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Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. The film stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who complains to God (played by Morgan Freeman ) that he is not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being ...
- $81 million
- The film was based on a novel (sort of) A decade before "Bruce Almighty" arrived in theaters, a novel by Robert Bausch with a very similar premise was released in 1991, "Almighty Me!"
- Morgan Freeman was not a God of comedy. One thing that made "Bruce Almighty" different from most previous Jim Carrey movies was the fact that the actor was not working as the story's sole source of comedy.
- They gave God a real phone number. Near the start of "Bruce Almighty," Jim Carrey's character gets a phone number on his pager with instructions to call the number if he wants a job.
- Jim Carrey missed Jack Sparrow for Bruce Nolan. Hollywood is full of stories of what-ifs when it comes to iconic roles. You rarely know for sure which movie is going to turn out to be successful while it is still being made, which makes actors hesitate to pick up projects that look ear-marked for failure on the basis of being too risky.
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Sep 21, 2023 · Universal Pictures. By Witney Seibold / Sept. 21, 2023 2:00 pm EST. It's astonishing to think what an enormous hit Tom Shadyac's film "Bruce Almighty" was when it came out back in 2003. Jim...
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May 23, 2003 · Interviewed by Wilson Morales. Bruce Almighty: An Interview with Jim Carrey. Jim Carrey is one of those few actors who hasn’t really had a bad streak when it comes to films. He and his handlers are smart enough to balance the types of films he makes so that a hit is ensured. After “Cable Guy”, he followed that with “Liar Liar”, and ...
Nov 20, 2022 · Link copied to clipboard. A brilliant Bruce Almighty 2 pitch from the original movie's writers saw Jim Carrey become Satan. The 2003 comedy starred Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who, for one week, is granted the opportunity to be God (played by a perfectly cast Morgan Freeman) and gains the power of omnipotence.
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May 5, 2003 · Directed by. Tom Shadyac. There is about Jim Carrey a desperate urgency that can be very funny, as he plunges with manic intensity after his needs and desires. In "Bruce Almighty," he plays a man for whom the most important thing on earth is to become an anchor on a Buffalo TV station. When he fails to achieve this pinnacle, he vents his anger ...
May 23, 2003 · Bruce Almighty: Directed by Tom Shadyac. With Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall. A whiny news reporter is given the chance to step into God's shoes.
