The R.M.
| The R.M. | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Directed by | Kurt Hale |
| Produced by | Dave Hunter |
| Written by |
Kurt Hale, John E. Moyer |
| Starring |
Kirby Heyborne, Daryn Tufts, Will Swenson, Britani Bateman, Tracy Ann Evans, Merrill Dodge, Michael Birkeland, Maren Ord Gary Crowton |
| Music by | Cody Hale |
| Distributed by | Halestorm Entertainment |
|
Release date
|
January 31, 2003 |
|
Running time
|
101 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
| Box office | $1,111,615 |
The R.M. is a 2003 comedy film about the experiences of an LDS returned missionary. "RM" is an LDS initialism for "returned missionary." It was written by Kurt Hale and John E. Moyer and directed by Kurt Hale.
The RM is very LDS-centric and generally meant to appeal to an LDS audience. Many non-LDS viewers may not understand the numerous references and satires of the LDS—and Utah—sub-culture.
Jared Phelps returns home from his mission in Wyoming to find a world very different from the one he left two years ago.
This movie opens with a send-off at the airport full of family and friends of Elder Phelps. He serves a two-year mission in the Wyoming, Evanston South Mission. The opening credits are shown by using instant photographs. They also show Elder Phelps going from a greenie (new missionary), to district leader, to zone leader and finally to an assistant to the mission president.
Upon returning home, things don't go so well. His parents thought that he was coming home the following month, so no one is there to meet him at the airport. He didn't receive the letter that his family had moved, so he is surprised by the greeting of the new homeowner in the form of a karate kick while he is in the shower. (He later refers to this as being, "Kung-fued by a naked ninja" ) His bed is now occupied by a foreign exchange student from Tonga. Jared's girlfriend, who promised to wait for him to return, is getting married in two weeks. The jewelry store where he bought the ring won't take it back. And his former employer who promised to give him a job upon his return has sold the business and started an Internet enterprise and the only job opening is to mine diamonds in South Africa.
...
Wikipedia