Bruce Almighty [WS] DVD

Bruce Almighty
After a bad day at work, a man suddenly gets a new job -- as the world's new Heavenly Father -- in this comedy. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a television reporter working in Buffalo, NY, who has been growing increasingly dissatisfied with his existence, and after an especially bad day, he flies into a rage and curses God for making his life miserable. To Bruce's great surprise, the Supreme Being Himself (Morgan Freeman) appears, and tries to convince Bruce of the enormity of his task. Bruce, however, isn't buying it, so God gives him a chance to find out what he's up against; God bestows all of his powers on Bruce for a week, to see how he'd handle things. At first, Bruce has a great time bending the world around him to his will, much to the puzzlement of his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), but after six days God stops by to remind Bruce he hasn't done much to make the Earth a better place. Disappointed, God presents Bruce with an ultimatum -- he has one day to improve the world in a concrete way, or God will toss the planet back into the void. Bruce Almighty was directed by Tom Shadyac, who previously teamed with Jim Carrey for Liar, Liar and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan Jennifer Aniston as Grace Morgan Freeman as God Philip Baker Hall as Jack Keller Catherine Bell as Susan Ortega Lisa Ann Walter as Debbie Steve Carell as Evan Baxter Nora Dunn as Ally Loman Sally Kirkland as Anita Mann Tony Bennett as Himself

Crew Jim Nedza - Art Director Janet L. Wattles - Associate Producer Jonathan Watson - Associate Producer Linda Fields-Hill - Associate Producer Jonathan Lee-ger Fuh - Boom Operator Junie Lowry-Johnson - Casting Ron Surma - Casting Ted Taylor - Consultant/advisor Jason Wilson - Consultant/advisor Rochelle Sharpe - Consultant/advisor Collin Fowler - Coordinator Pete Anthony - Conductor Judy Ruskin - Costume Designer Maria Hernandez - Costume Designer Michael Lutz - Costume Designer Janis Mekaelian - Costume Designer Ariel Gold - Costume Designer David Page - Costume Designer Donald Murphy - First Assistant Director Jonathan Watson - First Assistant Director Tom Shadyac - Director Mickey Gilbert - Second Unit Director Scott Hill - Editor Gary Barber - Executive Producer Steve Oedekerk - Executive Producer Roger Birnbaum - Executive Producer Anne Morgan - Hair Styles Cydney Cornell - Hair Styles Kim M. Ferry - Hair Styles Deena Adair - Hair Styles David Thornsberry - Location Manager Darren Langer - Lighting Beau Damon Richards - Lighting Shawn Duchscherer - Lighting Gihan Seneviratne - Lighting Dana Arnold - Lighting Laurence Cropley - Lighting Jason Lord - Lighting Kelly Way - Lighting Rossmoor Warren - Lighting John Debney - Composer (Music Score) Jeff Carson - Musical Direction/Supervision Raqueli Dahan - Makeup Nancy Worthen-Hancock - Makeup Bill Corso - Makeup Lance Anderson - Makeup Special Effects David Leroy Anderson - Makeup Special Effects Don Dowe - Camera Operator Richard Merryman - Camera Operator Adam Kowalski - Camera Operator Shashawnee Hall - Camera Operator Mark O'Kane - Camera Operator Linda de Scenna - Production Designer Don McCuaig - Cinematographer Dean Semler - Cinematographer Jim Carrey - Producer Michael Bostick - Producer Mark O'Keefe - Producer Steve Koren - Producer Tom Shadyac - Producer James D. Brubaker - Producer Ric Mcelvin - Set Designer Nancy Deren - Set Designer Richard Romig - Set Designer Evelyne Barbier - Set Designer Bob Calvert - Special Effects Jeff Rand - Special Effects Ron MacInnes - Special Effects Russell Nave - Special Effects Chuck Schmitz - Special Effects Scott Roark - Special Effects Jeff Miller - Special Effects Charles E. Stewart - Special Effects Ian MacArthur - Special Effects Steve Maslow - Sound Mixer Gregg Landaker - Sound Mixer Jose Antonio Garcia - Sound Mixer Brian Paccassi - Sound Recordist Frank Fleming - Sound Recordist Tim Rigby - Stunts Michael Guarnera - Stunts Simone Boisseree - Stunts Matt Byrne - Stunts Stacey Carino - Stunts Bo Greigh - Stunts Joe Bucaro III - Stunts April Weeden-Washington - Stunts Chuck Hosack - Stunts Mike Smith - Stunts Rosine "Ace" Hatem - Stunts Glen Yrigoyen - Stunts Joyce McNeal - Stunts Robert McGovern - Stunts Jim Lewis Jr. - Stunts Hollis Hill - Stunts Carl Ciarfalio - Stunts Pat Banta - Stunts Sandy Gimpel - Stunts Tim Gilbert - Stunts