Oh, God! (1977)
Oh, God! is a classic staple of the 1970s, so if you like a bit of cynical humor with a cute tinge to it, check it out for your next weekend matinee. Though he’s not a professional actor, John Denver’s performance was very sweet. I don’t know why he was cast, as the part could have been played by any number of actors, but he didn’t really do anything wrong (besides be a little green in front of the camera). John plays an average American man who one day gets a mysterious invitation in the mail. He meets the mystery man at the appointed time and place, but only gets George Burns’s voice over a speakerphone. George claims to be God, and he needs John’s help!
Surely, this has to be a joke, right? God wouldn’t contact an ordinary man to help spread the word, and he surely wouldn’t take the human form of George Burns, right? The movie explains all that, with a healthy balance of cynicism and tongue-in-cheek humor. “Avocados; made the pit too big,” God laments as one of his main mistakes in creating the world.
In the supporting cast, Teri Garr plays John’s supportive wife. Paul Sorvino, Barry Sullivan, and Jeff Corey play a congregation of different faith leaders all debating the problem. Donald Pleasance, Ralph Bellamy, William Daniels, Barnard Hughes, David Ogden Stiers, and even Dinah Shore get in on the action. This is a very cute movie that spawned two less-cute sequels. But it’s a classic, so if you haven’t seen it and are prepared not to take it too seriously, give it a shot.
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Surely, this has to be a joke, right? God wouldn’t contact an ordinary man to help spread the word, and he surely wouldn’t take the human form of George Burns, right? The movie explains all that, with a healthy balance of cynicism and tongue-in-cheek humor. “Avocados; made the pit too big,” God laments as one of his main mistakes in creating the world.
In the supporting cast, Teri Garr plays John’s supportive wife. Paul Sorvino, Barry Sullivan, and Jeff Corey play a congregation of different faith leaders all debating the problem. Donald Pleasance, Ralph Bellamy, William Daniels, Barnard Hughes, David Ogden Stiers, and even Dinah Shore get in on the action. This is a very cute movie that spawned two less-cute sequels. But it’s a classic, so if you haven’t seen it and are prepared not to take it too seriously, give it a shot.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "YT Episodes" for posting!
More Jeff Corey movies here!