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Oh God! You Devil

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Oh God! You Devil

PG

Released Nov 9, 1984

1h 36m

Comedy

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Unable to gain any professional momentum as a musician, Bobby Shelton (Ted Wass) casually says he would be willing to sell his soul for success. While performing at a wedding, Bobby meets Harry O. Tophet (George Burns), who guarantees seven years as a star performer in return for his soul. Desperate, Bobby signs with Harry, only to find out the old man actually is Satan. Despite his newfound fame, Bobby misses his family and calls for God (also Burns) to help him.

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

... there's all too little of Burns here, and what's left is a stagnant update of the Faust legend...

Jan 4, 2018

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Variety Staff

Variety

Unhappily, the story didn't need to get this involved and it winds up constantly trying to pull the picture apart, working against the comedy.

Mar 26, 2009

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

The material is extremely slight, but at least it's benign.

Rated: 3/5

May 20, 2003

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It takes a cute idea -- George Burns plays both God and Satan -- and then surrounds it with a bad movie.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 17, 2021

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TV Guide

It's a hoary story, but Burns lends a new twist with his slick portrayal.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 8, 2013

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Jan 7, 2006

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Best of the Oh God series, the only one I can watch again and again. A heartwarming story and well acted!! Love it!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Mike T

It’s intended to be a comedy but I feel not laughing, most times are just boredom. Aside from Devil and God played by the same actor, there is nothing else original. People sell their souls for earthly success are too old a story. The plot is blend, so is the acting.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Audience Member

It's at least better than the second one, but not quite as entertaining as the original. Adding the devil was a nice mix up to the formula, but it doesn't feel like they milked it for what it was worth.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/22

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George Burns is a pretty cool cat to play God and the Devil, and it's fitting since he wanted to be "18 Again", so we know he's a deity who loves riding the wheel of dharma over and over and over again. My atheist Dad would get bent out of shape when he saw me watching these films as a kid, because any mention of God sends his formerly-Catholic butt into explosive anti-religious diarrhea. This is possibly why I love saying God God God Goddess Goddess Goddess Shiva Brahma Vishnu Krishna Kali Saraswati God Goddess God Buddha Goddess God around him. If you have a social media account with followers, aren't you wanting to be a God/Goddess yourself? Why would you ape on religious people as harmful when you beckon people to worship you at a glowing altar of blue light? This is something my Dad is certainly blind to, because it's normal to let an android be a moral timekeeper versus internalized spiritual myths which are meaningful to the Self even if they can't be explained to Other, amiright? Listen, "Loki" is getting into all this, I'm just attaching it to George Burns and lobbing a glorious tomato at it...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Sequel to the hit comedy series, this time George Burns plays both God and the Devil who are both fighting for the soul of a musician.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

better than part 2 not better than the first in this franchise

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

Unable to gain any professional momentum as a musician, Bobby Shelton (Ted Wass) casually says he would be willing to sell his soul for success. While performing at a wedding, Bobby meets Harry O. Tophet (George Burns), who guarantees seven years as a star performer in return for his soul. Desperate, Bobby signs with Harry, only to find out the old man actually is Satan. Despite his newfound fame, Bobby misses his family and calls for God (also Burns) to help him.

Director: Paul Bogart
Producer: Robert M. Sherman
Screenwriter: Andrew Bergman
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 1984, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 36m

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