DramaComedyRomance

Latter Days

- Aaron prays, Christian plays...opposites attract.

Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.

Release Date : 2004-01-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Funny Boy Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Elder Aaron Davis

Original Name : Steve Sandvoss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christian Markelli

Original Name : Wes Ramsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lila Montagne

Original Name : Jacqueline Bisset

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elder Paul Ryder

Original Name : Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie Taylor

Original Name : Rebekah Johnson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sister Gladys Davis

Original Name : Mary Kay Place

Gender : Female

Character Name : Keith Griffin

Original Name : Erik Palladino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Traci Levine

Original Name : Amber Benson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Andrew

Original Name : Khary Payton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elder Harmon

Original Name : Rob McElhenney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elder Gilford

Original Name : Dave Power

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brother Farron Davis

Original Name : Jim Ortlieb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Noreen

Original Name : Judee Morton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Quinn (Elizabeth's Date)

Original Name : Robert Lacroix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dirk

Original Name : Terry Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stacy

Original Name : Brian Patrick Wade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stacy's Husband

Original Name : Kurt Hargan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christian's Sublet

Original Name : Jason-Shane Scott

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-09-03

This is a rather insubstantial film that appears more intent on taking a swipe at religious intolerance - especially at the bigotry of the Church of Latter Day Saints - of homosexuality. Wes Ramsey "Christian" is a good looking Lothario who sails through life working as a waiter then seducing and shagging his way through his nights. When a group of 4 young Elders move in to an adjacent apartment, he bets his team in the restaurant that he can seduce one of them. He sets his sights on tall, handsome Steve Sandvoss "Aaron" and off we go... The film does try to address the emptiness of Ramsey's existence and broaden it to a wider comment on promiscuity and shallowness, but mostly it's an over-long love story that takes an age to get anywhere, then ends in really rather predictable way. The plot has more holes than a string vest - and for reasons that do not appears clear at all to me, Jacqueline Bisset crops up from time to time as the almost angelic owner of the restaurant. Sandvoss is very easy on the eye, which does make it watchable - but otherwise, it's just another love story with a sticky start...

LuckyLinden

@LuckyLinden

2023-11-14

I first saw the film years ago and rewatched it this weekend. I ended up with a few conflicting thoughts. One, the movie doesn't necessarily hold up well (in terms of writing, acting, pacing, story, etc.) but in many ways that doesn't matter in terms of whether it's worth watching. It's probably a more important film than it gets credit for. It's hard to understate how groundbreaking this film was for the time, offering onscreen representation and voice to several underrepresented segments and experiences in society. By today's standards, the romance feels a little Hallmark and Lifetime movie-esque, but in the moment, it was unheard of for a movie like this to have the reach it did with the message it had. I recommend this film to anyone interested in gay cinema, independent cinema, and the journey these industries have taken over the past 30 years.