The Man Who Sued God [DVD]

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Yamato, Jen (29 May 2014). "Larry Charles To Pen, Possibly Direct Comedy Remake 'The Man Who Sued God' ". Deadline . Retrieved 25 July 2022. When events happen that are not within predictable range, and there seems nothing for it but accept it as an act of god, many people accept it as inevitable. That's well and good for little things, but not when the event is ruinous, destructive or major. And especially when it's an event that causes a loss' where that loss was covered by insurance. Bridie wrote the lyrics about a lost boat in the sea, and his father translated them into French. After the main title, the music segues into their “third attempt at the opening music cue”, a piano oboe guitar driven piece). I was much younger when I did it. I was 57 at the time. Actually, I had no problem with it at all. She's a very attractive woman, Judy Davis. It was easy-peasy. Mark Jofee had worked with Ben Gannon on the television mini-series Shadow of the Cobra in 1987/88 and they were keen to work together again.

As the title suggests, the film tells the story of a man who decides to sue God when his fishing boat is destroyed by lightning and his insurance company refuses to pay, deeming it an 'act of god'. What follows is an at times hilarious and sometimes trite adventure through the Federal Court, in the public eye and amid various other unfolding conflicts.
“I thought it was a great idea, subversive and commercial. It was just something a bit left of centre and unusual, not the typical hokum that is out there. People have found the film unpredictable, which is nice, because if you feel you have to do a certain thing to be unpredictable you don't often end up with the kind of film you want,” says Joffe. As a filmmaker that’s very appealing because you’re always trying to find material that is going to reach the widest possible audience.” c. 19’06” - when Connolly walks into the Law Society to become a lawyer again, Joffe recalls that over many years of development, there were various explanations of the character’s status as a lawyer, including that he’d been one in Vanuatu, but he thinks it was done better as a shorthand way of being a lawyer - a couple of looks in lawyerish surroundings, and then putting on his suit. As offensive as this portrayal may be for some viewers, it is worth staying to the end of this film to see how well religious faith comes out of it.

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Australian audiences more used to seeing Judy Davis in dramatic roles are in for a treat, explains Gannon, who also praises the exceptional ensemble cast for agreeing to take on supporting roles. When the rabbi makes the joke that they should be praying for better lawyers (about 47’12” into the show), Joffe goes even further, saying he wrote the line 15 years ago, and so will take the credit for it. The rainstorm was shot on the very last day - soon afterwards Sydney was enveloped in real bushfire smoke (as it often is, because it suffers from an inversion layer which traps smoke within its basin).

It is in court that God's representatives will have to admit that the destruction of Steve's fishing boat was actually God's act, accept and compensate him, or deny it altogether thereby denying God's existence, leaving the onus on Steve to prove his claim.There wasn’t anything like a script at that stage, just this wonderful idea about the Act of God clause in insurance contracts, so the long process of getting the right screenplay began.