Oh, God! You Devil (1984)

George Burns is back as God, but oops, here he is as Satan, too. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to Satan, and Satan is all too happy to oblige. Oops! Seems the fellow was ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Bogart

Writers:

Andrew Bergman, Avery Corman (novel)

Stars:

George Burns, Ted Wass, Ron Silver

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Burns	...	God / Harry O. Tophet
Ted Wass	...	Bobby Shelton
Ron Silver	...	Gary Frantz
Roxanne Hart	...	Wendy Shelton
Eugene Roche	...	Charlie Gray
Janet Brandt	...	Mrs. K
Robert Desiderio	...	Billy Wayne
John Doolittle	...	Arthur Shelton
Julie Lloyd	...	Bea Shelton
Ian Giatti	...	Young Bobby
Belita Moreno	...	Mrs. Vega
Luis Daniel Ponce	...	Joey Vega (as Danny Ponce)
Jason Wingreen	...	Hotel Manager
Danny Mora	...	Bellhop
Henry Reiss	...	Wedding Trio

Storyline

George Burns is back as God, but oops, here he is as Satan, too. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to Satan, and Satan is all too happy to oblige. Oops! Seems the fellow was watched over by God as a baby, so now the almighty and his nemesis have to duke it out over the soul.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | reference to god | religion | exclamation point in title | las vegas nevada | 

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Taglines:

That's funny, they both look like George Burns.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Céu Continua Esperando

Filming Locations:

Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Devil appears in the movie as Harry O. Tophet. "Tophet" means "hell" in Hebrew. The initials also spell 'HOT'.

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Goofs

In Bobby's, as Billy, first concert in Buffalo, the venue changes from an amphitheater to an arena from shot to shot of the crowd.

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Quotes

God: You made a deal with the Devil. How dumb could you be?
Bobby Shelton: I didn't know it was the Devil.
God: You're not talking to your sixth-grade teacher, you know.

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Connections

Follows Oh, God! Book II (1980)

User Reviews

Wonderful Movie and screen play and music

Andrew Bergman should have won an academy award for this screen play. For the first time in a long, long time i actually listened to a screenplay that says something important, real and is not just useless gibberish to fill in monologue. The music By David Shire and Orchestrations by Jack Hayes were both superb. This movie should have also won an Oscar for best musical score. If you listen to the score i mean really listen you will be listening to a classic score and a more then wonderful orchestrations. George Burns should have won an Oscar for this movie as well. His delivery of lines were impeccable. They made you believe the story even more. Roxanne Hart and Tedd Wass were wonderful together ...They both worked very well together.Tedd Wass was wonderful in his delivery of his lines as was Roxanne Hart. Roxannes expressions were delightful. She was a true delight and Ted Wass delivered his lines very well also. Good old Jane dulo was wonderful even though a small part and doolittle was great. he was i believe also in sophie's choice. King Baggot did a wonderful job of cinematography on this film. Excellent! What a refreshing breath of fresh air. A true treasure for the whole family. Also The wonderful Eugene Roche was terrific as Charlie Gray the talent manager. He played the part to a t and added so much realism to this smaller but very important part. He plays the part of the honest Joe who is just trying to make a living. Ron Silver was terrific as well. He brought realism to the A&R man at the record Company. Robert Desiderio Brought true life to the famous "Billy Wayne" who also sold his soul to the devil and wanted an extension on his contract and finds himself over dosing on booze and medicine. Ian giatti and brandy gold were also effective as child actors and actresses and added a certain tenderness to the part of a very ill child during the middle of the night. The acting,script,music and cinematography in this movie must not be underplayed. They are all integral to a great movie!