Brigham

This film deals with the early years of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and more particularly with the life of Brigham Young. It is an accurate portrayal of his life from the time he met Joseph Smith (Richard Moll), through his leadership during the trek westward, and finishes with his last years of life as the President of the LDS Church. In these politically-correct times, many may be offended by the film's depiction of polygamy, but the subject is handled in a forthright and tasteful manner. The film also delves into some of the more profound beliefs and doctrine of the church, without resorting to sermonizing or a preachy tone. No apologies are made- only the portrayal of pioneer life among the Mormons, a "peculiar" people (by some people's standards), with a fascinating story that has yet to be told fully on the big screen.

This is good introduction to LDS Church history, albeit one of only two that exist in world of feature films.

My dad was the third bigot in the credits. This laughable rendition of Mormon history was a patchwork lunacy staffed by local theater people and a shoddy productions company. At the time, the actors thought they were making an epic, they even were told the man who produced EL Cid was the brains behind the operation. The casting is way off. I mean, Richard Moll plays the founder of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith. This was well before his fame in Night Court, as the tall bumbling court security guard, and the casting choice is hilarious. It would be like Wilt Chamberlain playing Martin Luther King. Any way, the joke in our family has always been to call our father the third bigot. Good Stuff for a campy night at the cinema

The only thing historical about this film is that there was once a man named Brigham that had many wives and went to Utah. Other then that, you have to look somewhere else to find out about the Mormons. Not one scene through this film is historically accurate. The makers take so much license in this film that you have to be very ignorant to believe it. My friends and I watched it once as a joke. Perhaps it works better if considered a parody. As for the question of polygamy, it is very clear from the beginning that the filmmakers have no idea how it was practiced among the Mormons. In fact, it appears that someone just sat down with a cold beer and dreamt up what it may have been like.

This is an awful,wretched,painful,terrible film, ranking second only to the excremental smear that is "September Dawn" on the list of inept cinematic portrayals of LDS history. Questions of history aside, it's just horribly made, with cinematography that looks like an 8mm home movie, and acting that wouldn't pass in a junior high school play.

The ending sequence is one of the most hilariously ludicrous in movie history.Unlike the utterly worthless "September Dawn" (which I cannot stress enough may be the worst film ever made), "Brigham" has some value as a sort "Plan 9 From Outer Space" type curiosity.If you want to laugh at the silliness of it all,and see Joseph Smith portrayed as Bull Shannon,it may be worth your time.

You could be like those who persecuted the Mormoms and just say it's a bunch of baloney or watch with an open mind and you will laugh and cry. I loved it. Why would someone want to be in a movie they call a "turkey" anyway? They saw the movie every day being shot. I thought the actors did a great job. It is fun and informative . It's so easy to be negative and not give something a fair shot, even pure Hollywood movies. Just because it didn't earn any Oscars doesn't mean you are fair for taking pot shots at it. I loved it and my family learned much and enjoyed it. I don't always only watch Oscar movies. Many others are very worthwhile like this one.