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Overview

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7.1/10   713 votes
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Director:
Richard Dutcher
Writer:
Richard Dutcher (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 March 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
Nothing attracts a Serpent like a paradise.
Plot:
The sheriff of a small Utah community searches for a serial killer. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
Don't look now… you may be the killer!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Dutcher ... Sheriff

Matthew A. Brown ... Terry
Wilford Brimley ... Stu
Carrie Morgan ... Peg
Jongiorgi Enos ... Ed Gray
Tayva Patch ... Meredith
Jeff Johnson ... Garcia
Wendy Hoop ... April
Sterling Brimley ... Glen
Richard J. Clifford ... Steve the photographer

Frank Gerrish ... Ralph
Janice Power ... Evelyn

Rick Macy ... Ernie
Jerry North ... Ivan
Jack North ... Max
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence and thematic material.
Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:M | UK:PG | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Mapleton, Utah, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Although there is an actual place in northern Utah called Brigham City, the Brigham City depicted in the film is fictional. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the second Sunday's meetings, the hymn numbers posted on the sign in the background refer to those sung the previous week. more
Quotes:
Steve: You've kept my secrets. I'll keep yours. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in In the Service of God (2003) (V) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Don't look now… you may be the killer!!, 23 August 2005
10/10
Author: Tim Rollins from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Richard Dutcher's follow-up to his spectacularly successful indie film GOD'S ARMY was this little gem called BRIGHAM CITY. Dutcher plays small-town sheriff Wes, who finds his little corner of paradise deep in not only a murder mystery, but also in the grip of a serial killer. All of a sudden, this quiet sleepy town is thrust into the national spotlight and bodies start showing up all over the place.

Wes is not only the sheriff; he is also the bishop of one of the local wards (congregations) in town, so he is placed in a dual role as both physical protector from a law enforcement standpoint and spiritual leader as well. His young deputy Terry (played by Matthew Brown) helps him out as does an FBI Special Agent (played by Tayva Patch) who flies in from New York to help out on the case.

As panic builds within the town and as they try to find who is doing all the killing, everyone is considered suspect. A town that has long lived on faith and trust begins to look at itself and each other in a new light now that the world has invaded on their corner of paradise and left their indelible mark on what for many of them had once been hallowed ground. It's certain that many of them will never look at life the same again.

Dutcher does an exceptional job of doing something nobody has dared do before, and that is exploring the dark side of the Mormon psyche, and doing so in a manner that does not denigrate either the Church, its members or the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and for that, he has my everlasting respect. All of us have our dark sides; if sufficiently provoked, even the most mild-mannered of society's members – in or out of the Church – can be provoked or driven to do things that are beyond the pale such as serial killings and the like.

BRIGHAM CITY will leave you guessing all the way to the final scene before you realize who the killer is, and the end will leave you satisfied that you have indeed watched a true cinematic masterpiece. Of all the films I have seen that were directed to a primarily LDS-oriented audience, this one disturbed them the most, which tells me this one is BY FAR the best, as most of the Utah-types are still mind warped in the "Happy Valley" mode, and for them, they are better off staying in their own little world. It disturbed them because it hit home, and they did not like that – not in the least – and the fact that it did, had me cheering all the louder for Dutcher.

Dutcher's film reminds us to use common sense in conjunction with our faith. I can think of at least THREE preventable tragedies in the last several years out in Utah that could have easily been avoided had more of the "Happy Valley" mindsets used a little street sense hand-in-hand with their faith. Come to think of it, we could all use more of both in our lives.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this film a 12/10. ***

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