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OH, GOD!
DIRECTED BY
Carl Reiner
Fashioned BY
Jerry Weintraub
In print BY
Larry Gelbart
Avery Corman (cool)
STARRING
John Denver
George Burns
Teri Garr
Donald Pleasence
Ralph Bellamy
William Daniels
Barnard Hughes
Paul Sorvino
MUSIC BY
Jack Elliott
Shooting
Title holder J. Kemper
Restriction BY
Bud Molin
Disperse BY
Warner Bros. Video
Secretion Date(S)
October 7, 1977
Rein in Aim
98 min.
Acquire
Partnered States
Projection
English
Abhorrent Revenue
THEATRICAL:
41,687,243 (USA)
RENTALS:
31,500,000 (USA)
FOLLOWED BY
"Oh, God! Ape II"
"OH, GOD!" is a 1977 wittiness televise, starring John Denver and George Burns. Based on a cool by Avery Corman, the televise was directed by Carl Reiner from a handwriting written by Larry Gelbart. The story centers on meek superstore chief Jerry Landers (Denver), in by God (Burns) to grow his slay, anyway the doubt of the media, holy company, and Landers' partner (Teri Garr).
The televise expressive two sequels, "Oh, God! Ape II" (1980) and "Oh, God! You Mischievous sprite" (1984), what's more of which featured Burns reprising his cubbyhole, but with no other typical feature from the quirky story.
Gist
[materialize]
* 1 Swift
* 2 Fill in cast
* 3 Gobbledygook
* 4 Become known relatives
[Cut] Swift
God appears as a subtly old man to Jerry Landers, an subordinate superstore chief. At the back some mixups in insecure to set up an "opinion poll," He tells Jerry that he has been selected to be His runner to the modern world, far away class a hot Moses. A bit self-effacingly at near the beginning, Landers kindly tells the world of his encounters with God. Logically hesitant at near the beginning, Landers finds his life turned upside down as theologians probability to infamy him. For part of a set, a group of holy leaders puzzle him to comeback a series of written questions in Aramaic while acquire in a hunting lodge room vulnerable to safety check God is respectable contacting him. To Jerry's eminent comfort formerly an agonizing stow, God arrives and answers the questions. At last, Jerry decides to safety check his story in a go out with of law, formerly mortal sued for disparage by a vicar God directed Jerry to label a "fictitious".
Jerry argues that if God's existence is a proper opening, as a result if He chooses he can method and sit in the keep a note manage. At near the beginning, God fails to incline, and the let the cat out of the bag threatens to charge Jerry with ridicule for "what you plainly thought was a fine scam." Jerry argues that his curve was that once upon a time he brought up the tarn opening that God would make a identifiable close, anybody completely waited a peninsula to see if it would really authorize - proving that he at smallest amount of deserves the collect of the interrogate.
Instantly, weakness opening the doors, God appears and asks to be sworn in, last the habit with "So help me Me. If it make happy the go out with, and even if it doesn't make happy the go out with, I'm God, your honor."
God provides some miracles, near the beginning in the form of a few favor arresting card all-important for the let the cat out of the bag. Next, to help the populace illustration, he leaves the stand, walks a few steps and, with anybody reflection, quite disappears forward their eyes. His spiritual articulate as a result issues a departure shot: "It can work. Don't disfigure each other. If it's firm to store belief in me, most likely it leave help to know that I store belief in you."
Jerry has lost his job, but God assures him that he's in "good hands". God gets arrange to station and is not coming back. Jerry as a result asks what if he requirements to discussion with him. God says to him "You discussion. I'll listen". He as a result disappears.
[Cut] Fill in Marker
* John Denver... Jerry Landers
* George Burns... God
* Teri Garr... Bobbie Landers
* Donald Pleasence... Heal Harmon
* Ralph Bellamy... Sam Raven
* William Daniels... George Summers
* Barnard Hughes... Pronounce Baker
* Paul Sorvino... Nun Willie Williams
* Barry Sullivan... Bishop Reardon
* Dinah Group... Herself
* Carl Reiner... Dinah's Guest
* Jeff Corey... Rabbi Silverstone
* George Furth... Briggs
* David Ogden Stiers... Mr. McCarthy, Theme Typeset Finer
* Moosie Drier... Adam Landers
[Cut] Gobbledygook
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* According to playwright Larry Gelbart, Reiner to start with envisioned his oft-partner Mel Brooks playing God, and Forested Allen playing the superstore chief.
* In the function of Jerry is in the hunting lodge room about to apportion God a problem, "The Dick Van Dyke Dash" (1961), fashioned by Carl Reiner, is playing on the shield.
* Barbara Harris was unusually cast in the cubbyhole that went to Garr.
* The movie's poster can be seen in a scene from the 1999 movie Man on the Moon. The movie took place in the after 70's and primeval 80's.
* In an opinion poll, Burns assumed, "They're making a sequel. I'm playing God once more. Why not? At my age, whatever I do is a wonder."
* Groucho Marx, who was a spin friend of George Burns, to boot had the cubbyhole of God in the Otto Preminger wittiness "Skidoo".
[Cut] Become known Relatives
* "Oh God!" at the Internet Layer Table (1977 mouthful)
* "Oh God!" at the Internet Layer Table (2011 mouthful)
* "Oh God! Ape II" at the Internet Layer Table
* "Oh God! You Mischievous sprite" at the Internet Layer Table
[Hide] V o D o EFILMS DIRECTED BY CARL REINER
1960s
"Stick together Pleased" (1967). "The Comic" (1969)
1970s
"Where's Poppa?" (1970). "OH, GOD!" (1977). "The One and Purely" (1978). "The Haul" (1979)
1980s
"Deferred Men Don't Tatter Checkered" (1982). "The Man with Two Good sense" (1983). "All of Me" (1984). "Summer Occupancy" (1985). "Summer University" (1987). "Bert Rigby, You're a Deceive" (1989)
1990s
"Sibling Battle" (1990). "Plague-ridden Get-up-and-go" (1993). "That Old Frailty" (1997)
