Bruce Almighty - Jennifer Aniston, Jim Carrey (2003)
Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Bruce Almighty
Bruce Nolan is a local Eyewitness News TV reporter in Buffalo, New York, best known for doing human interest stories--which makes everyone happy but him. Bruce would much rather be replacing the soon-to-retire anchorman. Essentially, Bruce is disconnected with everything in his life and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it. He has a loving girlfriend, Grace, who runs a day care center and adores Bruce in spite of his negativity. Bruce is handed a great opportunity when he's asked to do the 23rd anniversary of Niagra Falls' famed Maid of the Mist boat, which will air live during sweeps. But the mist hits the fan when it's announced on-air--just before Bruce goes live--that the co-anchor position, about to be vacated, is going to Bruce's superficial rival. In front of millions of viewers, Bruce has an on-camera meltdown, punctuated by a four-letter word not yet cleared for network television. On this worst day of Bruce's life, he's fired from the station, beaten up by a gang of toughs, and his car is vandalized. Furious, Bruce rails and rages against the Lord for his rotten luck--which is followed by a curious set of signs, one of which leads him to an old building called Omni Presents, Inc. There, Bruce meets a janitor who reveals himself to be who he really is--God! He's heard Bruce's complaints and now has an offer for the choleric newscaster--his job. By endowing Bruce with all his powers, God challenges him to take on the job and see if he can do any better!
DVD Movie Rating for: Bruce Almighty
Rating 4 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Bruce Almighty
Bruce Nolan (Carrey), a television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y.,is discontented with almost everything in life despite his popularity and the love of his girlfriend, Grace (Aniston) . At the end of the worst day of his life, Bruce angrily ridicules and rages against God and God responds. God appears in human form (Freeman) and, endowing Bruce with divine powers, challenges Bruce to take on the big job to see if he can do it any better.
Bruce Nolan is a television reporter, who is currently assigned what he considers to be undignified assignments, that has him being the butt of a joke. When he is told that he is being considered for the position of anchorman, he goes out to do a live feed but when it is announced that Evan Baxter was going to be the new anchorman, and he freaks out. He gets fired, beaten up, and so on. In the end he blames God. God then decides to give Bruce his powers. Bruce then wreaks havoc and is enjoying it. He sabotages Evan and gets the job of anchorman. But when he realizes that he has to deal with what has got to be God's most arduous task, listening and answering prayers. When he tries to grant everybody what they want, turmoil ensues. And while Bruce is getting everything he wants, he has been ignoring his girlfriend, Grace and loses her. And it seems that the only thing that he can't do, is alter a person's free will, so if he wants her back, he has to do it the hard way.
DVD Production Details of: Bruce Almighty
Starring: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Anniston
Director: Tom Shadyac
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Studio: Umvd
DVD Release Date: November 25, 2003
DVD Features:
Commentary by director Tom Shadyac
The Process of Jim
Outtakes
Deleted Scenes
Widescreen anamorphic format
DVD Easter Eggs
None
Cast of the movie: Bruce Almighty
- Jim Carrey .... Bruce Nolan
- Morgan Freeman .... God
- Jennifer Aniston .... Grace Connelly
- Philip Baker Hall .... Jack Baylor
- Catherine Bell .... Susan Ortega
- Lisa Ann Walter .... Debbie
- Steven Carell .... Evan Baxter
- Nora Dunn .... Ally Loman
- Eddie Jemison .... Bobby
- Paul Satterfield .... Dallas Coleman
- Mark Kiely .... Fred Donohue
- Sally Kirkland .... Anita Mann
- Tony Bennett .... Himself
- Timothy Di Pri .... Bruce's Cameraman (as Timothy DiPri)
- Brian Tahash .... Bruce's Soundman
- Lou Felder .... Pete Fineman
- Lillian Adams .... Mama Kowolski
- Christopher Darga .... Vol Kowolski
- Jack Jozefson .... Homeless Man
- Mark Adair-Rios .... Hood
- Enrique Almeida .... Hood
- Noel Gugliemi .... Hood
- Rolando Molina .... Hood
- Emilio Rivera .... Hood
- Albert P. Santos .... Hood
- Madeline Lovejoy .... Zoe
- Jovan Allie .... Martin
- Koby Allie .... Martin
- Dan Desmond .... Bill, Ferry Owner
- Selma Stern .... Irene Dansfield
- Alfred Dennis .... Old Man
- Rina Fernandez .... Pretty Woman
- Robert Curtis-Brown .... Phil Sidleman
- Michael Brownlee .... Newscaster
