Latter Days Page #3

Synopsis: Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) are perhaps the two most opposite people in the world. Aaron is a passionate young Elder (a Mormon missionary) who wants to do his family and church proud. Christian is a shallow West Hollywood waiter/party boy who only looks forward to what man the next night will bring to him. After Aaron and three other Elders move into the apartment across from his, Christian's friends make a bet that he can't get one of them into the sack, so he instantly latches onto Aaron, suspecting there is more than meets the eye to him. There are two problems, though: Christian finds himself questioning his own identity as he falls in love with Aaron and the Mormon Church treats homosexuality as a sinful lifestyle. When Aaron's burgeoning sexuality is discovered, they will have to go through trials of regret, loss, perseverance, and forgiveness if they want to get to the thing that matters to them most: each other.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): C. Jay Cox
Production: TLA Releasing
  3 wins.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
R
Year:
2003
107 min
Website
329 Views


Fine. We're shirts, you're skins.

Uh... no...

Fine, we'll be skins.

That's unfair put your shirts back on

we can keep the teams straight

You can play. Yeah, we can learn a skill.

I played in highschool, when I learned all the jocks were doing it

but only with other jocks.

Maybe we should cut the chatter.

OK slackers, how's the studying coming? Ryder? Right.

All right, First Corinthians 7,1. Ryder? Right. Anybody? Gil.

And therefore these promises, dearly beloved,

let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness

of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness

in the fear of God.

Well, all right Green! You know, if Gilford wouldn't be

completely heartbroken, you would be my new best friend.

Yeah, Harmon, I got your heartbreak right here.

Oh, man!

Elder, you got the devil in you!

Hey.

Oh, sh*t. Jesus Christ! Sorry, I stabbed myself.

Looks like you're bleeding.

You okay?

No, I'm fine. Just go back to your reading.

What? I think you.. fainted.

I don't bleed very well.

I'm OK, really.

No, maybe we should get you inside.

Ryder! Wanna give me a hand?

Damn Ryder I'm gonna hit you and it's gonna hurt.

That hurt! I warned you.

All right. No, Aaron, come on. Do me a favor

you've got to take a look at it...

tell me if I stiches or something.

I can't really tell.

All right, look! Come on I'm not going to lunge at you

just take a look at it.

Let's see here..

Is it bad?

No, it's fine, it's just a little cut.

Do you have any disinfectant?

Yeah.

It's funny, you know. I'm not squeamish.

In high school, we went to this hospital,

but I was the only one who wanted to watch surgery.

They brought me in and they..

scrubbed me down, and they put me in these

green things, you know?

You have Band-Aid?

I watched as they opened this guy's chest

and there it was, this heart, this human heart.

You think about it beating and all but it's

it's more of a dance.

And I couldn't get over it that's all

That tethers us to this planet you know that...

...fragile little muscle

and it's tiny you know, in the scheme of things...

if you think about all the things that can stop it

there's got to be something else

some miraculous thing that keeps

that valiant little muscle dancing

you know what I mean?

I'm sorry... I'm gonna stop talking

I have to lay down now.

It's hot

I'm hot

Maybe I should get you a cool cloth

I haven't done anything...

...anything like this... happened...

It's OK...this doesn't have to mean anything

Yes it does

It can be just a little fun... between friends

My first time could just be a little fun for you?

Maybe you can equate sex with a handshake

That's what... like a badge?!

What do you want me to congratulate you?

Hey... don't preach to me, OK?

I know you are some kid from the sticks

You come in here an f***ing judge me?

Yeah... I am some dudah pudnacker from Pocatello...

they ship us here from dork island

I'm saying I know how retarded you think I am OK

You found me out, alright?

My worst secret

Now I'm humiliated so your work is done here

Wait... I don't think you are a dork

but if you know how ridiculous you look,

why would you do it?

Don't you believe in anything?

Yeah...

Then tell me...

Tell me one thing in your life beyond a shadow of a doubt

that you really believe

I believe Ann Margret has never been given her due

as a night actress

Duh! For Tommy alone, I mean, did you see her when she was...

Is that something you can build a life on!

Look at yourself!

You're so pretty and colorful on the outside...

...but on the insde you're nothing but fluff

You're like a walking... talking... marshmallow peep

That's not fair

It doesn't matter when it's true

I can't believe what I was about to do

When there is nothing Christian, nothing about you

that's not skin deep

Do you believe in God?

What, who are you talking to?

You.

No, everybody...alright, general question:

Do you believe in God?

You mean other than Madonna?

F***ing A yeah, I do... why not?

I believe in harmony as a law in the universe like gravity

you know we're meant to vibrate together

Well being positive since I was 17 gives meaning

to the word Miracle so yeah

I mean without getting all holy on your ass

I believe...what?

The mormones are mindfucking him

Oh honey you do not want to let them get

into your psyche

You start off listening to Amy Grant but then

before you know it...

...it's 3 am and you got your Visa card and you're giving it

to the scary b*tch on tv with the lavender hair

Hello Chris we have a bet going here.

It's you convert one of them, remember?

Did you forget who you are talking to here?

I will bust everyone's tables if I lose this

But let me just say...

No no, let me say...

I dated this guy once... actor, cute southern

came from this real religious family

well his parents found out he was gay

and can you say drama..

They sent him to one of those Christian change ministries

Wow, did he change?

Did he!

His thing used to be a tux

I'm serious he's still gayer than a box of birds

a box of birds... they love that!

How about twirlier than a party dress

but seriously, it f***ed with him

Well I'm now being f***ed with

It's just... I'm not shallow, am I?

Honey, you don't have to be deep

you just have to be pretty

OK, you're not helping

If you have something to prove

be at my house at 6:30 in the morning

You have to sacrifice if you want to find yourself

or whatever it is you're doing

You don't think I'll be there

Quit bitching it's the early bird who gets the worm

There's an incentive... specially as we don't get

pizza till 2 am

OK, here's the deal

after your training I'm going to set you up on a route

A route! On my first day?

It's what you do already, it's delivering food

only this time you're driving

Think as yourself as a waiter on wheels

Great, I will give you some hot pants and roller skates

as a fullfilment of a dream

For all of us...

Hi! We're from the Church of Jesus Christ..

Just a moment

Honey? Stacey, you'll wanna hear this...

What have we here...!

Hello, Project Angelfood, hello?

I said come in three goddamn times

Sorry, I didn't hear you

Where do you want me to put this

I don't care, I'm not hungy

OK, well maybe I can just turn a light on in here

Prick

You're not going to last long if you look

that shocked with everybody

I'm going to put this down over here

So... you got a cigaret?

ahuh... isn't that an oxygen tank?

Couldn't that... explode?

Boom

That would be such a terrible way to go

wouldn't it?

So come on how about that cigaret

Sorry, I don't smoke

What are you doing here?

I'm delivering your food, I thought we'd been

through the routine

No no I mean you

Pretty boys don't usually do sh*t like this

Are you punishing yourself, or something?

Feel... guilty for being so good looking...

...and there are so many ugly fucks in the world?

you get tired of doing reps at the gym?

and bragging about your latest conquests

and all the rest of your stupid shallow little life?

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C. Jay Cox

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