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Baptists At Our Barbecue
''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' is a 2004 comedy film 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 (LDS Church)-centric humor that is meant to appeal to Mormon 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 is 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 as Charity * Jan Broberg Felt 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 * "Mir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Vuissa
Christian Vuissa (born 1969 in Bregenz, Austria) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the LDS Film Festival, until 2017. Vuissa served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996. He was involved in the making of '' Pirates of the Great Salt Lake''. He was the director of '' Baptists at Our Barbecue'', ''The Errand of Angels'', ''One Good Man'' (2009) (originally called ''Father in Israel''), ''The Letter Writer'' (2011), ''The Reunion'' (2008), and ''Silent Night'' (2012). Vuissa was also the original story creator and the director of the 2002 short drama film ''Roots and Wings'' about Mexican immigrants to the United States. Vuissa is a 2002 graduate of Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...'s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 female role) in ''Baptists at Our Barbecue''. Life and career Beers grew up in southern California, where she attended Los Amigos High School. Her mother was the director of a community theatre, and Beers took lead roles in many of the theatre's productions. Beers received a degree in English from the University of Utah and then worked for many years in a Salt Lake City-based advertising company, while still continuing with her acting career. Beers has contributed articles to the following magazines: ''Entrée Magazine'', ''Salt Lake Magazine'', ''Utah Bride'', and ''Utah Style & Design''. In addition to her acting, she contributed her voice to the 2005 video game Amped 3, as well as for Maverik, McCune Mansion, RC Willey, Saturday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Broberg Felt
Jan Broberg Felt is an American actress, singer, dancer, and kidnapping survivor. As a child, Broberg was kidnapped on two occasions by a family friend, at ages 12 and 14. The experience has been documented in her mother Mary Ann Broberg's book, ''Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story'', the documentary '' Abducted in Plain Sight'', and the drama miniseries '' A Friend of the Family''. Career Broberg has appeared in over a dozen feature films. Some of her film credits are '' Slaughter of the Innocents'' (HBO), '' The Poof Point'' (Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...), ''Message in a Cell Phone'' (Disney), ''The Secret Keeper'' (Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, Columbia TriStar), ''Bug Off'', ''Hope For Troubled Teens'', ''Nadir'', ''Family First'', ''Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halestorm Entertainment
Halestorm Entertainment was a film production and distribution company based in Orem, Utah. It was founded in January 2001 by Kurt Hale and Dave Hunter, who were both film majors at Brigham Young University. Halestorm films were largely created by, for, and about Latter-day Saints and usually contain a high number of clichés and stereotypes about the behavior and culture of mainland Western United States members of the Church. Because of that, their films are mostly shown in first run movie theatres in that region, where most US members of that church live. The company started with a successful first film, ''The Singles Ward,'' released in 2002. However, with a major box office failure in ''The Home Teachers'' it faced a declining market for explicitly Mormon-themed comedy films. In response, Halestorm phased out of producing explicitly LDS-based films with ''Church Ball'' sporting fewer in-jokes and named talent in an attempt to gain a wider audience. The company was quiet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film, and it is derived from classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were slapstick comedies, which often relied on visual depictions, such as sight gags and pratfalls, so they could be enjoyed without requiring sound. To provide drama and excitement to silent movies, live music was played in sync with the action on the screen, on pianos, organs, and other instruments. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s, comedy films grew in popularity, as laughter could result from both burlesque situations but also from humorous dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, places more focus on individual star actors, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Farrell Smith
Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970) is an American humor writer. Starting in 2005, he publishes children's books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. He is known for the '' Leven Thumps'' series, the ''Pillage'' trilogy, and ''The Creature from My Closet'' series. He is also the author of ''Witherwood Reform School'' and ''Beyond Foo'' series. Personal life Robert Farrell Smith was born in 1970. For a short time, he lived on the Isle of Skye as a candy-taster, giving him inspiration for his pseudonym Obert Skye along with his first name. He now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Krista and his three children. In 2010, he went to over 900 schools in the United States as part of his "Imagination Tour". During this tour he emphasized the importance and power of imagination. Publications Smith began publishing books in 1996. Starting in 2005, he has published his books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. *''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' (1996) * ''The Miracle of Forgetness'' (1997) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the largest List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. Founded during the Second Great Awakening, the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and built Temple (LDS Church), temples worldwide. According to the church, , it has over 17.5 million The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics, members, of which Membership statistics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (United States), over 6.8 million live in the U.S. The church also reports over 109,000 Missionary (LDS Church), volunteer missionaries and 202 dedicated List of temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, temples. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormons
Mormons are a Religious denomination, religious and ethnocultural group, 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 several groups following different leaders; the majority followed Brigham Young, while smaller groups followed Joseph Smith III, Sidney Rigdon, and James Strang. Most of these smaller groups eventually merged into the Community of Christ, and the term ''Mormon'' typically refers to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), as today, this branch is far larger than all the others combined. People who identify as Mormons may also be independently religious, secular, and non-practicing or belong to List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, other denominations. Since 2018, the LDS Church has ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband
Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand is an American country music and bluegrass group from Ogden, Utah, founded in the mid-1990s by Ryan Shupe. After self-releasing four studio albums, they were signed to Capitol Records in 2005 and achieved a Top 40 hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs with the single "Dream Big". Over the years, they have released several albums on both major and independent labels, including ''Last Man Standing'' (2008), ''Brand New Shoes'' (2010), and ''We Rode On'' (2016). After the title track of '' Dream Big'' charted in the Top 40, the second single from the album failed to achieve similar success, leading to the band's departure from Capitol Records. In 2008, they signed to Montage Music Group and released the album ''Last Man Standing''. Following its release, the band continued to tour nationally, refining their unique sound. In 2010, the band self-released the album ''Brand New Shoes'' on their independent label. This album featured crowd f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Court & Spark
The Court & Spark was a San Francisco-based indie rock band formed in the spring of 1998 by Scott Hirsch, Alex Stimmel, James Kim, and lead vocalist M.C. Taylor. Between 1998 and 2001 the group was part of the alt-country Americana scene. History Hirsch and Taylor had previously been members of a band called Ex-Ignota, before moving to San Francisco and forming the country-oriented group, which released their debut album ''Ventura Whites'' on Tumult Records in 1999. '' Court & Spark'' is the title of a 1974 album. In 2001 the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 band was formed in 2003 and grew out of Rice and Rudder's friendship; it takes its name from Bishop Allen Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the two lived together after attending Harvard University. Bishop Allen has released four albums and 12 EPs; their second album, '' The Broken String'', was released in July 2007, '' Grrr...'', was released in March 2009, and after a five-year hiatus they released their most recent album ''Lights Out'' in August 2014. History Pre-Bishop Allen Rice and Rudder attended Harvard University, where they were DJs on WHRB's punk/indie program, Record Hospital. While enrolled in the same English course, they struck up a conversation in class after seeing each other at a Jawbreaker show. The two f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Comedy Films
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
