A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
- Awards
- 3 wins
- Julie Taylor
- (as Rebekah Jordan)
- Noreen
- (as Judith Morton Fraser)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaThis film was originally to be shown in the "Madstone" theater in Salt Lake City, Utah (which has a heavy LDS population) on the day of its national release, but the theater pulled it a few weeks before it was scheduled to open. The reason given was that the film "lacked artistic merit", but the film's promoters contend that the theater management gave in to local pressure not to show the film due to its unflattering portrayal of the LDS Church. The film was shown a few weeks later in a different Salt Lake theater and attracted a large audience.
- GoofsWhen asked for his first name Aaron says he is not allowed to use his first name. Missionaries are not allowed to call each other by their first name but there is no rule that says you can not tell people your first name.
- Quotes
Elder Aaron Davis: Do you ever read the Sunday comics?
Lila Montagne: [confused] I beg your pardon?
Elder Aaron Davis: The, the, comic page? When I was a little kid, I use to put my face right up to them, you know um, And I was just amazed because it was just this mass of dots, I think life is like that sometimes. But I like to think that from Gods prospective, life, everything, even this, makes sense. It's not just dots. Instead we're all, we're all connected, and it's beautiful and it's funny and it's good. From this close we, we can't expect it to make sense, right now.
- Crazy creditsA Special Thank You to... The Erik Palladino Screening Room and His Xylophone Backup Singers
- Alternate versionsThis film is available on DVD in the US in R-rated and unrated versions.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Bad Boy Street (2012)
- SoundtracksWindmills
Performed by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Written by Dan Dinning, Randel Guss, Todd Nichols & Glen Phillips
Published by Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC (ASCAP
Courtesy of Columbia Records by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
descrimination, but will learn some REAL religion which teaches tolerance and love and understanding. C J Cox understands the real meaning of these issues, and shows a firm grasp
of the concept of humanity, and love. This is a finely crafted, humorous, and exciting take on what it means to be gay and to learn the meaning of love; in it's most broadest meaning, is an extremely moving, emotional journey. This film
has lots to say; "and it's beautiful, and it's good."
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Box office
- Budget
- $850,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $834,685
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $57,242
- Feb 1, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $865,028