ST. LOUIS — St. Louis decked itself out in all its finery Thursday evening as the city held an old-fashioned movie premiere, with music and a gigantic flag and reporters conducting interviews along a too-short red carpet.

"I've been to a lot of openings in my lifetime, but I had to come to St. Louis for one like this," said Oscar-nominated, two-time Emmy-winning actor William H. Macy, who plays legendary sportscaster Jack Buck in the movie "Soul on Fire."

The low-budget, faith-based movie tells the inspirational story of John O'Leary, who severely and very nearly fatally burned himself when he was 9 years old. Given just a 1% chance of survival, he managed to will himself back to life with the help of the love of his family, their religious belief and the support of strangers such as Buc

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