Phoenix, arizona on may 10, halestorm entertainment will be releasing the awardwinning comedy film the singles ward in theaters throughout arizona. In twist of fate, jonathons car breaks down at a ward activity where he meets cammie, the ward activities director. With the right attitude, you can turn this transition into one of the most rewarding opportunities of your life. A divorced, mormon standup comedian moves after divorce to loosen the ties to the church and its singles ward. Faust passes away salt lake city 10 august 2007 president james e. And neither do cliches, no matter how inside they are. If you keep the songs in the context of being background music for the first fulllength feature film by mormons spoofing mormons, its easier not to raise a finger.
Among them are waitress and aspiring architect janet bridget fonda, who finds herself obsessed with bad boy musician cliff matt dillon. Singles 1992 cameron crowe synopsis, characteristics. When jonathan jordan gets divorced hes thrust back into the world of being a single mormon a world. A woman from the new church calls and he responds rudely. Celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs. On may 9 there will be an advance screening of the movie in phoenix at the harkins christown ii at 10.
This music is for when you want to hear and remember. That is what the transition to my young single adult ward became for me. Singles original motion picture soundtrack various. If youre looking for a good, clean, and funny movie then this would be yours. Then and now since i live in seattle, i thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the filming locations and how they look now.
Mormon singles ward mockumentary set for production in. Meeting her later, he notices that shes nice and cute. Moyer, based on his own life as a standup comedian and single member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. We need your talents, your testimony, and your time. Jonathan will swenson is a standup comic whose recent divorce has made him lose faith. Feb 09, 2016 the 20 best movies about being single from the unconventional weirdos oh, hey, thora and scarlett to the aspirational man eaters spring break forever, bitches, being unattached is so much.
Singles ward is the first of three lds audiencetargeted films the byu film school graduates plan to produce before jumping into the general feature film market. In seattle during the era of grunge music, the lives and relationships of a group of young people, all living in the same apartment building, go through a period of flux. The singles ward 2002 cast and crew divorced after one year of marriage, a young mormon will swenson falls for a woman connie young but becomes sour about the churchs doctrine. Although this movie does contain a lot of lds humor in it, so if youre not lds you may not catch or.
The singles ward is a film directed by kurt hale with will swenson, connie young, daryn tufts. The singles ward 2002 divorced after one year of marriage, a young mormon will swenson falls for a woman connie young but becomes sour about the churchs doctrine. The single moms club 2014 en francais gratuit video. The singles ward 2002 cast and crew divorced after one year of marriage, a young mormon will swenson falls for a woman connie young but. Find out where singles is streaming, if singles is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. This movie is such a accurate and true depiction of what its like to be in a lds singles ward.
Although this movie does contain a lot of lds humor in it, so if youre not lds you may not catch or understand all the jokes. As a latterday saint parent and movie enthusiast myself, its been a. With goodnatured laughoutloud fun, the singles ward is a. Smart, funny, and engagingly scruffy, singles is a cleareyed look at modern romance that doubles as a credible grungeera time capsule. No one believes the claims of a young woman amber heard that a dead patient is stalking the residents of the psychiatric facility. Linda kyra sedgwick, an emotionally fragile environmentalist on the lookout for. Set amidst the burgeoning seattle alternative music scene of the early 90s, singles follows a group of twentysomethings as they try to find love and try to come to terms with their passage into adulthood.
Laugh til you cry with the singles ward living scriptures. Not as funny and certainly not better, but it is my third favorite lds humor movie, after singles ward and sons of provo. The youth of the church seem to pick choice number one, claiming the soundtrack to the singles ward finally pricks their musical hearts in a way traditional hymn collection cant. Halestorm entertainment lds singles online linger longer. The ysa ward can seem daunting but you have so much to gain and everything to loose. Faust, second counselor in the first presidency of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, died at his home early this morning surrounded by his family. When jonathan jordan gets divorced hes thrust back into the world of being a single mormon a world whos ultimate goal is eternal marriage. Thats one reason living scriptures loves the comedy the singles ward. The sites critical consensus reads smart, funny, and engagingly scruffy, singles is a cleareyed look at modern romance that doubles as a credible grungeera time capsule. With goodnatured laughoutloud fun, the singles ward is a hilarious observation at the quirks of the dating scene. Jan 28, 2011 this feature is not available right now. This film did an excellent job depicting early nineties seattle and the rising grunge scene even featuring members of local bands pearl jam and alice in chains in cameo roles. A word of advice to the makers of the singles ward. Telling the story of a young, divorced mormon guy thrust back into single life, the writing and shooting style of the singles ward is, in many ways, very similar to the 80s comedy ferris buellers day off.
Frustrated and single again, standup comedian jonathan jordan will swenson now finds himself faced with the uncomfortable task of returning to the local singles ward. Ive included stills from the movie along with recent pictures. For those hanging out with friends on valentines day, here are some movies that can turn it into a celebration of friendship instead of romance. No animals or amphibians were harmed in the making of this film. The singles ward is a 2002 lds cinema comedy film directed by kurt hale written by himself and john e.
The singles 2nd ward is a 2007 lds romantic comedy film, directed by kurt hale. Watch john carpenters the ward online stream full movie. Feb 10, 2016 best valentines day movies for single people. Watch the single moms club 2014 en francais gratuit jadumaxissimon on dailymotion. Oct 24, 2007 with goodnatured laughoutloud fun, the singles ward is a hilarious observation at the quirks of the dating scene. The singles ward, pride and prejudice, saints and soldiers, forever. Here are some clips from one of my first feature films, the classic mormon dating culture movie singles ward. The singles ward is a 2002 lds cinema romantic comedy film directed by kurt hale written by. Dec 11, 2007 the dialogue and situations that are so quickly rehashed in the opening scenes should be a warning to you that singles 2nd ward is without a doubt the worst movie halestorm has crapped out since the first time kurt hale said action. The purpose of a singles ward is usually to get the young adult married soon, since marriage is a very important covenant in our church. Singles 1992 cameron crowes sophomore directorial effort depicted the lives of a group of seattleite singles and their struggles to find romance in the city.
I was skeptical to watch it because after sons of provo, lds humor movies just got worse and worse, but i loved the first one so i had to. Apr 12, 2017 contre toute attente film 1984 allocine. Any one who does not think this movie is funny has probably never been to a singles ward. With will swenson, connie young, daryn tufts, kirby heyborne. Their first movie, the singles ward, is set to premiere in salt lake city on jan. If you like the singles ward you are looking for humorous, touching and semi serious movies about with lifestyle, romance, family relations, couples, religions or cults, divorce and church themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. Rent the singles 2nd ward 2007 on dvd and bluray netflix. Jun 06, 20 its a ward which consists of all the young single adults in the stakean organization of several wards, usually named after the city it is in. Frustrated and single again, jonathon jordan now finds himself faced with the uncomfortable task of returning to the local singles ward. Like the singles ward, and the films which followed it, its target audience is members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints and citizens of utah. Voir film the ward en streaming vf gratuit complet hd 2011. To add to this unique angle, members of the film crew will not be members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
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