Oh, God!

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Oh, God!

Directed by	Carl Reiner
Produced by	Jerry Weintraub
Written by	Larry Gelbart Avery Corman (novel)
Starring	John Denver George Burns Teri Garr Donald Pleasence Ralph Bellamy William Daniels Barnard Hughes Paul Sorvino
Music by	Jack Elliott
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	October 7, 1977
Running time	98 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Oh, God! is a 1977 comedy film, starring John Denver and George Burns. Based on a novel by Avery Corman, the film, whose screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart, and which was directed by Carl Reiner, was released on Friday, October 7, 1977. The story centers upon an unassuming supermarket manager (Denver) who encounters God (Burns), who picks him to spread his message, despite the skepticism of the media, religious authorities, and his 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. There is currently a remake starring Ellen DeGeneres planned, which was confirmed by DeGeneres in a Time magazine interview.

1 Tagline
2 Plot
3 Trivia
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[edit] Tagline

"Anybody who could turn Lot's wife into a pillar of salt, incinerate Sodom and Gomorrah and make it rain for forty days and forty nights has got to be a fun guy."

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

God appears as a kindly old man to Jerry Landers (Denver), an assistant supermarket manager. After some mixups in trying to set up an "interview," He tells Jerry that he has been selected to be His messenger to the modern world, much like a contemporary Moses. A bit timidly at first, Landers' dutifully tells the world of his encounters with God. Understandably scoffed at first, Landers' life is turned upside down as theologians attempt to discredit him. Eventually, Jerry decides to prove his story in a court of law.