- Ted Garcia .... Newscaster
- Maria Quiban .... Newscaster
- Shaun Robinson .... Newscaster
- Saida Pagan .... Newscaster (as Saida Rodriguez-Pagan)
- Ken Rudulph .... Newscaster
- Gina St. John .... Newscaster
- Michael Villani .... Newscaster
- Christina Grandy .... Office Staffer
- Jamison Yang .... Office Staffer
- Bette Rae .... Hazel
- Andrew Romero Hateley .... Teenager (as Andrew Hateley)
- Nick Huff .... Teenager
- Greg Collins .... Coach Tucker
- Dougald Park .... Stalled Car Guy
- Susan Ware .... Party Woman
- John Rosenfeld .... Business Man
- Mary Pat Gleason .... Heavyish Woman
- Carey Scott .... Partying Sports Guy
- David A. Clemons .... Rioter
- Bradley Stryker .... College Rioter
- Laura Carson .... Nurse
- Zachary Aaron Krebs .... Paramedic
- Ben Livingston .... Paramedic
- Nelson Mashita .... Doctor
- Glen Yrigoyen .... Trainer
- Dohn Norwood .... Police Training Center Officer
- Michael Olifiers .... Police Training Center Officer
- David Carrera .... Phil's Cameraman
- Howard S. Lefstein .... Phil's Soundman
- Miah Won .... Connie, Masseuse
- Darcy Fowers .... Attractive Woman at Restaurant
- Laura-Shay Griffin .... Attractive Woman at Restaurant
- Darius Rose .... Tyler
- Micayla Bowden .... Day Care Kid
- Samantha Boyarsky .... Day Care Kid
- Dylan Ferguson .... Day Care Kid
- Cubbie Kile .... Day Care Kid
- Emily Needham .... Day Care Kid
- Alex Villiers .... Day Care Kid
- Monique Daniels .... Day Care Teacher (as Moe Daniels)
- Ara Celi .... Woman at Party
- Jessica Leigh Mattson .... Woman at Party
- Allison McCurdy .... Woman at Party
- Patti O'Donnell .... Woman at Party
- Janelle Perzina .... Woman at Party
- Annie Wersching .... Woman at Party
- Ashley Yegan .... Woman at Party
- Micah Williams .... Boy on Bike
- William Thomas Jr. .... Technical Director
- Tom Beyer .... Stage Manager
- Max Grodénchik .... Control Room Operator
- Michael Bofshever .... Control Room Operator
- Colby French .... Control Room Operator
- Manny Suárez .... Control Room Operator
- Shashawnee Hall .... Camera operator
- Don Dowe .... Camera operator
- Vanna Salviati .... Bobby's Aunt
- P.J. Byrne .... Panicked Newsroom Staffer
- Carrie Quinn Dolin .... Teleprompter Operator
- Scott DeFoe .... K-9 Tech
- Michael Guarnera .... Riot Leader
- Allen Lulu .... Office Staffer
- Lisa Cassidy .... Supermarket Clerk (DVD deleted scenes) (uncredited)
- Dimas Diaz .... Valet #1 (uncredited)
- Adrian Neil .... James (uncredited)
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Reviews of the movie: Bruce Almighty
'Almighty' Then!! Carrey back in fine comic form. BRUCE ALMIGHTY (2003) *** Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Catherine Bell, Steven Carell, Philip Baker Hall, Lisa Ann Walter, Nora Dunn, Sally Kirkland. High concept comedy with Carrey as a put-upon Buffalo, NY news personality who feels God is out to get him gets his ultimate omplaint put to the test when He (a game Foreman) gives his powers on loan to see what he would do in His place. Laughs aplenty especially the ‘monkey scene' (‘nuff said; don't want to ruin it for those who haven't seen it yet), which deserves a spot in the inematic vault. Aniston adds a fine balance for Carrey to bounce off as his long-suffering yet supportive girlfriend and unctuous jerk news anchor Carell steals the show as a victim to the suddenly pious Carrey's shenanigans by having a speaking-in-tongues fit on-air that also should be filed away in the film vault. A fine screenplay by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk allow Carrey to riff with his spastic slapstick and go-for-the funny bone one-liners as well as re-uniting with director Tom Shadyac who lets Jim get his ya-yas out.
Bestowing Jim Carrey with godlike powers is a ripe recipe for comedy, and Bruce Almighty delivers the laughs that Carrey's mainstream fans prefer. The high-concept premise finds Carrey playing Bruce Nolan, a frustrated Buffalo TV reporter, stuck doing puff-pieces while a lesser colleague (the hilarious Steven Carell) gets the anchor job he covets. Bruce demands an explanation from God, who pays him a visit (in the serene form of Morgan Freeman) and lets Bruce take over while he takes a brief vacation. What does a petty, angry guy do when he's God? That's where Carrey has a field day, reuniting with his Ace Ventura and Liar, Liar director, Tom Shadyac, while Jennifer Aniston gamely keeps pace as Bruce's put-upon fiancée. Carrey's actually funnier before he becomes Him, and the movie delivers a sappy, safely diluted notion of faith that lacks the sincerity of the 1977 hit Oh, God! Still, we can be thankful that Carrey took the high road and left Little Nicky to Adam Sandler
