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Dear God is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Garry Marshall released in USA on 1 november 1996 with Greg Kinnear
Dear God (1996)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 november 1996
Length 1h52
Directed by Garry Marshall
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Escroquerie
Rating54%
Dear God is a 1996 comedy film distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Garry Marshall and starring Greg Kinnear and Laurie Metcalf.
The song of the same title by Midge Ure was used in the film's theatrical trailer, but is not featured in the movie itself.
Synopsis
Tom Turner, a con artist, is busted working cons to pay off his gambling debt to a loan shark. He is sentenced by the judge to find a full-time job by the end of the year and keep it, or be sent to jail. He finds work at the post office sorting mail in the dead letter office. Surrounded by quirky coworkers, Tom finds out what happens to letters addressed to the Easter bunny, Elvis, and God, and out of curiosity reads one of the letters sent to God. While reading the letter, sent by a needy single mother, Tom drops his paycheck and it is mailed back to the single mother. When Tom comes to retrieve his paycheck he sees the good it has done and leaves, not knowing that his burnt out workaholic lawyer coworker sees him doing so. Believing Tom sent the money on purpose, she rallies the rest of the dead letter office workers to continue what Tom has started. Tom, becoming the unwilling leader of the group, starts answering more and more letters sent to the post office asking God for help. Hilarity ensues as the group answers more prayers, enriching people's lives, while Tom tries to find love with a coffee bar waitress and keep out of jail.Actors
Greg Kinnear
(Tom Turner)
Laurie Metcalf
(Rebecca Frazen)
Maria Pitillo
(Gloria McKinney)
Tim Conway
(Herman Dooly)
Héctor Elizondo
(Vladek Vidov)
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