John Moyer (born May 1, 1969 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American comedian, screenwriter, actor, and film producer. Moyer co-wrote the scenario for The Singles Ward The R.M. , and The Home Teachers . He also writes, produces, directs, and acts within Mobster and Mormons .
Video John Moyer (comedian)
Screen Capturing
- The Singles Ward (2002)
- The R.M. (2003)
- The Home Teachers (2004)
- Mobster and Mormons (2005)
- Second Second House (2007)
- Spacer Maintenance (2012)
Maps John Moyer (comedian)
Action
- The R.M. - Be-be Home Teacher (2003)
- The Home Teachers - President Mason (2004)
- Mobster and Mormons - Agent Tuttle (2005)
Directing
- Mobster and Mormon
Career
In 1991, while attending Brigham Young University to study Theater and Film, John Moyer first attempted a stand-up comedy when he went to Open Mike's night at a comedy club in Provo, Utah and decided to go onstage. After graduating from college in 1994, Moyer began pursuing a career as a standing comedian. Speaking about the experience, Moyer said in an interview:
Years later, after his first divorce, Moyer wrote a scenario based on his own life experience as a divorced Mormon who tried to make him a comedian standing upright. He named the The Singles Ward script.
Finally, Moyer shows the script to Kurt Hale, the grandson of Ruth Hale (founder of the Hale Center Theater, the popular Utah Valley community theater). Hale and partner Dave Hunter decided to make the script into a low-budget comedy aimed at LDS Church members. Hale rewrote the script and directed the movie. Finally, Hale and Hunter founded a company called Halestorm Entertainment to distribute the film in 2002. Despite criticism by critics, The Singles Ward is a popular novel for Mormon audiences, the $ 1,250,798 best-selling theater at Utah and other areas. with a heavy Mormon population.
After the financial success of The Singles Ward, Hale quickly started working on his second LDS comedy film, The RM Again, Hale was directed from manuscripts written by Hale and Moyer, and Hale making many of the same actors from his first movie. The R.M. released by Halestorm Entertainment in 2003. Although box office returns are almost as strong as The Singles Ward ($ 1,111,615), audience feedback is not profitable.
In 2003, Halestorm Entertainment released The Home Teachers , a third LDS comedy by Kurt Hale. As before, the film came from a manuscript written by Hale and Moyer. The Home Teachers is a critical and box office disappointment. Critics denounce the use of slapstick humor and criticize what they consider to be a heavy plot. The film also suffered a direct comparison with Tommy Boy , a popular 1995 film starring Chris Farley, and David Spade, and Planes, Trains & Automobiles , a 1987 film directed by John Hughes. Many critics feel that The Home Teachers borrow too much from these films, a concern that a professional critic has called "admiring the comedy plagiarism." The film earned $ 203,917 during theatrical run, less than 17% gross of The Singles Ward.
After The Home Teachers , Moyer departs from Hale and creates his own LDS film, Mobster and Mormons . Halestorm Entertainment was released Mobster and Mormons in 2005. The film grossed $ 409,604 in total box office revenues, about 33% gross of The Singles Ward.
Moyer has not directed other feature films.
In 2007, Halestorm Entertainment released The Singles 2nd Ward , a direct sequel to DVD for the 2002 movie, written by Hale and Moyer.
In 2011, Moyer produced The Real Life Singles Ward, a live DVD documentary on LDS dating, produced on a $ 3,100 budget.
In 2012, Moyer wrote and acted in Disjointed Custody , a four-minute film directed by Christian Serge posted on YouTube. Moyer wrote a short script based on observations made during his own divorce.
In 2012, John Moyer became a comedic hypnotist.
References
External links
- Seattle Times Review of The Singles Ward
- Seattle Post Intelligencer Review from The Singles Ward
- Box Office Magazine review on Mobster and Mormons
- Moyer's official website
- John Moyer on IMDb
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