Oh, God!
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| Directed by | Carl Reiner |
| Produced by | Jerry Weintraub |
| Screenplay by | Larry Gelbart |
| Based on |
Oh, God! 1971 novel by Avery Corman |
| Starring |
George Burns John Denver Teri Garr Donald Pleasence Ralph Bellamy William Daniels Barnard Hughes Paul Sorvino |
| Music by | Jack Elliott |
| Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
| Edited by | Bud Molin |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $51,061,196 |
Oh, God! is a 1977 American Technicolor comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver. Based on a novel of the same name by Avery Corman, the film was directed by Carl Reiner from a screenplay written by Larry Gelbart. The story centres on unassuming supermarket manager Jerry Landers (Denver), chosen by God (Burns) to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media, religious authorities, and Landers' own wife (Teri Garr).
The film inspired two sequels, Oh, God! Book II (1980) and Oh, God! You Devil (1984), both of which featured Burns reprising his role, but with no other recurring characters from the original story.
God (George Burns) appears as a kindly old man to Jerry Landers (John Denver), an assistant supermarket manager. After a few failed attempts in trying to set up an "interview," God tells Jerry that he has been selected to be His messenger to the modern world, much like a contemporary Moses. Timidly at first, Landers tells his wife (Teri Garr), children and a religious editor of the Los Angeles Times of his encounters with God and soon becomes a national icon of comedic fodder.
Jerry soon appears on television with Dinah Shore and describes the look God takes when he encounters him. The next day, after Jerry is stranded from a car breakdown, God appears as a taxi driver to take Jerry home, where they are met by a bunch of chanting "religious nuts". Before he disappears God consoles Jerry that he has the "strength that comes from knowing".
Skeptical at first, Landers finds his life turned upside down as a group of theologians attempt to discredit him by challenging him to answer a series of written questions in Aramaic while locked in a hotel room alone to prove God is contacting him directly. To Jerry's relief after an agonizing wait, God, working as room service, delivers food to Jerry and answers the questions. After being sued for slander by a charismatic preacher that God directed Jerry to call a "phony", Jerry decides to prove his story in a court of law.
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