Church Ball (2006)

Director:

Kurt Hale

Writers:

Paul Eagleston (writer)
Kurt Hale (writer)
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Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

Winning isn't everything..... Yeah Right

Plot:

Dennis Buckstead has the hardest calling in his church. Not only has he been asked to coach a group...

Plot Keywords:

Mormon | Basketball

Cast

Fred Willard	...	Bishop Linderman
Andrew Wilson	...	Dennis Buckstead
Clint Howard	...	Gene Jensen
Gary Coleman	...	Charles Higgins
Steve Anderson	...	Thurman
Amy Stewart	...	Susan Buckstead
Larry Bagby	...	Blake Bracken
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	...	Julius Higgins
Kala Alexander	...	Carlos
Sina Amedson	...	Nadar Nazbarechov
Eddie Anderson	...	Old Man 2
Thurl Bailey	...	Moses Mahoney
Edward Bernard	...	High Priest
Michael Birkeland	...	Officiator 2
Ross Brockley	...	Mickey Morgan
Big Budah	...	Coach / Player
David Callahan	...	Crystal Lakes Player
Brad Call	...	Guy In The Bakery
Jimmy Chunga	...	The Officiator
Dillan Conrad	...	Billy Buckstead
Dale Critchlow
Curt Dousett	...	Bruce Bracken
Mark Eaton	...	Himself
Travis Eberhard	...	Adam
Christine Elder	...	Woman #2
Stan Ellsworth	...	Jeramiah
Dave Hanson	...	Angry Man At Door
Hilary Hughes	...	Heather Buckstead
Hot Rod Hundley	...	Himself
Cort Johnson	...	Basketball Fan #2
Chad Long	...	Don Weaver
Shannon Price
Susan Rounkles	...	Reporter
Chandler Smith	...	Don Weaver's Oldest Son
Johnie Tolman	...	Padded Player
Daryn Tufts	...	Misfit Polynesian Basketball Player
Mister West	...	Basketball Fan #1
Joe Wilson	...	Mr. Snead
Mindy B. Young	...	?
Jason Crockett	...	Elbow Throwing Basketball Player (uncredited)
Spencer King	...	Male Cheerleader (uncredited)

Directed by
Kurt Hale

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Eagleston		writer
Kurt Hale		writer
Stephen Rose		writer

Produced by
George Dayton	....	producer
Kurt Hale	....	producer
Dave Hunter	....	executive producer
Kelly Moran-Brown	....	line producer

Original Music by
Scott Johnson
Scott Wiley

Cinematography by
Billy Webb		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Wynn Hougaard
John Lyde

Casting by
Kate Kennedy

Production Design by
Anne K. Black

Set Decoration by
Katherine Brim		(as Katherine Swigert)
Christina Cline
Cole Webley

Costume Design by
Brittney Leavitt

Makeup Department
Lisa Ann Thomas	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Jed Ivie	....	post-production manager
Tyler Keegan	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Allred	....	second assistant director
Amber Bollinger	....	second assistant director
Tyler Keegan	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Black Anne	....	set designer
Drew Champion	....	assistant property master
John Cluff	....	construction worker
Tomek Debowski	....	art swing
Clark Edmunds	....	swing
Craig Gallup	....	property master
Ashley Munns	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Brion Condon	....	boom operator
Scott Oyster	....	adr mixer
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Steve Weiss	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Chris Wells	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Jed Ivie	....	still photographer
Kevin Kennedy	....	key grip
James E. Krattiger	....	gaffer
Mike Law	....	electrician
Jeffrey D. McCoy	....	additional cinematographer: pick-up shots
Jeffrey D. McCoy	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Amber Bollinger	....	casting: Utah

Music Department
Scott Johnson	....	music editor
Mike Roskelley	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Britani Alexander	....	transportation coordinator
Matthew Long	....	car driver
Thad Paget	....	driver: van
Stephen Rippey	....	driver

Other crew
Duane Andersen	....	location manager
Spencer Burnside	....	assistant location manager
Jed Ivie	....	publicist
Eric Lichtenberg	....	production assistant
Matthew Long	....	production assistant
Lauren Moss	....	production assistant
Thad Paget	....	production assistant
Connie A. Peterson	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Halestorm Entertainment

Distributors

• Halestone Distribution (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• KOAN (2008) (Non-USA) (all media)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and some rude humor.

Runtime:

USA:91 min (theatrical version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Utah County, Utah, USA

Company:

Halestorm Entertainment

Trivia:

The script went through nine drafts since the idea came about in 2002.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the third quarter of the championship game, we see that there is 2:17 left on the clock. The next shot of the scoreboard shows that there is 3:04 left in the same quarter.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Rocky (1976)

If i labor all my days. . . .

Every once in a long while a movie will come along that will be so awful that I feel compelled to warn people. If I labor all my days and I can save but one soul from watching this movie, how great will be my joy.

Where to begin my discussion of pain. For starters, there was a musical montage every five minutes. There was no character development. Every character was a stereotype. We had swearing guy, fat guy who eats donuts, goofy foreign guy, etc. The script felt as if it were being written as the movie was being shot. The production value was so incredibly low that it felt like I was watching a junior high video presentation. Have the directors, producers, etc. ever even seen a movie before? Halestorm is getting worse and worse with every new entry. The concept for this movie sounded so funny. How could you go wrong with Gary Coleman and a handful of somewhat legitimate actors. But trust me when I say this, things went wrong, VERY WRONG.