alinda98418 I first saw Saturday's Warrior as stage play back in the late 1970s. A friend of mine was performing in a local production of the play that her church was putting on, so I went to see it. It helped me to understand a little more about the LDS culture and gave me my first real introduction into the church. Even though, at the time, I was not yet involved with the Mormon church, I thoroughly enjoyed the play. The script was thought provoking, the music was fun, and I left the auditorium with a warm feeling that stayed with me.This movie does an excellent job of bringing that play to film. Rather than put it in a "real world" type setting, they filmed the movie on a minimalistic stage-play type set. This isn't just a camera placed in front of people performing the play though. The filming is done in true multi-camera movie style. Only the set is minimal and stage-play like, and I feel that the presentation is all the more effective because of it.While the Saturday's Warriors movie will never win any awards for special effects, it is a well produced film that my family continues to pull out every few months and enjoy.

brittner_brattny I loved this movie, I still love this movie! This movie came out the year I was born, so it is kinda old. But it has a great story and a great moral. Dirty scumbags should not watch it, I don't think they'd enjoy it. I wish I could find out what happened to some of the actors to see what they're doing now! If you don't like this movie, there must be something wrong with you. It has drama, comedy, and cute people. The actors do a great job for such small film. I would really love to see a remake of this movie, possibly with some of the original cast. I would recommend this movie for family night or even just for a night in. This movie is great for people of all ages.

Whedonsgirl I've watched this movie since I was little and I love it. The main character Jimmy faces problems lots of us face today. He is struggling to know who he is and where he belongs. He hangs with his "cool" friends who make fun of his big family and are just a really bad influence.Hes to the point where he is losing his faith and feeling lost. But his family never gives up on him. They love him and want him to be happy. The songs are very meaningful and touch right to the heart. this movie will make you laugh and cry and then laugh again. Its not just for mormons, anyone who believes in God would appreciate this movie.

jazzapostle This movie should be called "plan 9 from joseph smith." i think its weirdness is underappreciated. the playwright seems to have read paul ehrlich's "the population bomb (1968)," and crafted a musical response made especially for mormons. the whole point of the play is that having as many children as you can is part of "heavenly father's" (god's) plan. and anything that stands in the way of having more babies is very bad. get it?This version was filmed in 1989, which is confusing. it's utah, so it looks and feels like 1983, the play was actually written in 1973, and of course, the theology is part 1840's, part battlestar galactica. some of the action takes place on earth and some in the "pre-existence, an aimless romper-room where annoying kids wait to get their bodies so they can come down try not to slam the door on the missionaries, losing their shot at celestial glory. it is as stagey as they come, but don't let the poor theatrics spoil your appreciation for this demented mormon universe where the 'cool kids' are all into population control, (presumably) counseling their parents not to have any more children!! having big families was, at the time the play was written, the cultural norm in the lds community, and more importantly, considered part of God's plan. the church has since done a 180, and have made family planning a choice of the parents, and large families are much less the cultural norm now. making the entire doctrinal premise of the movie for a modern-day mormon moot!ahhh but it's really only as good as the music. there are some catchy tunes here that just won't let this movie die the 1970's death it was pre-destined for. the brother and sister sing some love songs to each other that make you wonder if maybe something else was going on there --wink. and the tough, cool kids make new kids on the block look like metallica. so cheers to all that! gather the family around, make some jell-o shooters and enjoy the show!