Bedazzled (2000)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers (WGA):

Peter Cook (1967 story)
Peter Cook (1967 screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Meet the Devil. She's giving Elliott seven wishes. But not a chance in Hell.

Plot:

Hopeless dweeb Elliot Richards is granted 7 wishes by the devil to snare Allison, the girl of his dreams, in exchange for his soul.

Plot Keywords:

Devil | Soul | Dream | Contract | Wish

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Brendan Fraser	...	Elliot Richards / Jefe / Mary
Elizabeth Hurley	...	The Devil
Frances O'Connor	...	Alison Gardner / Nicole Delarusso
Miriam Shor	...	Carol / Penthouse Hostess
Orlando Jones	...	Daniel / Dan / Danny / Esteban / Beach Jock / Lamar Garrett / Dr. Ngegitigegitibaba
Paul Adelstein	...	Bob / Roberto / Beach Jock / Bob Bob (Sportscaster #3)
Toby Huss	...	Jerry / Alejandro / Beach Jock / Jerry Turner (Sportscaster #2) / Lance
Gabriel Casseus	...	Elliot's Cellmate / Angel
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Priest
Jeff Doucette	...	Desk Sergeant
Aaron Lustig	...	Synedyne Supervisor
Rudolf Martin	...	Raoul
Julian Firth	...	John Wilkes Booth
Iain Rogerson	...	Play Actor
Biddy Hodson	...	Play Actor

Also Known As:

Teuflisch (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Colombia:12 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37797) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The Devil mentions that on November 16, she'll have been doing this for 6000 years. This is a reference to Archbishop James Ussher, who in the seventeenth century calculated that the birth of the world was on Sunday 23 October 4004BC. According to his calculations, Adam and Eve were thrown out of Paradise on Monday, 10 November.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the drug lord fantasy, when Eliot finds out that Allison is cheating on him, one of the minions mentions ordering double prints for the photos. Eliot yells "Idioto" which is translated "you idiot!". Actually, the correct translation would be "Idiota". This Spanish word does not have gender difference.

Quotes:

The Devil: I saw you talking to a woman.
Elliot Richards: Um, yeah, but, I'm not with her.
The Devil: But you'd like to be. Huh?
Elliot Richards: What makes you say that?
The Devil: Oh, I dont know, when a man says he'd give anything to have a certain woman in his life, I just assume she means something to him.

Movie Connections:

Features Baraka (1992)

Soundtrack:

Makambo

Fun movie, good comedy.

No, this isn't the best or funniest comedy in the world, but I certainly enjoyed it. There is a fair amount of really good comedy in the film to keep you entertained. ...And of course there's Elizabeth Hurley...need I say more?

The story is a fun one and quite the fantasy, but nonetheless, it's entertaining. While not being anything terribly profound, this film definitely has a point to make, be happy with yourself and only you can make things happen, don't rely on others for your happiness.

The acting in this film is very good. Brendan Fraser struts his acting talent in this film quite nicely, playing virtually 5 or 6 characters throughout the film. Brendan really is a talented actor and should get some notice for his role in this film. Orlando Jones, Paul Adelstein, and Toby Huss also deserve a great deal of notice for their work in this film, all three of them play various types of characters in the film and do it quite nicely. Elizabeth Hurley and her ever-changing wardrobe should be reason enough for any guy to watch this film. She looks nothing short of fantastic in every scene. Frances O'Connor was a nice choice for the part of Alison / Nicole (also playing more than one role very nicely).

All in all, this is a fun, cute movie with some really good comedy. I would recommend this film to anyone that likes those types of film, or is just a fan of one of the actors or director Harold Ramis. I hope you enjoy the film, thanks for reading,

-Chris