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The Singles Ward (30-Jan-2002)
Director: Kurt Hale Writers: Kurt Hale; John E. Moyer Keywords: Romantic Comedy, Mormons This is a movie made by Mormons, for Mormons.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| LaVell Edwards |
Football |
11-Oct-1930 |
29-Dec-2016 |
BYU Head Football Coach, 1972-2000 |
| Gordon Jump |
Actor |
1-Apr-1932 |
22-Sep-2003 |
Maytag repairman who headed WKRP |
| Steve Young |
Football |
11-Oct-1961 |
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49ers Quarterback |
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 29-Jul-2005) THIS COMMENT MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.
The Singles Ward was non-stop laughs! Kurt Hale hit a home
run in his first at-bat in making a film about the Latter-day Saint
culture. While taking their faith seriously - as they should, all too
often, members of the Church (more commonly referred to as 'Mormons')
take themselves far too seriously, and this film is the perfect remedy
for that. Poking fun at the idiosyncrasies without being blasphemous,
those of us who have done time in a singles ward can easily understand
what Jonathan Jordan's character is going through. The cameo
appearances by Lavell Edwards, Danny Ainge, Thurl Bailey and others
were well placed (unlike The R.M., which was a total piece of trash not
worth the DVD it was pressed on), and were a lot of fun to watch. For a
first foray into LDS comedy filmmaking, It was reasonably well-written,
produced and assembled with a good cast who worked well with each other
in taking a light-hearted, yet honest look at what many singles go
through at that often difficult time in their lives, especially when
senior Church leaders - usually parents, older siblings, bishops and
stake presidents - making the push for them to make a mad rush to the
altar. Jonathan felt that way, and he wound up BACK in a singles ward
at the beginning of the film. A delight to watch and a welcome addition
to my film library, The Singles Ward is a must-watch for all film fans
of any, or even no religious persuasion. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give
it a 10.
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