Dennis Buckstead has the hardest calling in his church. Not only has he been asked to coach a group of non-basketball players in his church but the bishop has demanded that he lead the team to the Basketball Championship. Word from the top is that this is the last season of church ball and Bishop Linderman isn't about to have his team lose for the 20th year in a row in the last season of church ball history! What was supposed to strengthen the body, invigorate the mind and cultivate brotherly love seems to bring out the worst in these church-going ball players. Dennis must find a way to bring his team together and build unity along the way to win the championship or go down in church ball history as the worst team that ever played.
Acting
Fred Willard elevating every scene he's in.
Writing
Surprisingly sharp jabs at competitive church culture.
Practical Effects
Genuinely terrible basketball choreography, charmingly real.
Director
Kurt Hale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Halestorm Entertainment's follow-up to 'The Singles Ward,' part of a wave of early-2000s Mormon cinema.
Church ball is notoriously intense in LDS culture; the film exaggerates real injuries and legendary rivalries between wards.
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