Heavenly comedy
OH GOD (1977) *** John Denver, George Burns, Teri Garr, Paul Sorvino,
Ralph Bellamy, Barnard Hughes, Dina Shore. Larry Gelbart's clever screenplay makes this sacrilegious comedy come to life as The Almighty (personified by Burns, who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, who replaced his lifelong friend Jack Benny who was originally cast and died; Burns revived his show biz career for the next 20 years) makes His presence known to LA produce manager Denver (in a natural film debut) to spread His word with nothing but skepticism and disbelief encountered. Very witty and sharply deployed by director Carl Reiner (who cameos on Shore's talk show).. 
Oh, God 1977
My grandparents knew Annie Martell in St. Peter, MN and once had to
take her to the hospital. She and John were very nice, gracious, kind people. John also visited them in Mesa, AZ and sang songs for their friends (retirees) at their trailer court pool hall. I remember getting an autographed picture, wish I could find it. John was very underrated as an actor. THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR LIVES BETTER! R.I.P. We all miss your smile and warmth. If you ever look up John Denver on Youtube, be sure to look for his appearances on The Tonight Show. One of these shows he explains about him and Annie on their honeymoon, and having to wake up my grandparents in the middle of the night. John was funny, and maybe you remember that the City of Baltimore LOVED the song Thank God I'm a Country Boy, and made him sing it at the All-Star game there one year.. |
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