I'm not LDS or familiar with the religion beyond NBA player Shawn Bradley and former NFL players Jim McMahon and Steve Young. (If that's even accurate.)
And I don't know if the filmmakers are to blame for the deception I'm about to describe either. All those disclaimers out of the way...
My girlfriend and I were renting movies at Blockbuster, looking for a comedy that her little brother (10) could watch with us. She came across "The Home
Teachers," and we rented it despite our being unable to recognize any of the
"stars." Important note: There was NOTHING on the box that denoted this movie was about LDS.
So imagine our surprise when we get home, pop in the video, and see the
previews for other "Mormon movies," followed by the opening scene with the
blond guy sitting in a Bible class. (We gave up on it after seeing his cliched attempts to evade the straitlaced guy.)
Nothing against the filmmakers--unless they were willing participants in this deception. I'm sure they wanted to make a funny movie that LDS folks could
enjoy. But there should have been some mention on the original movie box or
the Blockbuster box, stating that this was a Mormon movie. Especially if this was an intentional omission in order to be an undercover venue for
proselytizing.
Oh well, there's four bucks I'll never see again.
And I don't know if the filmmakers are to blame for the deception I'm about to describe either. All those disclaimers out of the way...
My girlfriend and I were renting movies at Blockbuster, looking for a comedy that her little brother (10) could watch with us. She came across "The Home
Teachers," and we rented it despite our being unable to recognize any of the
"stars." Important note: There was NOTHING on the box that denoted this movie was about LDS.
So imagine our surprise when we get home, pop in the video, and see the
previews for other "Mormon movies," followed by the opening scene with the
blond guy sitting in a Bible class. (We gave up on it after seeing his cliched attempts to evade the straitlaced guy.)
Nothing against the filmmakers--unless they were willing participants in this deception. I'm sure they wanted to make a funny movie that LDS folks could
enjoy. But there should have been some mention on the original movie box or
the Blockbuster box, stating that this was a Mormon movie. Especially if this was an intentional omission in order to be an undercover venue for
proselytizing.
Oh well, there's four bucks I'll never see again.