Christine Baur - Stunts Fred Waugh - Stunts Mario Roberts - Stunts Charlie Brewer - Stunts Errol Sack - Stunts Eric Mansker - Stunts Kaye Wade - Stunts Todd Bryant - Stunts Scott Waugh - Stunts Troy M. Gilbert - Stunts Manny Perry - Stunts Joe Finnegan - Stunts Michele Sebek - Stunts Gene Lebell - Stunts Anthony Schmidt - Stunts Pat Banta - Stunts Coordinator Mickey Gilbert - Stunts Coordinator Cleve Landsberg - Unit Production Manager Mark O'Keefe - Screen Story Steve Koren - Screen Story Steve Oedekerk - Screenwriter Mark O'Keefe - Screenwriter Steve Koren - Screenwriter Don McCuaig - Additional Cinematography Tony Fonseca - Production Assistant Kisha Barrett Willis - Production Assistant David Zimmerman - Production Assistant Dawn Turner - Production Assistant Dana Zimmerman - Production Assistant Chesley Bethea Phipps - Production Assistant Michelle Beress - Production Assistant Lane Kelsey - Production Assistant Emily Koebel - Production Assistant Lucy Ramirez - Production Assistant Julie Feiner - Action Director Bill Taylor - Visual Effects Supervisor Ray Beal - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Karl Lewis Miller - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Andrea Muehr - Animal Trainer/Wrangler Justin Brandstater - Matte Artist Michael Singer - Unit Publicist Pixel Liberation Front - Animatronic Effects Douglas B. Pruss - First Assistant Camera Duane Mieliwocki - First Assistant Camera Tony Rivetti - First Assistant Camera Morgan Mechelle Smith - First Assistant Camera Miles Marshall - First Assistant Camera Fred L. Mclane - First Assistant Camera John Martens - Gaffer Michael P. Catanzarite - Grip Craig Steven Riley - Grip Don "Geronimo" Telles - Grip Michael H. Howell - Grip Matt Jackson - Grip Walter Royle - Grip Kirk Greenberg - Grip Pablo Santiago - Grip Johnny M. Hale - Grip April Morley - Head Animal Trainer Kim Heath - Key Grip Fred Albrecht - Key Grip Bear Pual - Key Grip Michael Mason - Music Producer Hollywood Film Chorale - Musical Performer Lois Walker - Production Coordinator Brad Einhorn - Properties Master Susan Bierbaum-Owen - Script Supervisor Louise Demetre - Script Supervisor Louis W. Hagney - Second Assistant Director Carlos De La Torre - Second Assistant Director Donald Murphy - Second Assistant Director Ryan Craig - Second Assistant Director Jody Spilkoman - Second Assistant Director Bruce Tanis - Sound Effects Director Michael Jonascu - Sound Effects Director Randall Guth - Sound Effects Director Ai-Ling Lee - Sound Effects Director David Grimaldi - Sound Effects Director Dave Kelsey - Special Effects Coordinator Mark O'Kane - Steadicam Operator Tony Rivetti - Steadicam Operator Ralph Nelson - Still Photographer Fumi Mashimo - Supervising Animator Michael Hilkene - Supervising Sound Editor Juliette Yager - Visual Effects Producer Thomas J. O'Connell - ADR Mixer Rick Canelli - ADR Recordist Dawn Swiderski - Assistant Art Director Alison M. Schmidt - Assistant Costumer Designer Lahly Poore - Assistant Costumer Designer Ron Ash - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician John E. Trujillo - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Joe Martens - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Eugene Duffy - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Michael J. Kelly - Assistant Location Manager Tyler M. Elliott - Assistant Location Manager Isaac D. Ardolino - Assistant Location Manager Deborah Zimmerman - Assistant Production Coordinator Carolyn Garcia - Assistant Production Coordinator Derek Martin Wade - Assistant Production Coordinator Chela Fiorini - Assistant Properties Rachel A. Flores - Assistant Properties Andrew M. Siegel - Assistant Properties James Kroning - Assistant Properties Pernell L. Salinas - Assistant Sound Editor Amanda Moss Serino - Buyer Ingrid Semler - Camera Loader Michelle Levy - Casting Assistant Christine Smith - Casting Assistant James Gilson - Chief Lighting Technician Ron Ash - Chief Lighting Technician Dennis De Waay - Construction Coordinator Bill Edwards - Costumes Supervisor Linda Di Franco - Dialogue Editor Gaston Biraben - Dialogue Editor John W. Murphy - Dolly Grip J. Moose Howery - Dolly Grip Smith & Webster-Davis Casting - Extra Casting Alex Renskoff - First Assistant Editor Dan O'Connell - Foley Artist John Cucci - Foley Artist Christopher Flick - Foley Editor Piero Mura - Foley Editor Valerie Davidson - Foley Editor