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Dear God (1996) 4.9
When letters written to God start getting results, and replies, people everywhere are amazed. The Post Office however is annoyed. Director:Garry Marshall |
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| Greg Kinnear | ... | ||
| Laurie Metcalf | ... | ||
| Maria Pitillo | ... | ||
| Tim Conway | ... | ||
| Hector Elizondo | ... | ||
| Jon Seda | ... | ||
| Roscoe Lee Browne | ... | ||
| Anna Maria Horsford | ... | ||
| Kathleen Marshall | ... | ||
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Isadora O'Boto | ... | |
| Felix Pire | ... |
Ramon
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| Donal Logue | ... | ||
| Sam McMurray | ... | ||
| Nancy Marchand | ... | ||
| Larry Miller | ... | ||
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Tom Turner is a con man, defrauding people from their money with a variety of two-bit hustles. One night he makes the mistake of attempting to hustle some undercover cops, and finds himself in court faced with the dilemma of either going to jail or getting a real job. Choosing to stay out of jail, he gets a job at the post office working in their Dead Letter Office helping to sort Dead Letters (i.e. mail which, for whatever reason, can't be delivered). Some of the mail he recieves can't be delivered because it's addressed to God, and he accidentally answers (sending them money in the process). This starts the ball rolling as more of his co-workers get in on the idea of helping people by answering "God" mail. Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
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Many people write to God. Somebody is answering.Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 November 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cher bon Dieu See more »Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,213,045 (USA) (1 November 1996)Gross:
$7,061,018 (USA) (10 January 1997)Company Credits
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The envelope that Tom puts the $5,000 dollars in moves around. He first puts it into his pocket, then you see it in his breast pocket, then it disappears. See more »Quotes
Bodacious TV Anchor: ...this may be the first time that a serial killer has used poison cereal to kill his victims...See more »
Tom Turner is a small time con-man making a living off passengers at train stations etc. When he is caught and sent to trial he is sentenced to jail time or to get a full time job and earn his own money. He gets a job in the dead letter office at the post office where undeliverable letters are sorted by category. When trying to steal valuables to help pay off his gambling debts he accidentally puts them in a envelope in reply to a "Dear God" letter. When the money helps some people to fix problems with their block of flats and improve security his colleagues think he did it on purpose and begin to answer some other "Dear God" letters. However how far can they go without being discovered as the media begin to pick up on the miracles.
This is a very gentle comedy that struggles with being overly sentimental in the second half. The story is quite unlikely but the film is gentle enough that the slight plot is not really a major problem. Nor is it very unlikely
- you won't be surprised to learn that every learns important lessons about
life at the end. The comedy is also very slight, it has some laugh out loud moments but outside of this it also has an overall funny feel to the film that is quite nice.Greg Kinnear is not a leading man, but he does a reasonably good job here. Out of his colleagues Metcalf is good and John Seda (of Homicide:LOTS) gives a different performance! The cast is also fleshed out by some nice cameos from Larry Miller and Jack Klugman (better known as Quincy). Elizondo has the best small role as the Post Officer manager who slips quietly away mid-conversation unnoticed.
Overall a gentle comedy that eventually gets bogged down by being too sentimental. It really could have benefited from having a more cynical edge.