Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, a lawyer who became a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance ...
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Title: The Man Who Sued God (2001)
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| Billy Connolly | ... | Steve Myers | |
| Judy Davis | ... | Anna Redmond | |
| Colin Friels | ... | David Myers | |
| Wendy Hughes | ... | Jules Myers | |
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Bille Brown | ... | Gerry Ryan |
| John Howard | ... | Edward Piggott | |
| Emily Browning | ... | Rebecca Myers | |
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Blair Venn | ... | Les |
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Vincent Ball | ... | Cardinal |
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Tim Robertson | ... | Judge Bonaface |
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Linal Haft | ... | Rabbi |
| Peter Whitford | ... | Moderator | |
| Frank Whitten | ... | Primate | |
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Steve Jacobs | ... | Hal |
| Richard Carter | ... | Dirk Streicher | |
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Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, a lawyer who became a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was 'an act of God'. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and the church under the guise of God, defending himself. The accident leads him to a friendship and eventual relationship with a journalist, Anna Redmond (Davis). Written by kwedgwood@hotmail.com
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Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 October 2001 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
Az ember, aki beperelte Istent See more »Company Credits
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Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), New South Wales Film & Television Office, Showtime Australia See more »
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Bollywood movie 'Oh My God' starring Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal is inspired from The Man Who Sued God. See more »Goofs
The radio announcer continuously bad-mouths Steve Myers' case on-air. However, in Australia it is illegal for radio announcers to comment about current court cases on air. To do so is to commit the crime of "sub judice." The radio announcer most likely would have known this. On the other hand, Steve's case being against an all-powerful being, he and/or the court would be hard-pressed to claim that anything said in the media could disadvantage him any worse, so journalists might not fear being found in contempt. See more »Quotes
Rabbi: [about his Christian counterparts] They're praying to God. They should be praying for better lawyers.See more »
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Firstly, I did enjoy 'The man who sued God'. Billy Connolly is excellent, his wit and charm is on display throughout the film and it is very, very, funny, most of the time.
Unfortunately it is slightly too long and there are a few bits that could have been quite easily cut without harming the story.
Billy seems to spend an awful lot of time mooning around churches and the 'divine intervention' bit is embarassingly bad and entirely unnecessary. Quite frankly, whoever came up with this scene should be shot!
However having said that the film does have many qualities. The scenery is fantastic and the cast are generally excelent. Judy Davis is very good as the journo who takes an interest in Connolly's case. She strikes some nice romantic sparks of Connolly who is in great, swearing, ranting mode throughout. Colin Friels is also pretty good as Connolly's brother and Wendy Hughes is nice as the prickly but understanding ex-wife.
I can't imagine many Jews would be too pleased with the portrayal of the Rabbi "So, we just prove there is no God, ...who cares!" seems to be his attitude, but generally the film is pretty amusing with an interesting premise.
As I say there is at lease one totally shoddy scene and some unnecessary wandering that could have been fixed by a decent editor but still, if not a classic, still a genuinely funny film and well worth seeing.
By the way Connolly gives a fantastic (and quite different) acting performance as an ex-con artist in the Debt Collecter (1999). Get a hold of this Scottish thriller if you are a Connolly fan as it is absolutely brilliant.