Latter Days

Comedy, Drama

Steve Sandvoss	Elder Aaron Davis
Wes Ramsey	Christian Markelli
Rebekah Johnson	Julie Taylor
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

Director	C. Jay Cox
Producer	Jennifer Schaefer; Kirkland Tibbels
Writer	C. Jay Cox

Christian (Wes Ramsey of the washboard abs) is a waiter, party boy, and first-class man magnet. Elder Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss of the goofy grin) is a straight-laced Mormon missionary. When he and three elders, including the uptight Ryder (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mysterious Skin), move into Christian's Hollywood apartment complex, it's clear something's got to give. Christian tries to make his new neighbors feel welcome, but they're put off by his flamboyance--the short-shorts, the rainbow flag in his yard, etc. When Christian's trash-talking pals at Lila's restaurant, including the cynical Traci (Amber Benson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), bet that he can't seduce one of these clean-cut young men, he takes them up on it and sets his sights on cute, soft-spoken Aaron. As a pretense, he asks to learn more about his Church, but where they really connect is over their love of old movies, everything from Psycho to Tommy. When Aaron accuses him of being shallow, however, Christian starts to wonder if the bet wasn't such a good idea--plus he's starting to fall for the guy. Turns out the closeted Aaron feels the same way about him, but when his roommates find out, he's shipped back to Pocatello where he faces excommunication. Written and directed by C. Jay Cox (Sweet Home Alabama), a former Mormon missionary, Latter Days features Mary Kay Place as Aaron's disapproving mother and Jacqueline Bisset as the acerbic, yet supportive Lila. --Kathleen C. Fennessy