Once I Was a Beehive (2015)

After losing her father to cancer, a teenage girl reluctantly joins her new stepcousin at a summer camp for Latter-day Saint (Mormon) girls.

Director:

Maclain Nelson

Writers:

Maclain Nelson, Maclain Nelson

Stars:

Paris Warner, Lisa Clark, Hailey Smith

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paris Warner	...	Lane Speer
Lisa Clark	...	Carrie Carrington
Hailey Smith	...	Holly Valentine
Clare Niederpruem	...	Bree Carrington
Barta Heiner	...	Nedra
Amy Biedel	...	Audrey Speer
Adam Johnson	...	Robert Speer
Brett Merritt	...	Tristan Samuelson
Allie Jennings	...	Charlotte
Kaley McCormack	...	Mindy
Ariana Bagley	...	Myleka
Ash Santos	...	Paige (as Ashley Santos)
Mila Smith	...	Phoebe Valentine
Audrey Nelson	...	Hannah
Zoe Wilde	...	Mykelle

Storyline

Lane Speer is a 16-year-old girl who spends her family vacations camping in the mountains. She takes the memories for granted until she loses her father to cancer. Only a year later, Lane is still reeling from her father's death as her mother marries a guy that Lane hardly knows - a Mormon. To top it off, while they are on their honeymoon, they arrange to have her stay with her Mormon step-aunt who takes her away to a Bible-themed girls' camp with a bunch of young Mormon girls. Confronted with memories of camping with her family, she tries to find peace with her new surroundings and deal with her father's death.

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Plot Keywords:

lds film | female protagonist | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief peril

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girls Camp

Filming Locations:

Utah, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,864, 2 October 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$732,655, 30 November 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

Main Dog Productions, Escapology

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Maclain Nelson and Clare Niederpruem are married. He is a Mormon, the common nickname for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she is Catholic.

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Quotes

Lane Speer: No good deed goes unpunished.

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Connections

Spoofs Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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Soundtracks

Mormon Boy
Performed by 'Once I Was a Beehive' Cast
Music and Lyrics by Anonymous
Cast sings during the car ride to camp

User Reviews

Hilarious.

I went with my 14 and 17 year old daughters, who, by the way, had just returned from camp. We all laughed and laughed. Not sure if guys will find the movie as funny because there are so many inside jokes related to the LDS girls' camp experience. The script includes inserting all the stereotypical personalities in a group of teen girls without being too cheesy. I felt like they captured the real dynamic of a disjointed youth group. The actors were all well chosen. Favorite line "And it's not true that there are no 'mean girls' in Young Women." What I liked the most about the movie was that the ending wasn't perfect. It didn't neatly try to solve the problem and wrap it up with a bow. I felt like the script handled the issues very realistically.