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Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tom Shadyac
Produced by
Screenplay by Steve Oedekerk
Story by
Based on Characters
by Steve Koren
Mark O'Keefe
Starring
Music by John Debney
Cinematography Ian Baker
Edited by Scott Hill
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • June 22, 2007 (2007-06-22)
Running time
96 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $175 million
Box office $173.4 million
Evan Almighty: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
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Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released July 3, 2007
Genre Country, rock, CCM, dance
Label Curb Records
Producer Adam Anders, Matt Bronleewe, D.J. Butcher, Mike Curb, Chuck Howard, Dann Huff, Doug Johnson, Hal Ketchum, Jo Dee Messina, Kathy Nelson, Eric Pittarelli, Tom Shadyac
Singles from Evan Almighty
  1. "Ready for a Miracle"
    Released: 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars

Evan Almighty is a 2007 American fantasy comedy film and the stand-alone sequel/spin-off to Bruce Almighty (2003). The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe from the original film, and starring Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham and John Goodman.

Production of the film began in January 2006. Several visual effect companies were used to provide CGI for the numerous animals and the climactic flood scene. The main plot is a modern-day retelling of Noah's Ark. By the time the film had completed production, it had become the most expensive comedy film ever at the time; it was later overtaken by Men in Black 3. In October 2007, the film was released on DVD and HD DVD.

The film grossed less than its budget of $175 million worldwide, and received generally negative reviews.Evan Almighty was also notable for allegations that the many animals used in the film were treated poorly, but Universal Pictures stressed the animals' conditions were acceptable.

Newly elected to Congress, former local television news reporter Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) leaves his hometown of Buffalo, New York and moves to the fictional town of Prestige Crest, Virginia, where his congressional campaign officially declares that he will change the world. Evan prays to God (Morgan Freeman) to give him this opportunity. His wife, Joan (Lauren Graham), also prays that she, Evan, and their three sons (Jimmy Bennett, Graham Phillips, and Johnny Simmons) will be closer together as a family. On the first day of his job at Congress, Evan is given a prime office space, where he is accompanied by his three congressional staffers (Wanda Sykes, John Michael Higgins, and Jonah Hill) and invited to junior co-sponsor the Public Land Act bill with his greedy boss, Chuck Long (John Goodman). Soon after Evan's election to Congress, six strange things start to happen around him:


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