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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Oh, God! Book II
"And the Lord said: "Let there be another movie." And lo, there was another movie."
1980 1h 34m EN
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5.5
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★5.5TMDB · 47
FantasyComedy
Synopsis
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God appears before 11-year-old Tracy Richards to ask for her help to spread his word and influence over the world which she suggests the slogan 'Think God.' Naturaly, Tracy's divorced parents think Tracy's crazy, and plot to halt her 'heaven-sent' mission to spread God's word.
“And the Lord said: "Let there be another movie." And lo, there was another movie.”
Cast
George Burns
God
Suzanne Pleshette
Paula Richards
David Birney
Don Richards
Louanne
Tracy Richards
John Louie
Shingo
Conrad Janis
Charles Benson, School Principal
Anthony Holland
Dr. Jerome Newell
Hugh Downs
NBC Newscaster
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gilbert Cates
- Writers
- Fred S. Fox, Hal Goldman, Josh Greenfeld
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Oh, God! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Gilbert Cates, shot by Ralph Woolsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Charles Fox. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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George Burns and Suzanne Pleshette and David Birney carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "And the Lord said: "Let there be another movie." And lo, there was another movie.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0081268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gilbert Cates directs. Ralph Woolsey behind the camera. Charles Fox scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Part of the "Oh, God! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Gilbert Cates, shot by Ralph Woolsey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Charles Fox. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6George Burns and Suzanne Pleshette and David Birney carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "And the Lord said: "Let there be another movie." And lo, there was another movie.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0081268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ralph Woolsey
- Original score
- Charles Fox
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
Part of
Oh, God! Collection
Oh, God! is a 1977 comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver. Based on a novel by Avery Corman, the film was directed by Carl Reiner from a screenplay written by Larry Gelbart. 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). The film inspired two sequels, Oh, God! Book II (1980) and Oh, God! You Devil (1984), both of which featured Burns reprising his role, but with no other recurring characters from the original story.
Also by
Gilbert Cates
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What people are saying
- Wuchak★ 6/10
Cute sequel, but not as good as the original movie God (George Burns) manifests to a little girl in Los Angeles (Louanne) whose well-to-do parents are separated (Suzanne Pleshette & David Birney). It appears the LORD wants to use her for advertising. “Oh, God! Book II” (1980) lacks the novelty of the original 1977 film and is underwhelming, marred by a sitcomy vibe, but it’s also cute and kinda heartwarming. It’s more of a drama with amusing touches than a comedy. In other words, what would REALLY happen if the Creator started appearing to a girl in Los Angeles? ‘God’ does have a few nuggets to share but, to be expected, there’s some political correctness not in keeping with biblical Christianity. The filmmakers naturally wouldn’t want to offend their potential viewers. Meanwhile Suzanne is winsome as usual and Birney is convincing as the likable father. The movie runs 1 hour, 33 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles. GRADE: B-/C+
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- NovelAvery Corman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- god
- divorced parents
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1980-10-03PG
Also known as
International titles
- Oh God Book 2US
- Oh God, Book IIUS
- A Menina Que Viu Deus - 1980BR
