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Charles Halford, Dan Merkley, Duane Stephens

From Robert Farrell Smith's best-selling novel comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a town where everybody's nuts...about religion! Tartan (Dan Merkley) is 29, single and Mormon. Tired of being set...( read more  read more... ) up by his marriage-conscious mother, Tartan takes a job as a forest ranger in Longfellow, a sleepy town where half the population is LDS, the other half is Baptist, and nobody can get along! Tartan's not the only recent transplant: the beautiful (and single) Charity (Heather Beers) arrives in Longfellow to spend some time away from her ex-fiance. Together Tartan and Charity devise a plan to unite the town by having and All-Faiths Barbecue! Sweet and charming, funny and touching, Baptists At Our Barbecue reminds us all that life is a barbecue to which God has invited everyone. Whom we sit by or pass the salt to is up to us.

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1,145 ratings

PG, 93 min.

Directed by: Christian Vuissa

Release Date: November 5, 2004

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006

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  • dreamfaeries
    October 10, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    This is so funny...
  • carlos8726
    August 14, 2008
    carlos8726
    I like this movie ... because I'm LDS ... jejeje ... in romantic & very funny --- se las recomiendo --- un besote pa' toas
  • afilmbymichaelmargetis
    December 30, 2007
    afilmbymichaelmargetis
    'Baptists at Our Barbecue' is the best film ever made. Now, that I got your attention with that horribly inaccurate statement that should be a hanging offense if spoken, let me begin my short overview of this tacky, offensive, pretentious and boring hunk of junk I guess you could...( read more) consider a movie. First of all, the low budget of this stinker is totally obvious based on the very poor and inexperienced direction of Christian Vuissa, and the tacky, overly preachy, whiny and stilted screenplay by F. Mathew Smith. I really despise the fact that it sends a very pro-Mormon, and sort of anti-every other religion message. Yes, the story is about a small town half full with Mormons and half full with Baptists. It shows all the main and role-model characters being Mormon, and being so nice and perfect, yet they are being picked on by the evil, conniving and very judgmental Baptists. It shows how beautiful Mormons are and how cold-hearted and ignorant Baptists are, instead of showing a little solidarity like would be appropriate and realistic. I'm a part of neither religion (I'm actually an atheist), but this offended me, along with another countless amount of Baptists most likely. It shows the Baptists as being very unopened and unwelcoming to the Mormons, and the Mormons being very accepting, when again, in reality there is a mutual like/dislike between them. Sorry, I didn't mean to go off on a rant.

    Another aspect of 'Baptists at Our Barbecue' I didn't much care for, was the acting. The performances are very amateurish and unnatural, especially from the female lead Heather Beers. Miss Beers stumbles her way through her part without any passion or feeling for her role, and I wasn't too much impressed with Dan Merkley, who's the main character in this lackluster of a motion picture, but I have to say he's way more talented or shows more talent in this film then Heather Beers. Whoever played the town sheriff was awful also. Although there is maybe a tiny laugh deep within the film, it is full of clichés. For example, the main character, Tartan (Merkley), finds solace with a Native American who always gives him the best advice on things relating to a tribal way of life - how cliché is that? To make the situation even more of a pathetic cliché, Tartan buys the poor, lonely heathen a puppy dog. Ugghhh!

    If you want my advice, stay as far away from 'Baptists at Our Barbecue' as you can. I saw it on the shelf and thought it would be a cute and interesting little indie about religion. All I got was a, well, piece of crap. Grade: D-
  • shannonloveland
    July 25, 2007
    shannonloveland
    Hilarious and a happy ending.
  • emopunkprincess17
    July 8, 2007
    emopunkprincess17
    it was funny. but i've seen better.
  • legorollercoaster
    June 22, 2007
    legorollercoaster
    Funny religous Movie!!
  • filmaker99
    May 8, 2007
    filmaker99
    halestorm has put out some pretty stupid movies in the past, but this one takes the cake
  • lkmnjhg
    April 30, 2007
    lkmnjhg
    only mormons could truly apprieciate this movie
  • wootychocolatelover
    April 12, 2007
    wootychocolatelover
    IT has some really good moments!
  • dad700
    March 6, 2007
    dad700
    Full of stereotypes. Cheesy acting. Pretentious. Painful to watch.

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  • chrisgalen
    June 29, 2007
    chrisgalen
    Baptists at our Barbecue is hilarious. It's a quirky romantic comedy that even I actually enjoyed 100%
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