Many people have wondered how much of Jesus Revolution actually happened in real life. The truth may surprise you! While some of the events of the film were condensed, altered, or rearranged for the sake of storytelling, most of what you see on screen is based in true-to-life happenings.
In my opinion, each of the actors was very well cast. Here are some side-by-side photos of the characters with their real-life counterparts:. In the film, Greg asks whether the spiritual things he was seeing and experiencing were real, afraid that they were going to dry up and leave him unsatisfied like so many other things that had let him down in life. In both the film and in real life, the Jesus Revolution proved to be a true and lasting revivalβa movement of the Holy Spirit in the lives of thousands.
The ripple effect of lives changed traveled throughout Southern California and far beyond. Many of the young men and women who came to know Christ in those days later began their own churches and ministries, perpetuating the effects of the Jesus Movement for decades. Yes, he did. I was going to school at Harbor High, and one day at lunchtime, I found myself on the outskirts of an outdoor meeting of the Jesus Freaks, as people called them. The Christians at the school had gathered together to sing and talk about God.
I sat and I watched them, and I had to admit they appeared pretty happy. They looked to me like they had something that was real. While I was watching from a safe distance, I tried a new thought on for size. What if this is all true? Then Lonnie Frisbee stood up. He was from off campus. And he was a hippie from head to toe. I was riveted by what he had to say. One statement that he made really hit home for me. This was on the front lawn of a high school campus at lunchtime.
And sure enough, a few kids got up and walked forward. I had walked forward, and was praying a prayer with Lonnie. That was the day that Christ came into my life. That was the day that I passed from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God. The Jesus Revolution film sort of portrays the day of my baptism as the time when I made my decision, and that was certainly an important event for me spiritually, but that day on my high school campus was the day that Christ came to take residence in my heart and life.
