Bruce Almighty
If you could be God for one week, what would you do?
Country
Production
Budget
$81 000 000
Box office
$484 592 874
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Jim Carrey, Tom Shadyac, Michael Bostick, James D. Brubaker, Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe, Steve Oedekerk, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Linda DeScenna, Dawn Swiderski
Audition
Junie Lowry-Johnson, Ron Surma
Editing
Scott Hill
Whole Team (161)
Whole Team (161)
Short description
Bruce Nolan toils as a 'human interest' television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y., but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God—and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming began on August 6, 2002. It took place in Los Angeles, New York, and at Niagara Falls. Filming wrapped up in early autumn of the same year.
- The screenplay for this film was purchased by Universal Studios in 2000 for $1 million, an extraordinarily high price for the time.
- Robert De Niro was originally considered for the role of God, but Morgan Freeman ultimately played it.
- During filming, a camera crane fell due to a strong gust of wind, nearly crushing actress Jennifer Aniston, who was standing with her back to it and unaware. However, her co-star Jim Carrey, noticing the falling crane, quickly pushed Aniston aside and genuinely saved her from a tragic outcome.
- The film is based on the book "Almighty Me" by Robert Bausch.
- When the film was released on video and DVD, God's number was slightly changed to 555-0123, as the real number 776-2323 became blocked after the film's release due to the huge number of incoming calls.
- This film was officially banned in Egypt due to its "religious content".
- The number of takes for some scenes in the film exceeded 30. Jim Carrey repeatedly insisted on reshooting the same scenes.
- The phone number of God, played by Morgan Freeman, was a real, working number (usually, films use the 555 prefix for phone numbers), which resulted in the number's owners being bombarded with calls. Before the film's release on video, the number was changed to 555-0123. After that, Bruce began using a number owned by a radio station in Colorado and a woman in Florida, and they were also plagued by callers hoping to chat with God. To solve the problem, the producers purchased both numbers used in the film.
- The film's plot unfolds in Buffalo, New York, and the town square was filmed on location directly next to the Universal Pictures studio. It was here that scenes from the famous 'Back to the Future' trilogy (Robert Zemeckis, 1985, 1989, 1990) with the clock tower were also filmed. The tower is clearly visible in the riot scene.
- Robert De Niro was originally considered for the role of God, but the part was ultimately played by Morgan Freeman.
- During the filming of the movie, a strong gust of wind knocked over a camera crane, nearly crushing actress Jennifer Aniston, who was standing with her back to it and completely unaware. However, her co-star Jim Carrey noticed the crane falling and quickly pushed Aniston aside, saving her from a tragic outcome.
- The number of takes for some scenes exceeded 30. Jim Carrey was the one who insisted on filming the same scenes over and over again.
- The phone number for God, played by Morgan Freeman, was a real number (whereas cinema usually uses the 555 prefix), which resulted in the actual owners of the number being hounded by calls. Before the film's release on VHS, the number was changed to 555-0123. After that, Bruce began using a number owned by a radio station in Colorado and a woman in Florida, and they too were overwhelmed by callers dreaming of chatting with the Lord. To solve the problem, the producers purchased both numbers used in the film.
- The plot of the film takes place in Buffalo, New York, but the city square was filmed on an open lot directly next to the Universal Pictures studio. This is the same location where the scenes with the clock tower from the famous 'Back to the Future' trilogy (Robert Zemeckis, 1985, 1989, 1990) were filmed. The tower is clearly visible in the riot scene.
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