Back in 2005, a theater group in
Washington, D.C., thought it would be cool to remake the 1922 anti-LDS
propaganda silent movie "Trapped by the Mormons," upping the camp factor
by including polygamous zombie vampires to the mix.
The troupe, Cherry Red Productions, has
since disbanded — but the folks behind the film have resurrected the
film, posting it online as a tongue-in-cheek "warning" to anyone who
would vote for Mitt Romney (who is Mormon, in case you forgot) for
president.
"Mitt Romney is a Mormon,"
the website for the movie
states, before launching into over-the-top invective: "And not just a
Mormon. He’s a M-O-R-M-O-N right down to the quivery Mormon marrow in
his horrible Mormon bones. His family is descended from Sonoran
polygamists, for chrissake! Don’t know what that means? It means that…
Mitt’s the most Mormon Mormon that ever was Mormon."
The original film followed the evil
exploits of Isolde Keene, a menacing Mormon missionary (say that three
times fast) who uses his mesmerizing powers to take over the will of
young British women and compel them to become his brides in Utah. In the
Cherry Red remake, Keene was played by New York "drag king" star Johnny
Kat, and the filmmakers added the wrinkle that Keene’s hypnotic powers
turned the ladies into zombie vampires.
The remake of "Trapped by the Mormons" will screen online now through election day.--
Sean P. Means, The Cricket
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