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Plot summary
Jonas Nightengale makes his living as a faith healer, staging miracles with his manager Jane Larson and their crew and collecting money from the crowds at his revival meetings. Their truck breaks down in Rustwater, Kansas, a small farming town in the middle of a long drought, and the replacement parts will take four days to arrive. Jonas decides to hold revival meetings there to cover the cost of the repairs. Sheriff Will Braverman is skeptical of the visitor and tries to keep the town from being conned. Marva, a diner waitress, has a brother, Boyd, who walks with crutches after an auto accident; doctors found nothing physically wrong with him, and he believes Jonas can make him walk again.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Leap of Faith (1992)
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- Producer David Picker was brought in on short notice after filming fell behind schedule; he wanted director Richard Pearce fired, and while the studio refused, Picker was allowed to fire the original cameraman and replace him with Matt Leonetti.
- Michael Keaton was considered for the lead role of faith healer Jonas Nightengale before the part ultimately went to Steve Martin.
- Parts of the movie were filmed in Plainview, where the town water tower carried the fictional town's mascot and name painted on the side until 2016, long after the crew had gone.
- A stage musical version made it to Broadway: it began previews at the St. James Theatre on April 3, 2012 and opened on April 26, but closed after only 20 performances.