Jessica Pazdernik - Key Costumer Roxie Norman - Key Hairstylist Kathleen Freeman - Key Make-up Nancy Gilmore - Leadman Jerry Miller - Lead Scenic Artist Quentin Pierre - Personal Assistant Carolyn Hamilton - Personal Assistant Dagan Handy - Personal Assistant Veronica Bocanegra - Personal Assistant Greg Messina - Personal Assistant Krista Thomas - Personal Assistant Stephanie DeTiege - Personal Assistant John O'Connor - Second Assistant Camera Marta E. Weiss - Second Assistant Camera Kenneth J. Little Jr. - Second Assistant Camera Frank Parrish - Second Assistant Camera Jeffrey Schwartz - Second Second Assistant Director Mark Tuttle - Set Dresser Alexander Kirst - Set Dresser John H. V. McElroy - Set Dresser Joe McEveety - Set Dresser David Oitz - Set Dresser Mark Boucher - Set Dresser Larry Haney - Set Dresser Randy Severino - Set Dresser Fallon Johnson - Set Production Assistant Edmond Johnson - Set Production Assistant Adam Fox - Set Production Assistant Dana Wagner - Set Production Assistant Jordan Finnegan - Set Production Assistant Scott Rorie - Set Production Assistant David Lowery - Storyboard Artist Syd Dutton - Visual Effects Julie Feiner - ADR Supervisor Andy Brokmeyer - Cable Person Joe Chenier - Construction Foreman Douglas Dewaay - Construction Foreman Eric Dewaay - Construction Foreman James Ashwill - Foley Mixer Marlen Hill - Negative Cutter Peter Sr. McKernan - Pilot Hal Bigger - Special Effects Foreman Doug Hubbard - Special Effects Foreman Paul J. Murphey - Video Assist Van Scarboro - Video Assist Kathy Nelson - Voice Casting Lynne Redding - Voice Casting Michael Marcus - Graphic Design Pacific Title - Title Design Mitch Sutton - Art Department Coordinator Claudia Guerrero-Zalokar - Assistant Editor P.J. Burch - Assistant Editor Adam Severin - Assistant Editor Medusah - Department Head Hair Valli O'Reilly - Department Head Makeup Richard St. Amand - Second Assistant Sound Editor

Bruce Almighty
With its not-very-subtle attempt to soften Jim Carrey and its throwaway casting of Jennifer Aniston, Bruce Almighty feels like it should have been made in 1997. The first half hour of the film consists of Carrey doing his usual physically explosive, plastic-faced, put-upon schmuck schtick. The film gets some necessary gravitas when Morgan Freeman, perfectly cast as God, appears. Freeman standing still is more powerful a screen presence than Carrey moving, and thankfully Carrey (or director Tom Shadyac) understands that. Once the (admittedly superb) high concept kicks in, the film has great fun for about 30 minutes. As Bruce learns what he is capable of, Carrey's intense physicality helps sell the more outlandish stunts he pulls. The highlight of this section of the film is actually Steve Carell's amusing turn as a tongue-tied anchorman who is the focus of Bruce's anger. But the interminable last hour of the film is full of the same mawkish sentimentality that Carrey's audience rejected when it came in the form of The Majestic. The film's second half feels like an attempt to soften Carrey's image, which is not something that he needs to do at this point in his career. Fans will probably be satisfied with Bruce Almighty, but one gets the feeling that Carrey refuses to give his audience the laughs that they want unless they take him seriously as well. We are seeing a performer who once made his butt talk demand respectability. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

Morgan Freeman: NAACP Image Awards, Best Supporting Actor (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DTS: Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1) DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: Over 15 deleted scenes Inside the Creative Mind of Jim Carrey Insights from director Tom Shadyac And more DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 102 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Buffalo's Biggest Cookie [5:45] 2. This is My Luck [3:21] 3. The Anti-Bruce Barrier [4:10] 4. Bruce's Breakdown [4:03] 5. Fired [5:38] 6. Paging Mr. Nolan [2:17] 7. The Man in Room 7 [6:21] 8. Bruce Almighty [9:28] 9. A Night to Remember [6:29] 10. Mr. Exclusive [5:23] 11. Bruce's Revenge [2:22] 12. We Got Anchor [2:12] 13. A Bunch of Winners [5:04] 14. Falling From Grace [1:41] 15. Out of Control [8:41] 16. Being the Miracle [6:18] 17. Grace's Prayer [4:15] 18. The Divine Spark [2:02] 19. The New Bruce [3:43] 20. End Titles [3:11]