195: Richard Dutcher Part 1: Growing up Mormon, Serving a Mission, and Getting Married

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2010

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Richard Dutcher burst into Mormon cultural consciousness ten years ago with the release of his independent film hit, God’s Army. During the ensuing decade, he has remained an intriguing figure to many Latter-day Saints, not only because of the high quality of the films he has continued to make, but also because of his public distancing himself from Mormon cinema, a film genre launched primarily because of his successes, as well as his more private (yet also public) distancing himself from the LDS Church and its teachings. In this five-part interview conducted by Mormon Stories correspondent Dan Wotherspoon, Richard Dutcher speaks with remarkable candor about his upbringing and marriage, his career as a filmmaker, including extensive comments about each of his completed films (as well as ones, such as his planned film on Joseph Smith, that have not yet been made), the rise and decline of Mormon cinema, and his own faith journey. This interview is available in both audio and high-quality video formats. The video version includes scenes from Dutcher’s films that play over the interview audio.

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0:00.0	Thank you for joining us today on Mormon Stories, for this very special interview with Richard
0:06.2	Dutcher, the father of Mormon Cinema, I'm John Delin. Please bear with me while I make
0:11.0	four short but very important announcements with regard to this interview. First, these
0:15.8	interviews are not only available in audio format, they're also available in high definition
0:20.3	video with footage from Richard's actual movies at youtube.com slash Mormon Stories. Please
0:26.4	check them out if you can, they're quite amazing, historical even. Second, Richard is in critical
0:31.9	need of support for his current film project called Triptych, so please visit the website
0:37.1	kickstarter.com during the month of October 2010 to donate. Kickstarter is a site created
0:43.2	to help fund creative endeavors, but it requires that the funding target be completely raised
0:47.8	before any funds change hands. Each project is given a particular number of days to reach
0:52.4	its funding goals, in this case it's 30 days, so time is of the essence. To learn more
0:57.6	about the Triptych project, listen to this full interview or visit the site and type in
1:02.1	Triptych, Triptych is spelled T-R-I-P-T-Y-C-H, and or Richard Dutcher. That's kickstarter.com,
1:10.6	k-i-c-k-starter.com. We will also have a link to Richard's Triptych fundraising page
1:15.6	at RichardDutcher.com. For those of you who do not own Richard Dutcher's movies, such
1:19.8	as God's Army, Brigham City, or States of Grace, please consider supporting Richard's
1:24.2	incredible filmmaking by buying the DVDs today at RichardDutcher.com. That's D-U-T-C-H-E-R.
1:31.2	These movies are fantastic, and you will enjoy these Mormon stories interviews so much
1:35.2	more if you've actually seen the movies. I can't recommend these movies, highly enough.
1:40.2	Finally, if you'd like to make a gift or investment to help Richard with one of his
1:44.0	much larger film projects, including his much discussed Joseph Smith movie, please
1:48.6	contact him through RichardDutcher.com or via Facebook. Again, the last name is spelled
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