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Oh, God! (1977)

PG 98 min  -  Comedy | Fantasy  -   7 October 1977 (USA)
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When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.

Director:

Carl Reiner

Writers:

Avery Corman (novel), Larry Gelbart
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Denver ...
George Burns ...
God
Teri Garr ...
Bobbie Landers
Donald Pleasence ...
Doctor Harmon
Ralph Bellamy Ralph Bellamy ...
Sam Raven
William Daniels ...
George Summers
Barnard Hughes ...
Judge Baker
Paul Sorvino ...
Reverend Willie Williams
Barry Sullivan Barry Sullivan ...
Bishop Reardon
Dinah Shore ...
Herself
Jeff Corey Jeff Corey ...
Rabbi Silverstone
George Furth ...
Briggs
David Ogden Stiers ...
Mr. McCarthy, District Produce Manager
Titos Vandis Titos Vandis ...
Moosie Drier Moosie Drier ...
Adam Landers
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Storyline

Jerry, an assistant grocery manager, is approached by God to help spread his message. Reluctant at first, Jerry finally ends up in a court case involving the slander of a popular evangelist. Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

God | Evangelist | Supermarket | Divine Faith | Test  | See more »

Taglines:

"It's true. People have trouble remembering My Words. Moses had such a bad memory I had to give him tablets." See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alguém Lá em Cima Gosta de Mim See more »

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,040,920 (USA) (9 October 1977) (198 Screens)

Gross:

$41,687,243 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The first of three "Oh God" movies starring George Burns. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jerry arrives to the religious fanatics in front of his house, the man with the signs is rotating them from back to front, then in the next shot he is rotating them from front to back. See more »

Quotes

Jerry Landers: How can you permit all the suffering that goes on the world?
God: Ah, how can I permit the suffering?
Jerry Landers: Yes!
God: I don't permit the suffering. You do. Free will. All the choices are yours.
Jerry Landers: Choices? What choices?
God: You can love each other, cherish and nurture each other or you can kill each other. Incidentally, "kill" is the word. It's not "waste." If I had wanted "waste" I would have written "thou shalt not waste." You're doing some very funny things with words...
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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973) See more »