Oh, God!

Carl Reiner directed this sweet comedy about the Man Upstairs visiting Earth in the form of a funny little guy (George Burns). John Denver is the good man chosen to be God's contact in the modern age--and like an Old Testament prophet, Denver's character pays the price by being ridiculed and faced with criminal charges. Denver is a warm presence, but the film is entirely in Burns's court. Reiner feeds him lines that come out of Burns' mouth like stage patter, and it's no wonder he got a huge career boost from this film in the winter of his life. Except for some courtroom stuff in the third act--where Reiner inadvertently cheapens the movie with editing tricks to suggest "miracles"--Oh, God! is just fine. (It's certainly better than its two perfunctory sequels, Oh God! Book II and Oh God! You Devil.) --Tom Keogh

Movie Details

Cast: John Denver, George Burns, Teri Garr, Donald Pleasence, Ralph Bellamy, William Daniels, Barnard Hughes, Paul Sorvino
MPAA Rating: PG
Running time: 98 mins
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

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DVD Features:

Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Thai, Chinese

Commentary by Teri Garr, Carl Reiner and producer Jerry Weintraub

International rating:

Europe: PG
Australia: PG

DVD International release dates:
North America: Jun 1, 03

VHS International release dates:
North America: Mar 13, 00