

The Best Two Years
Every moment counts.
Genres
Overview
Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Elder Johnson is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder Van Pelt, seeks to become the assistant to the mission president (the top post available) as soon as possible. The capable Elder Rogers has become disillusioned and inattentive to his duties ever since a previous missionary companion returned to America and married Elder Roger's girlfriend. The three meet Elder Roger's new companion, Elder Calhoun, in the train station. This new elder is a nerdy but enthusiastic "greenie" that has just arrived from the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Utah. Unfortunately, his training did not give him much fluency in the Dutch language. But as luck would have it, the first person he approaches to proselytize is a fellow American named Kyle.
Details
Budget
$400000
Revenue
$1163450
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
2004-02-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
7.1
K.C. Clyde
Elder John Rogers
Kirby Heyborne
Elder Hezekiah Calhoun
Cameron Hopkin
Elder Steven Van Pelt
David Nibley
Elder Emmit Johnson
Scott Christopher
Kyle Harrison
Michael Flynn
President Sandburg
Ineke den Hollander
Woman on Train
Jaime Anderson
Elder Van Pelt's Girlfriend
Andrea Anderson
Elder Van Pelt's Girlfriend
Alice Lonsdale
Elder Van Pelt's Girlfriend
Stephanie Nibley
Julie
Christie Gardiner
Julie's Voice (voice)
Anne H. den Hollander
Girl in Amsterdam Square
Marte den Hollander
Monique
Geerte den Hollander
Girl on Couch
Fred C. Danneman
Brother Cross
Jane Juber
Excercise Ladie's Voice (voice)
Nico Zwaneveld
Man Eating Sandwich
Bart Zwaneveld
Stroopwaffel Kid
Tim Scholten
Stroopwaffel Kid
Thomas Stigter
Stroopwaffel Kid
Richard Hubert
Boy on Bike
Jan Reynders
Boy on Bike
Jeane Kirschbaum
Woman at Door
Christiaan Robert Kirschbaum
Train Station Announcer (voice)
Tessa Shields
Roger's Girlfriend
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