Oh, god paul sorvino, barry sullivan, donald pleasence. And as his contact on earth, he selects a common man. God asks a young girl to help spread his word and influence with a slogan. Carl reiner directed this sweet comedy about the man upstairs visiting earth in the form of a funny little guy george burns. Adapted by larry gelbart from the novel by avery corman, the film stars john denver as jerry landers, the assistant manager of a grocery store who is chosen by god george burns to spread the. A series of movies starring george burns as god the first movie, oh, god.
Academy awardwinner george burns the sunshine boys returns in a lighthearted sequel to the smash hit, oh, god. Watch george burns exclusive videos, interviews, video clips and more at. George burns full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Book ii, in 1980 and, in 1984, another sequel, oh god. It was directed by gilbert cates, and stars george burns, suzanne. John denver is the good man chosen to be god s contact in the modern ageand like an old testament prophet, denvers character pays the price by being ridiculed and faced with criminal charges. When god appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
Book ii is not a sequel to the hit 1977 release but rather an alternate approach to the same basic premise. Book ii 1980 little tracy richards louanne is a seemingly normal girl, but one day she sees god george burns in a restaurant and begins talking to him. Moses had such a bad memory i had to give him tablets. George burns, suzanne pleshette, david birney, louanne, john louie, conrad janis, anthony holland, hugh downs, joyce brothers, wilfrid hyde. It was directed by gilbert cates, and stars george burns, suzanne pleshette, david birney and louanne sirota. Once convinced, jerry has a hard time convincing his family and the rest of the world that he hasnt gone insane. Costarring oscarwinner walter matthau grumpy old men and richard benjamin goodbye columbus. John denver plays jerry landers, an assistant manager at a supermarket who is chosen by god to spread his message. In this mild sequel to the 1977 appearance of george burns as god, the heavenly father shows up again, this time to talk to tracy louanne, a young girl whose earthly father david birney is in the advertising business. Though reluctant at first, jerry eventually believes in his cause, and his efforts strain his marriage, endanger his job. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by george burns. May 30, 2008 heres a trailer i produced for the first oh, god sequel starring george burns.
Gods intention is to promote himself among the children first. Al lewis george burns and willy clark walter matthau are a pair of feuding vaudeville comedians lewis and clark, naturally who performed together for 47 years before. Heres a trailer i produced for the first oh, god sequel starring george burns. Book ii 2 dvd, 2005 george burns, suzanne pleshette 1980 region 1. Quotes as he was about to sing take me out to the ball game during the 1983 allstar game at comiskey park in chicago i not only sang this song at the first allstar game, i also sang. 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. Overview in this mild sequel to the 1977 appearance of george burns as god, the heavenly father shows up again, this time to talk to tracy louanne, a young girl whose earthly father david birney is in the advertising business. He comes back this time looking and talking a great deal like george burns, an improvement on his earlier cinematic incarnations. Book ii 1980 gilbert cates, george burns, suzanne pleshette, david birney, comedy, fantasy. Paul sorvinos overthetop parody of a megachurch pastor is particularly hilarious and will resonate as well. Book 2 on dvd 085393373122 from warner bros directed by gilbert cates. Joyce brothers and hugh downs also made cameo appearances in the film. Based on the novel of the same title by avery corman. God s intention is to promote himself among the children first.
Adapted by larry gelbart from the novel by avery corman, the film stars john denver as jerry landers, the assistant manager of a grocery store who is chosen by god george burns to. John denver is the good man chosen to be gods contact in the modern ageand like an old testament prophet, denvers character pays the price by being ridiculed and faced with criminal charges. God asks a young girl to help spread his word and influence with a. George burns the sunshine boys returns in a lighthearted sequel to the smash hit, oh, god. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag.
With george burns, suzanne pleshette, david birney, louanne. Otherwise, it seems to have lost faith in the film its based on. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Book ii is not a sequel to the hit 1977 release but rather an.
The movie had a stellar supporting cast including terri garr, donald pleasence, ralph bellamy, william daniels, paul sorvino, barnard hughes, dina shore and david ogden stiers. Book ii is a 1980 american comedy film and a sequel to the film oh, god. His father, a parttime cantor, died when george was 7. Along with other boys in the neighborhood he became a busker, which was street singer. Book ii 1980 official trailer george burns comedy movie hd god asks a young girl to help spread his word and influence with a. Naturaly, tracys divorced parents paula and don think tracys just crazy and plot to halt her heavensent mission to spread gods word. Suzanne pleshette the bob newhart show, the boys are back and howard duff dallas costar in this wonderful. George burns had a career spanning 75 years from vaudeville to radio to television and movies.
It was followed in 1984 by the third and final installment, oh, god. George burns is again outstanding as god, and louanne will tug at your heart strings as the little girl, tracy richards, whom the adults are all convinced has lost her mind. You devil, in which the comedian played both god and the devil. Met gracie allen in 1923 and began performing with her. And as his contact on earth, he selects a common man john denver. Left school in the fourth grade to go into show business.
Staring suzanne pleshette, david birney and george burns. Book ii doesnt seem willing to devote a whole movie to the same subject. You devil 1984, both of which featured george burns reprising his role as god. Toggle search bar movie quotes tv series quotes cartoon quotes actors thoughts. George burns, suzanne pleshette, david birney, louanne, john louie, conrad janis, anthony holland, hugh downs, dr. At age seven, his father died and he acquired the moniker george burns, which was derived from his older brother and from the coal yard his friends and family would steal coal to take home to replenish the fire in the family stove. Academy awardwinner george burns returns in a lighthearted sequel to the smash hit, oh, god. A sly, civilized, quietly funny speculation on what might happen if god endeavored to present himself in the flesh yet once again to forgetful man. George burns was an american actor, comedian, singer, and published author. George burns was born nathan birnbaum on january 20, 1896 in new york city, the ninth of 12 children born to hadassah dorah nee bluth.
George burns is again outstanding as god, and louanne will tug at your heart strings as the little girl, tracy richards, whom the adults are all. They battle over the soul of a young rock star who is willing to sell his soul to the devil. He is, of course, enormously appealing, and george burns is rich and understated in the role. Book ii qualifies as a sequel only because of its title and the irreplaceable presence of george burns in the title role. George burnss take on the almighty carries this sequel to the popular mid 70s comedy oh, god. Second oh god movie has god appearing before 11yearold tracy richards to ask for her help to spread his word and influence over the world which she suggests the slogan think god. With john denver, george burns, teri garr, donald pleasence. In oh god, book ii george burns plays the kind of god who comes down to our level to figure out a way to get the human race to take notice of their creator.
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