Latter Days (2003)

Director:

C. Jay Cox

Writer (WGA):

C. Jay Cox (written by)

Release Date:

1 July 2004 (Israel)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Aaron prays. Christian plays... Opposites attract.

Plot:

A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.

Plot Keywords:

Christian | Missionary | Mormon | Mormon Missionary | Bet

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Steve Sandvoss	...	Elder Aaron Davis
Wes Ramsey	...	Christian Markelli
Rebekah Johnson	...	Julie Taylor (as Rebekah Jordan)
Amber Benson	...	Traci Levine
Khary Payton	...	Andrew
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Lila Montagne
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Elder Paul Ryder
Rob McElhenney	...	Elder Harmon
Dave Power	...	Elder Gilford
Erik Palladino	...	Keith Griffin
Mary Kay Place	...	Sister Gladys Davis
Jim Ortlieb	...	Brother Farron Davis
Linda Pine	...	Susan Davis
Bob Gray	...	Susan's Husband
Judee Morton	...	Noreen (as Judith Morton Fraser)
Robert LaCroix	...	Quinn (Elizabeth's Date)
Terry Simpson	...	Dirk
Brian Patrick Wade	...	Stacy
Kurt Hargan	...	Stacy's Husband
Mik Scriba	...	Maintenance Man
Jason-Shane Scott	...	Christian's Sublet
John Giansiracusa	...	Man In Black #1
Robert Ramirez	...	Man In Black #2
Toni Blair	...	Restaurant Patron
Pamela Dominey	...	Restaurant Patron
Margaret Fitzpatrick	...	Restaurant Patron
Ed Garber	...	Restaurant Patron / Church Elder (as Edward Garber)
Nadine Griffith	...	Restaurant Patron
Richard Growe	...	Restaurant Patron
Kristen Egues	...	Restaurant Patron
Aleksei Ilnitsky	...	Restaurant Patron
Yvonne Grey	...	Restaurant Patron
MacGareo 'Mank' Thomas	...	Restaurant Patron
Michelle Moolchan	...	Restaurant Patron
Stefano Pujals	...	Restaurant Patron / Church Elder
Steve Spellman	...	Restaurant Patron
Mary Lou Ahlenius	...	Restaurant Patron
Robin Barberis	...	Restaurant Patron / Airport Passenger
Renee Lyle	...	Restaurant Patron
Hilary Bell	...	Hollywood Starlet
Michael Moriarty	...	Body Guard
Matt Mertens	...	Body Guard (as Matthew Mertens)
Doyle Wolfgang	...	Couple waiting for table
Trudi Wolfgang	...	Couple waiting for table
Oneil Cespedes	...	Christian's Hook Up
Rich Moriarty	...	Man taking Picture
Joseph Dipippa	...	New Mormon
Laurent 'Thor' Weber	...	Mormon at Airport (as Laurent Weber)
Ed Cha	...	Itchy the Cook
Daisy Lewis Garcia	...	Hostess / Thanksgiving Dinner Guest
Robert Gunnerson	...	Bartender at Club (as Rob Gunnerson)
Dwayne Strickland	...	Club Goer
Ron Hutchings	...	Club Goer
Gregory Kelly	...	Club Goer (as Greg Kelly)
Aaron Lee Harvey	...	Club Goer
Renato O'Neal	...	Club Goer
Joe Clemens	...	Club Goer
Steban Demari	...	Club Goer
Dante Silicato	...	Club Goer
Adi Cabada	...	Club Goer
Tim Sanchez	...	Club Goer / Airport Passenger
George Bendele	...	Club Goer
David Welch	...	Club Goer
Allan Shadoan	...	Club Goer
Michael Wool	...	Club Goer
Robbie Wong	...	Club Goer
Mike Schmidt	...	Club Goer
Melinda Howze	...	Airport Passenger
Keri Ports	...	Airport Passenger
Chris Kinder	...	Airport Passenger
Wayne Webb	...	Airport Passenger
Art Villa	...	Airport Passenger
John Bennet	...	Airport Passenger
Deborah Pixley	...	Airport Passenger
Jeff Barberis	...	Airport Passenger
Alicia Bereris	...	Airport Passenger
Lonnie Beard	...	Airline Pilot
Miriam Bolber	...	Airline Attendant (as Miriam Sue Bolber)
Lord Abenz	...	Church Elder
Steven Cischke	...	Church Elder
Nick Coroneens	...	Church Elder
Patrick George	...	Church Elder
William Hood	...	Church Elder
Jack Kincaid	...	Church Elder
Daryl Burq Pearson	...	Church Elder (as Daniel Latch)
Nick Murray	...	Church Elder
James Ozaasky	...	Church Elder
Glen Peterson	...	Church Elder (as Glen Perterson)
William Platt	...	Church Elder
Steven Sellas	...	Church Elder
Andre Araujo	...	Project Angel Food Volunteer
Bill Gill	...	Project Angel Food Volunteer
Jarris	...	Project Angel Food Volunteer
Marc-Allen Barker	...	Project Angel Food Volunteer
Bob Schuck	...	Thanksgiving Dinner Guest
Alexandra Swanland	...	Nurse
Dale Hawes	...	Doctor
Joey Balthozar	...	Hospital Patron
Quintella Turner	...	Hospital Patron
Charles Edwards	...	Cher Impersonator
Leora Lutz	...	Angel Impersonator
Roger Dertinger	...	Devil Impersonator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Denlo	...	Concert guest
Timothy Feimster	...	Cop
Wristcutters	...	Bartender
Michelle Alexandria	...	Airport Passenger (uncredited)
Shannon Moore	...	Julie's Backup Singer (uncredited)

