Bedazzled (1967)

A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writers:

Peter Cook (screenplay), Peter Cook (story)

Stars:

Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Cook	...	George Spiggott
Dudley Moore	...	Stanley Moon
Eleanor Bron	...	Margaret
Raquel Welch	...	Lust / Lilian Lust
Alba	...	Vanity
Robert Russell	...	Anger
Barry Humphries	...	Envy
Parnell McGarry	...	Gluttony
Danièle Noël	...	Avarice (as Daniele Noel)
Howard Goorney	...	Sloth
Michael Bates	...	Inspector Clarke
Bernard Spear	...	Irving Moses
Robin Hawdon	...	Randolph
Michael Trubshawe	...	Lord Dowdy
Evelyn Moore	...	Mrs. Wisby

Storyline

Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore) is a short order cook, infatuated with Margaret (Eleanor Bron), the statuesque waitress who works at Wimpy Bar with him. Despondent, he prepares to end it all when he meets George Spiggott, a.k.a. the Devil (Peter Cook). Selling his soul for seven wishes, Stanley tries to make Margaret his own first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a wealthy industrialist. As each fails, he becomes more aware of how empty his life had been and how much more he has to live for. He also meets the seven deadly sins who try and advise him.

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Plot Keywords:

the devil | monkey | animal cage | book | moustached man | 

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Taglines:

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in their first starring comedy! [UK}

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

When George Spiggott is mentioning how things come in sevens, he concludes the list with "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", a 1954 movie directed by Stanley Donen, the director of this movie.

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Goofs

(at around 17 mins) When George files Stanley's contract he puts "Moon, Stanley" after "Moses, Irving."

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Quotes

Insp. Reg Clarke: Can you remember your exact last words to him?
Margaret Spencer: I think it was "Wimpy Burgers twice, 1 MR, 1 well, heavy on the onions".

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Connections

Remade as Bedazzled (2000)

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Soundtracks

Cornfield
Composed by Dudley Moore
Performed by Dudley Moore Trio

User Reviews

Does the devil bear the face of Peter Cook?!

This is one of my personal favorites. Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore), a down-and-out Londoner who has a miserable job at the local Wimpy Burgers and has the hots for a beautiful waitress named Margaret Spencer, tries to hang himself, but then the Devil has to come in and save him. The Devil (played by Peter Cook) isn't all red and horned, but dressed in a nice tuxedo and wears Ray-Bans. He is interested in Stanley for the sole fact that George (the name he goes by) made a deal with God to get a hundred billion souls first before the other. In exchange for his soul, Stanley gets seven wishes, and of course George has to twist them all into nightmares, just for a cheap laugh. ("You just left me one little loophole. I had to take advantage of it, doctor's orders!") One of my favorite scenes is where Stanley and George are passing by as police officers, and with the snap of George's fingers parking meters expire, old ladies' grocery bags tear apart, and fires start in trash bins. Definitely a good movie if it's rainy outside, and you're all depressed -- it'll lift you up in no time!

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1967 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bedazzled

Filming Locations:

St. John's Wood Studio, St. John's Wood, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stanley Donen Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1