With george burns, suzanne pleshette, david birney, louanne. Apr 05, 2017 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. 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. In 1977, denver made his bigscreen acting debut in oh, god, opposite george burns. God coming to earth to give the message that he gave us the world and what is in it and that it is up to us to make it work is a wonderful message in this movie. He recorded and released some 300 songs, about half of which he had composed, and was named poet laureate of colorado in 1977. He made occasional acting appearances over the years, but was better known for his television specials. A classic movie with george burns as god, and john denver bless his soul as the chosen messenger for god s message.
The filmography does not include any appearances of denver post1997 excluding music usage and documentaries. It shares the honor with that old ode to the state, where the. The story centers on unassuming supermarket manager jerry landers denver, chosen by god burns to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media, religious authorities, and landers own wife. Book ii doesnt seem willing to devote a whole movie to the same subject. John denver biography life, family, children, name, death. Jerry landers a terrifically surprising john denver is an average guy in every sense of the word.
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. Book ii dvd in this spunky comedy sequel to oh, god. The teachings are faithbased, not preaching any particular belief system, but hoping to inspire. God played by the one and only george burns comes to earth to spread. His birth occurred on friday, december 31st, 1943, as the son of an air force officer, denver was constantly moved from. Although i saw it in the theater when it first came out and then again a 10 years later, it wasnt until i watched it a few nights ago that i realized this movie is profoundly way ahead of its time in the new age style theological message. The story centers on unassuming supermarket manager jerry landers denver, chosen by god burns to spread his message despite the. I liked this movie when i watched it in my 9th grade religion class.
George burns makes an excellent god and john denver was just superb as the unbelieving jerry landers. This movie shows that the world lost a lot when george burns and. It was directed by gilbert cates, and stars george burns, suzanne pleshette, david birney and louanne sirota. His tragic death marked a passing of the age of innocence for me. With chad lowe, kristin davis, gerald mcraney, brian markinson. The lord, in the form of george burns, chooses a tarzana, calif. 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.
Book ii is not a sequel to the hit 1977 release but rather an. In 2007, ten years after his death, john denver s rocky mountain high was named colorados coofficial song. The story centers on unassuming supermarket manager jerry landers denver, chosen by god. 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. Air force test pilot whose harddrinking ways were transferred to his son. Book ii is not a sequel to the hit 1977 release but rather an alternate approach to the same basic premise. New air force postings took the family to various southern and southwestern states, and temporarily to japan.
The story centers on unassuming supermarket manager jerry landers denver, chosen by god burns to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media, religious authorities, and landers own wife teri garr. Based on a novel of the same name by avery corman, the film was directed by carl reiner from a screenplay written by larry gelbart. Joyce brothers and hugh downs also made cameo appearances in the film. In addition, towards the end of the book john presents some essays on the environment which, although written a few years ago, are still timely. Burns did a great job of slinging the occasional zinger in the film like in his younger years playing straight man to gracie. Book ii qualifies as a sequel only because of its title and the irreplaceable presence of george burns in the title role. 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. O god, the aftermath 2005 album metalcore album by norma jean. Based on a novel of the same name by avery corman, the film was directed. God disambiguation my god disambiguation oh my god disambiguation oh my goddess disambiguation goddess disambiguation. The following is john denvers comprehensive filmography, listed from the newest to the oldest, organized in tiers in accordance with the dates of recording or airing in the television category.
December 31, 1943 october 12, 1997, known professionally as john denver, was an american singersongwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success. There was a movie made in 1977 with george burns and john denver titled oh god. That was a good movie like i said for kids and adults. Mar 30, 2011 in this boxoffice comedy smash, god played by the one and only george burns comes to earth to spread the good word, but has a hard time convincing his chosen messenger, john denver, an assistant. John denver, with connie sawyer on the right, in oh, god. 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. With john denver, george burns, teri garr, donald pleasence. In this boxoffice comedy smash, god played by the one and only george burns comes to earth to spread the good word, but has a hard time convincing his chosen messenger, john denver, an assistant. A very nice movie, shown long before the book trilogy conversations with. He chooses a nonbeliever, an ordinary man to carry those precepts to the world. Denver starred in the 1977 george burns comedy oh, god.
I grew up with john denver and saw him in concert a couple times in the late 70s. Oh god movie i rate this movie alongside other great 70s comedies such as fun with dick and jane, the out of towners and the prisoner of second avenue which are also overdue a dvd release. 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. It remains a charmingly witty little movie with a positive spiritual central message, but for anyone who was a kid in the 1970s this one brings it all back. The story centers on unassuming supermarket manager jerry landers denver, chosen by god burns to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media, religious authorities, and. John denver and george burns were marvelous together and had a wonderful supporting cast around them.
His birth occurred on friday, december 31st, 1943, as the son of an air force officer, denver was constantly moved from state to state and country to country. December 31, 1943 october 12, 1997, known professionally as john denver, was an american singersongwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. The nostalgia factor for me was through the roof watching oh, god. Mostly because it stars this guy if you have never seen oh, god before and i am guessing that nobody under the age of 25 ever has it is. He lives a completely normal, dull life, working at the local supermarket where everybody, of course, knows him and likes him and never doing anything out of the ordinary. John denver biography life, family, children, name. And as his contact on earth, he selects a common man john denver.
Book ii is a 1980 american comedy film and a sequel to the film oh, god. Based on a novel by avery corman, the film was directed by carl reiner from a screenplay written by larry gelbart. It was in tucson, arizona, that his grandmother gave him his first acoustic guitar, a gift that would prove an icebreaker when meeting other students at the many new schools in which he was. A classic movie with george burns as god, and john denver bless his soul as the chosen messenger for gods message. He comes back this time looking and talking a great deal like george burns, an improvement on his earlier cinematic incarnations. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family. The following is john denver s comprehensive filmography, listed from the newest to the oldest, organized in tiers in accordance with the dates of recording or airing in the television category.
He is, of course, enormously appealing, and george burns is rich and understated in the role. Gelbart had worked with reiner on sid caesars your show of shows, and he would go on to write the screenplay for tootsie. John denver has 78 books on goodreads with 2533 ratings. Absence this time of john denver, his chemistry with lead george burns, and the originals solid comedy material lead to a bland, unstimulating film.
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