''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' is a 2004

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Robert Farrell Smith. It was directed, and produced by Christian Vuissa. This film features some

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...

(LDS Church)-centric humor that is meant to appeal to

Mormon Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into severa ...

audiences that non-LDS people are unlikely to get, as well as some humor aimed at non-Mormon audiences.

Plot

"Baptists at Our Barbecue" is the story of the small town of Longwinded, Arizona, USA, a divided, feuding town of 262 Mormons and 262 Baptists. It's also a story about one man who will try anything to end the ridiculous feud and bring the town together, and keep the peace-loving girl of his dreams from leaving town.

Main cast

*Dan Merkley as Tartan *

Heather Beers Heather Beers is an American actress and freelance writer. Her two most notable movie roles have been as the title character in ''Charly'' (a 2002 independent film based on the 1980 Jack Weyland novel of the same title) and as Charity (the lead ...

as Charity *

Jan Broberg Felt Jan Broberg (July 31, 1962) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. As a child, Broberg was kidnapped on two occasions by a family friend, at ages twelve and fourteen. The experience has been documented in her mother Mary Ann Broberg's book, ...

as Tartan's Mom * Dane Stephens as Sheriff Bob *Frank Gerrish as Brother Hatch *Tony Larimer as Pastor Stevens

Soundtrack

* "New Emotion" –

Ryan Shupe & the Rubberband Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand is an American country music and bluegrass group founded in the mid-1990s in Ogden, Utah. The band's current lineup comprises Ryan Shupe (fiddle, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, lead vocals), Roger Archibald (guitar, vocal ...

* "Miracle" – Jamen Brooks * "Lucia" – The Court & Spark * "A Thousand Miles" – Angela Pace * "Long Old Time" – Micah Dahl Anderson * "Ghosts Are Good Company" –

Bishop Allen Bishop Allen is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band's core members are Justin Rice and Christian Rudder, who are supported both on stage and in the studio by a rotating cast of musical collaborators. The ...

* "Grew Young" – Sweethaven * "Quarry Anthem" – Big Smith * "Women Thoughts" – Greg Duckwitz * "Head Up the Mountain" – Jamen Brooks * "O Sister, There Thou Art" – Micah Dahl Anderson * "Stretch On, Road" – Night In Wyoming * "The Calm Before the Storm" – Greg Duckwitz * "Hallelujah II" – The Court & Spark * "If" – The Happies * "Perfectly Complicated" – Tiffany Fronk * "Let's Have a Barbecue!" – Matt Mattson

References

External links

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collection of articles on the movie ''Baptists at Our Barbecue''
2004 comedy films 2004 films Mormon cinema Films directed by Christian Vuissa Halestorm Entertainment films 2000s English-language films {{Baptists-stub