Bruce Almighty (2003)

A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world.

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers:

Steve Koren (story), Mark O'Keefe (story),

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston

7 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Carrey	...	Bruce Nolan
Morgan Freeman	...	God
Jennifer Aniston	...	Grace Connelly
Philip Baker Hall	...	Jack Baylor
Catherine Bell	...	Susan Ortega
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Debbie
Steve Carell	...	Evan Baxter (as Steven Carell)
Nora Dunn	...	Ally Loman
Eddie Jemison	...	Bobby
Paul Satterfield	...	Dallas Coleman
Mark Kiely	...	Fred Donohue
Sally Kirkland	...	Anita
Tony Bennett	...	Himself
Timothy Di Pri	...	Bruce's Cameraman (as Timothy DiPri)
Brian Tahash	...	Bruce's Soundman

Storyline

Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y., is discontented with almost everything in life despite his popularity and the love of his girlfriend Grace . At the end of the worst day of his life, Bruce angrily ridicules and rages against God and God responds. God appears in human form and, endowing Bruce with divine powers, challenges Bruce to take on the big job to see if he can do it any better.

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | prayer | responsibility | deal | eating paste | 

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Taglines:

How would you handle the most awesome responsibility in the universe?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual content and some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Universal Pictures (us)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 May 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bruce Allmächtig

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$81,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$420,203 (Japan) (19 December 2003)

Gross:

$3,408,154 (Japan) (16 January 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spyglass Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Shady Acres Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mark O'Keefe and Steve Koren's original screenplay was a spec script which was instantly snapped up by Universal.

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Goofs

When Bruce changes the teleprompter as Evan is reading it, Evan says "and my tiny little nipples went to France," yet the teleprompter clearly reads "and my little tiny nipples went to France."

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bruce: God, why do you hate me?

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Crazy Credits

There are several outtakes and goofs from the movie during the ending credits.

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Connections

References Liar Liar (1997)

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Soundtracks

"The Candy Man"
Written by Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley

User Reviews

Lightweight, Fun Look At Thelogy

As someone who lives near Buffalo, New York, this movie scored points with me before I even saw it, since the story is based here. There are even some bit parts with real-life news-TV anchor people from Buffalo..and, for once, it doesn't knock the area. Hallelujah!

Theology-wise, puh-leeze!!! God is still made to look and think like humans...and, of course, be a bit on the liberal side. Being the lightweight comedy it is, it's nothing that should win any awards but it still is entertaining and is a pleasant way to kill 102 minutes.

There are some laugh-out-loud slapstick comedy scenes and, hopefully, audiences - from Christians to atheists.- got something out of this besides a few laughs, such as what prayer should really be all about. Kudos to the writers for at least getting that theology correct and giving a good message.

Overall, it's a good-hearted film that should offend very few.