Kirk Cameron from the Movie “Fireproof"

Interview By Rhonda Ridley

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For months there has been a great deal of industry buzz about “Fireproof”, an action packed love story filmed on location in Albany Georgia by Sherwood Pictures, the creators of the largely successful Facing the Giants and Flywheel. Directed and Produced by the Kendrick brothers, Alex and Stephen. With a tag line that reads, “Never leave your partner behind “, fire Captain Caleb Holt is fighting fires in town and being recognized and rewarded for it, however at home his marriage is fizzling out and there’s nothing he can do - until he realizes that it’s God who helps us maintain the Covenant of Marriage - not us. Recently, I was honored to sit down with “Growing Pains” star Kirk Cameron, who plays Caleb Holt and we talked about his thoughts on this film, his family and his faith.

What is Fireproof about?

KC: It’s an action packed love story who is on the brink of a divorce. He’s a hero in his community; everybody loves him, he is the man; putting out fires everywhere, rescuing everybody’s house, but at home he’s letting his marriage go up flames. He’ not interested in rescuing his marriage or his wife. Then his father steps in and says, “Son, I’d like you to put off the divorce for about 40 days and I’ll send you something.” Then he begins to mentor his son and he challenges him to an experiment called, “The Love Dare” and it’s a book that teaches his son what the true meaning of love is and going through this challenge teaches him how to love his wife and how to win her heart back. “The Love Dare” while it is a plot device in the movie, it’s actually a book that’s available in stores now and have pre-sold 500,000 copies and have already had three printings on it already because bookstores have placed many orders based on seeing the movie.

How did you get the part of Caleb? How did this come to you?

KC: Well, I first saw a movie called, “Facing the Giants” and that was made by the same church in Georgia that had an all volunteer cast with a small budget that did very very well. Well this is the next movie and I called them. They began making this film and I said, If there’s any chance and you need any help, I’d be willing to volunteer my time for your next movie. So they came up with this idea for Fireproof and I loved the story and loved the script and then went and auditioned, yes, they made me audition and they gave me the part.