 This film was originally to be shown in the "Madstone" theater in  Salt Lake City, Utah (where the LDS Church is based) on the day of  its national release, but the theater pulled it a few weeks before  it was scheduled to open. The reason given was that the film "lacked  artistic merit", but the films promoters contend that the theater  management gave in to local pressure not to show the film due to its  unflattering portrayal of the LDS Church. The film was shown a few  weeks later in a different Salt Lake theater and attracted a large  audience.