Keeping the Faith

Theatrical Release Date: 2000 04 14 (USA)

UPC: 717951010582

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Actor Edward Norton debuts as a director with this comedy-drama about love, friendship, and faith. Priest Brian Finn (Norton) and rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) have known each other since childhood. When Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), whom they both knew as children, returns to New York, both men find themselves infatuated with her, sparking both rivalry and personal dilemmas: Brian has taken a vow of celibacy, and Jacob is allowed to marry only within his faith. Award-winning director Milos Forman appears in the supporting cast, alongside Anne Bancroft, Ron Rifkin, and Eli Wallach; the screenplay marks the debut of writer Stuart Blumberg, whom Norton met when they were both undergraduates at Yale. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Features: Audio commentary with director/producer Edward Norton and writer/producer Stuart Blumberg
Deleted scenes
Cast and crew biographies
Production gag reel
Theatrical trailer
5.1 Surround
Widescreen [1.85:1] enhanced for 16x9 televisions

Keeping the Faith

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/17/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 129 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Chapter Selection
1. Main Titles [3:05]
2. Confession [2:44]
3. Two Micks And A Yid [4:47]
4. Packed Houses [3:52]
5. God Squad [:26]
6. Bachelors [3:53]
7. Together Again [3:58]
8. Date With A Princess [4:24]
9. Mating Game [4:01]
10. Radical Rabbi [5:18]
11. Family Matters [2:45]
12. A Personal Question [4:03]
13. Rachel [7:50]
14. Friends And Lovers [7:26]
15. Cover-Up [3:40]
16. Brian's Dream [2:04]
17. Close Call [2:07]
18. The Music Store [3:12]
19. Anna's Offer [3:45]
20. Girl Talk [7:47]
21. Secrets Revealed [6:45]
22. Deceived [4:01]
23. Penance [3:37]
24. Father's Advice [2:21]
25. Still Friends [3:00]
26. Forgiveness [4:13]
27. Ruth Confesses [2:56]
28. Jake's Atonement [4:47]
29. Revelation [2:39]
30. A Proposal [4:18]
31. Karaoke [2:54]
32. End Credits [6:19]

Karl Williams

The directorial debut of actor Edward Norton, the bracing comedy Keeping the Faith unfolds like nothing so much as the film Woody Allen would be making if he were a forty-years-younger member of Generation X. Playing to the acting strengths of Norton and co-stars Ben Stiller and Jenna Elfman, the script by Stuart Blumberg manages to create all of the necessary tension and conflict to keep its story moving at a brisk pace, but attempts something refreshingly different with its tale built on a barroom joke premise ("a priest and a rabbi fall in love with the same girl. . ."). The characters in Keeping the Faith are mature and intelligent, never reacting to their romantic predicament with the sort of overblown, phony dramatics expected from a high-concept Hollywood entertainment, each attempting to reasonably navigate the entanglement. Unexpected but delightful as well is the inclusion of several older supporting players (portrayed with assured dexterity by veterans Ron Rifkin, Eli Wallach, Milos Forman, and Anne Bancroft), who act as counselors, mentors, and sounding boards for the exuberant but inexperienced younger stars. Keeping the Faith is a thoughtful, charming depiction of reason and sportsmanship in interpersonal relationships, which is rarely (if ever) depicted in a cinema where the name of the game is action and violence. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Gary Barber  Executive Producer 
Elmer Bernstein  Composer (Music Score) 
Roger Birnbaum  Executive Producer 
Howard W. Koch  Producer 
Jonathan Glickman  Executive Producer 
Edward Norton  Director 
Edward Norton  Producer 
Stuart Blumberg  Producer 
Stuart Blumberg  Screenwriter 
Edward Norton  Actor 
Ben Stiller  Actor 
Jenna Elfman  Actor 
Anne Bancroft  Actor 
Eli Wallach  Actor 
Ron Rifkin  Actor 
Milos Forman  Actor 
Holland Taylor  Actor 
Lisa Edelstein  Actor 
Rena Sofer  Actor 
Ken Leung  Actor 
Brian George  Actor 

Country: USA