo Mortensen, Exene Cervenka and Stephen McHattie. The film is a parody of televangelism released right after the real-life Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart scandals.[1]
The film was released on VHS, but not as yet on DVD.
The film tagline was "SEX. POWER. MONEY. All in the name of God."
Plot
McHattie plays Reverend Randall, a Staten Island-based televangelist who has been bilking his flock and secretly watches pornography while he is rehearsing his sermons in his stately home. Cervenka plays Rhonda Stample, a born again Christian. After Rhonda's non-believer husband, Jerome (Viggo Mortensen), loses his factory job, he and two cousins enlist Rhonda in a plot to entrap Rev. Randall in a sex scandal and blackmail him.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album was released on Factory Benelux/Les Disques du Crépuscule (catalogue TWI-774)[2] and Factory Australasia (catalogue FACT-182)[3] in February 1988.
Soundtrack
| Salvation!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genre | Modern rock, alternative rock, post-punk, electronic |
| Label |
Factory Benelux/Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI-774 Factory Australasia FACT-182 |
| Producer | Various |
Side A:
- New Order: "Salvation Theme"
- Jumpin' Jesus (Arthur Baker and Stuart Kimball, vocals by Stephen McHattie): "You Can't Blackmail Jesus"
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Twanky Party"
- New Order: "Touched by the Hand of God"
- Dominique* (Dominique Davalos): "Play The Beat"
- The Hood: "Nightmare"
Side B:
- New Order: "Let's Go"
- The Hood: "Salvation! Have You Said Your Prayers Today"
- Arthur Baker: "Come On"
- New Order: "Sputnik"
- Cabaret Voltaire: "Jesus Saves"
- New Order: "Skullcrusher"
- Dominique*: "Destroy All Evil"
CD editions include the 12" remix of "Touched By The Hand Of God".[4][5]
Singles from the soundtrack were The Hood "Salvation"/Jumpin' Jesus "You Can't Blackmail Jesus" (FAC 182)[3] and New Order "Touched By The Hand Of God" (FAC 193).[6]