Oh, God! You Devil (1984)

George Burns returns as God, and as Satan. They battle over the soul of a young rock star who is willing to sell his soul to the devil.

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 Michael Giatti	...	Young Bobby (as Ian Giatti)
Belita Moreno	...	Mrs. Vega
Dan 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:

actor playing dual role | devil in human form | god | god versus devil | deal with the devil | 

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Taglines:

He meets his match in one hot comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was not the first time that George Burns portrayed the devil. In 1956, he appeared as a horned devil in The Jack Benny Program: George Burns/Spike Jones Show (1956).

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Goofs

Rainbow colors are upside down with blue on top and red on the bottom.

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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! (1977)

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Soundtracks

Fugue for Tinhorns
Words and Music by Frank Loesser

User Reviews

George Burns is wonderful in both roles!

This was the second sequel to "Oh God" (they had planned a third, but it never was made). Once again, George Burns plays the Almighty but he also plays a dual role as the Devil himself. What an original idea! I know that people who loved George couldn't picture him playing a role of evil, but he does it very well. The plot sort of reminds me of The Devil And Daniel Webster with Ted Wass's character as a sort of modern day Jabez Stone. A rock star who is willing to sell his soul for success. There is a wonderful bit of technology when we see the two "Georges" fighting for this man's soul in the end. We can actually see George walking behind "himself" as God! Movie technology has come such a long way. Once again, George makes movie magic and makes you believe. He is just so wonderful as God that I can't think of any other actor who could have done it as well as he (do you realize that in the original Oh God! they wanted Mel Brooks to do it?!). Jason Wingreen is a well-respected character actor (he was on All In The Family and Archie Bunker's place). He has a small role in the film and I wrote to him several years ago and asked him what it was like working with George Burns. He wrote me back and said that the few days he worked with George were among the happiest of his life. He said he was wonderful and so good to the cast and crew and kept them laughing with wonderful stories about his life. We as a society need more films like this with a positive message about God. We need it now more then ever. The singer in this film wanted fame and glory and yet in the end he found happiness in a simple life with his loving wife and child. What a wonderful message! This is a great film and George Burns is what makes it that way. God bless you Mister Burns, I hope you and Gracie are having a wonderful time in Heaven. We still miss you here on earth and need you now more then ever.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dios mio, el diablo

Filming Locations:

800 Traction Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,560,001, 11 November 1984

Gross USA:

$21,538,850

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,538,850

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1