The camera angle changes and the cards are now on the table. You devil is a 1984 american comedy film starring george burns, ted wass, ron silver and roxanne hart. Actors who have played satan, god or jesus houston chron. You devil movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Jun 18, 2016 you devil, ted wass, 1984, c warner brothers there are several well know character actors in this film, including ron silver, robert picardo and james cromwell. The story centers on a heavenly conflict between good and. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to satan, and satan is all too happy t. O god, the aftermath 2005 album metalcore album by norma jean. You devil 1984 official trailer george burns comedy. Born nathan birnbaum in new york city, burns was one of 12 children. Satan as a personification of evil provides many narrative opportunities. Then came the lead role in theyre playing our song.
Based on the novel of the same title by avery corman. In horror and suspense films, satan provides for a virtually allpowerful foe. You devil, and it turns out that hes better off that way. God has been looking over bobby shelton since he was a baby because god has big plans for. Amber mendez says oh god when she sees fireball, and ben richards replies, guess again. Burns as god takes on burns as devil in a las vegas poker game where the stakes get raised from sheltons soul to.
You devil 1984 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. Sep 26, 2018 george burns returns as god, and as satan. George burns gets to play both sides of the cosmic fence in oh god. Wass later became a lightweight leading man in films. Predictable, unimpressive cast outside of george burns, and even his presence wears thin. The second season premiering in early 2020 sees him return, with the setting now in the dark ages. Ultimately the success of the picture relies on burns who appears on screen for a relative few number of scenes.
You devil dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Goodman theatre graduate ted wass made his broadway bow in the 1976 production grease. 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. Bobby shelton ted wass is a struggling musician whose wife roxanne hart is. 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.
You devil stars georgeburns, tedwass, ronsilver, roxannehart the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. God is back to try and affect the human race through the good deeds of one individual. You devil 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Staring eugene roche, ted wass, ron silver and george burns. I recut the bathroom scene from the 1977 movie oh god. With george burns, ted wass, ron silver, roxanne hart.
You devil 1984 george burns and ted wass in oh, god. Director paul bogart and writer andrew bergman have let. When bobby says, my god the devil replies, guess again. Recognizing that the appeal of the series was george burns himself, the third movie oh, god. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items.
Ted wass displaying his awesome singing abilities as billy wayne in oh god. Directed by emmy awardwinner paul bogart, this is a delight says the chicago suntimes, and may contain the single best sequence of dualimage photography ever put on the screen usa. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The best shows and movies to watch on netflix in march. He graduated from the goodman school of drama in chicago, where he performed in a wide array of the classics, from shakespeare to ibsen to joe orton, wass made his broadway debut in the original production of grease, playing the lead role of danny zuko.
When god and the devil meet, god tells him that he wants the kid back. George burns is back as god, but oops, here he is as satan, too. After that, there was no shortage of movie parts for the octogenarian actor, who played god in oh god. Based on a novel by avery corman, the film was directed by carl reiner from a screenplay written by larry gelbart. Tv commercial for george burns feature film from 1984 oh god you devil. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. A young rock star is ready to sell his soul to satan, and satan is.
You devil 1984 dvd 80s cult comedy george burns ted. Iii, and its this device alone that saves the film, which might otherwise be unbearably cute. The camera angle changes again and the cards are back in his hands. Struggles with satan have been used to symbolize human weaknesses and temptations, as in the films bedazzled 1967, remade 2000 and oh, god. They battle over the soul of a young rock star who is willing to sell his soul to the devil. In a straightforward deal with the devil plot, a struggling musician named bobby shelton ted wass sells his soul to the devil in exchange for fame and fortune. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. You devil after two turns as an amusing supreme being, george burns proves to be an equally diverting demon in oh god. You devil 1984 official trailer george burns comedy movie hd george burns is back as god, but oops, here he is as satan, too. You devil 1984, in which burns was featured as both god and the devil. With john denver, george burns, teri garr, donald pleasence. God disambiguation my god disambiguation oh my god disambiguation oh my goddess disambiguation goddess disambiguation.