Directed by
C. Jay Cox

Writing credits (WGA)
C. Jay Cox		(written by)

Produced by
Darryl Anderle	....	associate producer
George Bendele	....	co-producer
J. Todd Harris	....	executive producer
Kermit Johns	....	executive producer
Jennifer Schaefer	....	line producer
Jennifer Schaefer	....	producer
Kirkland Tibbels	....	producer
Scott Zimmerman	....	executive producer
G. Sterling Zinsmeyer	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Eric Allaman

Cinematography by
Carl Bartels

Film Editing by
John Keitel

Casting by
Dan Shaner
Michael Testa

Production Design by
Chris Anthony Miller

Art Direction by
Nanet Harty

Set Decoration by
Peter Ayala

Costume Design by
Lisa Lesniak

Makeup Department
Sussy Campos	....	assistant makeup artist
Ashley Fox	....	key hair stylist
Ashley Fox	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Ed Cha	....	production manager
Jennifer Schaefer	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thom Buckley	....	second assistant director
Ed Cha	....	first assistant director
Darin Fenn	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Kristen Anthony	....	set dresser
Roger Dertinger	....	on-set dresser
Dupree Dial	....	on-set dresser
Dupree Dial	....	props
Mark Plutynski	....	set dresser
Evan Waters	....	lead man

Sound Department
Garrett Bradley	....	boom operator
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Jim Ridgley	....	production sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Brethauer	....	key gaffer (as Dan L. Brethauer)
Nick Franco	....	Steadicam operator
Rich Moriarty	....	first assistant camera
Aaron Schulte	....	best boy electric
Ryan Shake	....	second assistant camera
Ed Walsh	....	grip
Laurent 'Thor' Weber	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Rich King	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Anthony	....	wardrobe assistant
Verity Grover	....	assistant wardrobe
Verity Grover	....	wardrobe supervisor
Karen Keech-Swerling	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Brian Feeney	....	assistant editor
Jon Teboe	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Michael Lloyd	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Ronald J. Cruz II	....	production assistant
E. Laura Dunkelgrun	....	assistant: C.J. Cox
Timothy Feimster	....	production assistant
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	script supervisor
Shereen Mirtavoosi	....	production assistant
Al Valentine	....	location assistant

Thanks
Johnny Ortez	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Funny Boy Films
• Davis Entertainment Filmworks

Distributors

• PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (2008) (Austria) (all media)
• PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (2008) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Decade Distribution (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• TLA Releasing (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Antiprod (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Fourlab (2008) (Italy) (video)
• Homescreen (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2005) (UK) (video)
• TLA Releasing (USA) (video)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated | USA:R | Hong Kong:III | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Iceland:14 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Funny Boy Films

Trivia:

Through researching his role as a man with AIDS, Erik Palladino discovered that some of his character's medicines would cause some of his hair to fall out. Therefore, he took a pair of clippers to his own hair to create bald spots although he shot all of his scenes in one day.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Aaron and Chris are preparing to enter Aaron's home, Aaron has his bag on a side of his shoulder. When they enter the house, Aaron's bag is on the other shoulder.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Elder Aaron Davis:When I first came to Los Angeles, it looked like just this mass of dots... all jumbled and disconnected. It was pretty disorienting.

Movie Connections:

References Fantasia (1940)

Soundtrack:

Windmills

surprisingly touching...

I'm not going to go into my entire life story here, but I will tell you that i'm a straight person, so it may seem a little odd that I'd like to watch this movie. I work at blockbuster video and I was running movies one day when I came across a movie entitled "Latter Days." This was intriguing to me because I grew up in a mormon household (but am no longer a firm believer). I read that back and was instantly intrigued. I have much respect for both the mormon community and the gay community, so watching this was something I had been anticipating for a while. I was quite curious how the director would portray the life or a mormon who is hiding his sexuality. All in all, I have to say that this movie is definitely worth watching. There have been some negative comments posted about the quality and about how the dialogue didn't seem to flow amazingly well at times, but I didn't notice anything. I was so wrapped up in the plot and the portrayal of the movie that I didn't notice much of anything that was bad. Most of the people that have left comments on here have been gay, so I assume that most of the people watching this movie would be gay males, and if that be the case, it can become very poignant and heart wrenching at times. I know what it's like to be shunned from the people you've grown up with, not exactly how aaron does, but I have a definite feeling and this movie went straight to my heart. As for recommending this movie, I am all for it. Whether you'll enjoy it as much as I did really jumps from person to person, but I say that you should go out and rent the movie just to make sure.