Oh, God!

Director: Carl Reiner Carl Reiner

Overview

"Supermarket clerks, be on alert, God may have a mission for you, as he does for a grocery store manager played by the late John Denver. Oh God!, one of comic legend George Burns' last films is available on DVD. The film is offered in its original 1.85:1 widescreen aspect ratio, and the audio is English, Dolby Digital, Mono. There is an interesting commentary track with director Carl Reiner, writer Larry Gelbart, producer Jerry Weintraub, and star Teri Garr."

Product Details

Release Date:	07/09/2002
UPC:	0085391604723
Original Release:	1977
Rating:	PG
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	4,575

Special Features

Closed Caption;Feature-length audio commentary by Teri Garr, director Carl Reiner, writer Larry Gelbart, and producer Jerry Weintraub; Trailers of all three "Oh, God!" movies; Interactive menus; Scene access; Subtitles: English, Français, Español & Português

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

George Burns	God
John Denver	Jerry Landers
Teri Garr	Bobbie Landers
Donald Pleasence	Dr. Harmon
Ralph Bellamy	Sam Raven
William Daniels	George Summers
Barnard Hughes	Judge Baker
Paul Sorvino	Rev. Willie Williams
Barry Sullivan	Priest
Dinah Shore	Herself
Jeff Corey	Rabbi
George Furth	Briggs
David Ogden Stiers	Mr. McCarthy
Titos Vandis	Greek Bishop
Moosie Drier	Adam
Rachel Longacker	Becky Landers
Carl Reiner	Interview Guest
Zane Buzby	Girl
Jerry Dunphy	Newscaster
Mario Machado	TV Reporter
Connie Sawyer	Mrs. Green
Jane Lambert	Mrs. Levin
Kres Mersky	Check-out Girl
Byron Paul	TV Engineer
Héctor Morales	Waiter
Wonderful Smith	Court Clerk
Murphy Dunne	Stenographer
Dennis Kort	Norman
Bob McClurg	Mechanic
John Ashton	Actor
Jack Elliott	Composer

Technical Credits

Larry Gelbart

Carl Reiner	Director
Jerry Weintraub	Producer
Larry Gelbart	Screenwriter
Don Cahn	Sound/Sound Designer
Jim Cook	Sound/Sound Designer
Richard Wagner	Sound/Sound Designer
Wayne Artman	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

In Oh, God!, director Carl Reiner and screenwriter Larry Gelbart avoid one-note redundancy by trading broad laughs for warm-hearted sentimentality. The movie's surprising charm owes a lot to the understated comic timing and charisma of vaudeville legend George Burns in the title role. Burns had removed himself from the public eye after his partner/wife Gracie Allen's retirement in 1958; he reappeared in 1975's successful The Sunshine Boys, for which he won an Oscar. Oh, God! continued his comeback streak. In his first movie role, singer John Denver had a natural, unforced presence that drew positive notices, but he would never again star in a major motion picture. Gelbart had worked with Reiner on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, and he would go on to write the screenplay for Tootsie. Despite its potentially controversial nature, Oh, God! was a significant hit, and would spawn two mediocre sequels.