Summary
Bruce Almighty: Bruce Nolan is a discontented TV reporter who believes the entire universe is stacked against him. After a bad day, Bruce flies into a rage and blames God for making his life so miserable. God responds by endowing Bruce will all of His divine powers and challenges him to take on "The Big Job" to see if he can do it any better.Evan Almighty: Newly elected to Congress, Evan Baxter has left Buffalo, New York in pursuit of a greater calling. But that calling isn't serving in the illustrious ranks of America's politics, but being summoned by the Almighty himself, who has handed Evan the task of building a new ark. With time passing by and his family belittled by Evan's newfound realization, Evan will have to do the work that God has given him in what promises to be an unusual adventure for a man who just wanted to serve his country. But Evan might actually be serving all of humanity instead.
Contents
Bruce Almighty / Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present a Shady Acres/Pit Bull production, a Tom Shadyac film ; produced by Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, James D. Brubaker, Michael Bostick, Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe ; story by Steve Koren & Mark O'Keefe ; screenplay by Steve Koren & Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk ; directed by Tom Shadyac (102 min.)Evan Almighty / Universal Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present in association with Relativity Media a Shady Acres/Barber-Birnbaum/Original Film production ; produced by Tom Shadyac, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Neal H. Moritz, Michael Bostwick ; story by Steve Oedekerk and Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow ; screenplay by Steve Oedekerk ; directed by Tom Shadyac (96 min.).
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Television journalists
-- New York (State)
-- Buffalo
-- Drama.
God -- Drama. Discontent -- Drama. Legislators -- United States -- Drama. Presence of God -- Drama. Trust in God -- Drama. Humanity -- Drama. Deluge -- Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Studios Home Entertainment,2011 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Bruce Almighty. Evan Almighty. |
| Contributors |
Carrey, Jim,
1962- actor, film producer. Freeman, Morgan, actor. Aniston, Jennifer, actor. Hall, Philip Baker, 1931-2022 actor. Carell, Steve, 1962- actor. Graham, Lauren, 1967- actor. Goodman, John, 1952- actor. Higgins, John Michael, actor. Bennett, Jimmy, 1996- actor. Sykes, Wanda, 1964- actor. Debney, John, composer. Shadyac, Tom, film producer, film director. Brubaker, James D., film producer. Bostick, Michael, film producer. Koren, Steven Wayne, film producer, screenwriter. O'Keefe, Mark, film producer, screenwriter. Barber, Gary, film producer. Birnbaum, Roger, film producer. Moritz, Neal H., film producer. Oedekerk, Steve, screenwriter. Cohen, Joel, 1963- screenwriter. Sokolow, Alec, screenwriter. Universal Pictures (Firm), production company. Spyglass Entertainment (Firm), production company. Shady Acres (Firm), production company. Pit Bull (Firm), production company. Relativity Media, production company. Original Film (Firm), production company. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Bruce Almighty: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall. Evan Almighty: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, John Michael Higgins, Jimmy Bennett, Wanda Sykes. |
| Other Contributors |
Bruce Almighty: Music, John Debney ; editor, Scott Hill ; director of photography, Dean Semler. Evan Almighty: Music, John Debney ; editor, Scott Hill ; director of photography, Ian Baker. |
| Audience |
Bruce Almighty rating: PG-13; for language, sexual content, and some crude humor. Evan Almighty rating: PG; for mild rude humor and some peril. |
| Language |
English French Spanish Bruce Almighty: In English, French and Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles. Evan Almighty: In English, French and Spanish; with optional French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); with optional English audio description for the visually impaired (DVS). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Bruce Almighty originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Evan Almighty originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Evan Almighty is based on characters created by Steve Koren & Mark O'Keefe. |
| System Details |
Bruce Almighty: NTSC; region 1; DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); dual layer; DTS 5.1; Dolby digital 5.1. Evan Almighty: NTSC; region1; DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); dual layer; Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0; DVS. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (198 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |