Brigham City (2001)

Director:

Richard Dutcher

Writer:

Richard Dutcher (writer)

Release Date:

30 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Nothing attracts a Serpent like a paradise.

Plot:

The sheriff of a small Utah community searches for a serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Mormon | Brigham City Utah | Christian | Murder

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Richard Dutcher	...	Sheriff
Matthew A. Brown	...	Terry
Wilford Brimley	...	Stu
Carrie Morgan	...	Peg
Jongiorgi Enos	...	Ed Gray
Tayva Patch	...	Meredith
Jeff Johnson	...	Garcia
Wendy Hoop	...	April
Sterling Brimley	...	Glen
Richard J. Clifford	...	Steve the photographer
Frank Gerrish	...	Ralph
Janice Power	...	Evelyn
Rick Macy	...	Ernie
Jerry North	...	Ivan
Jack North	...	Max

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic material.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Mapleton, Utah, USA

Company:

Main Street Movie Company

Trivia:

Dan Rascone, the man who plays a news reporter in the movie, is actually a reporter with KUTV 2 News in Salt Lake City.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the second Sunday's meetings, the hymn numbers posted on the sign in the background refer to those sung the previous week.

Quotes:

Sheriff Clayton: I don't think I'm ever going to forgive myself.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in In the Service of God (2003) (V)

Wow!

When I read that the director casted himself in the lead, I thought, "well, boy, it seems the only way for you to get a role". I couldn't be more mistaken.

Script: Richard Dutcher - brilliant

Directing: Richard Dutcher - brilliant

Lead: Richard Dutcher - brilliant

Although the atmosphere of the movie is somewhat depressing, something I am usually not looking for, I was nothing but impressed.

Brigham City is a character driven thriller with nice twists and takes a very close look at religiously fundamentalist small town life in the U.S. Bottom line is, no matter how much you try to shield your whole-world-community from the hazards of the "outside world", you can't. The script has some nice twists and stays suspenseful until the murderer is finally discovered, but the real plot revolves around the sheriff and his world being turned upside down.

Unfortunately we have experienced something terrible and unexpected in our community, too, and it takes in fact some time until you are able to admit the truth - you just think you are in the wrong movie.

Dutcher takes you on an emotional ride with the sheriff to exactly that point.