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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'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 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 * "Miracle" †... [...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, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...'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, Saturda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, ''Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story'', the documentary ''Abducted in Plain Sight'', and the drama miniseries '' A Friend of the Family''. Early life Broberg was born on July 31, 1962, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Robert "Bob" Broberg and Mary Ann Broberg. She was the couple's first child, and she was followed by two younger sisters, Karen and Susan. 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), ''Message in a Cell Phone'' (Disney), ''The Secret Keeper'' ( Columbia TriStar), ''Bug Off'', ''Hope For Troubled Teens'', ''Nadir'', ''Family First'', '' Little Secrets'' (Columbia TriStar), ''Mobsters and Mormons'', and '' The Book of ... [...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 the 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 qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...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 Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the One true church#Latter Day Saint movement, original church founded by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in the United States in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and built Temple (LDS Church), temples worldwide. According to the church, it has over 16.8 million the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics, members and 54,539 Missionary (LDS Church), full-time volunteer missionaries. The church is the Christianity in the United States, fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States, with over 6.7 million US members . It is the List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement, largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormons
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 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 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 other denominations. Since 2018, the LDS Church has requested that its members be referred to as "Latter-day Saints". Mormons have developed a strong sense of community that stems from their doctrine and history. One of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, vocals), Craig Miner (banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Josh Larsen (bass guitar, string bass, vocals), and Nate Young (drums, vocals). After recording four studio albums on their own independent record label, Ryan Shupe & The RubberBand were signed to Capitol Records in 2005. Their first album for Capitol, 2005's '' Dream Big'', produced a Top 40 hit on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts in its title track. The second single from the album, however, failed to chart, and the band was dropped from Capitol. In 2008, the band signed to Montage Music Group and released the album Last Man Standing. After this, the band continued to tour nationally and promote their unique brand of music. In 2010, the band released the albu ... [...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 in 1999. '' Court & Spark'' is the title of a 1974 |
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. The two formed a hardcore punk band called The Pissed Officers and self-released two split records with the then Boston-based Casio-core duo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
