Bedazzled
Bedazzled film poster
Directed by	Harold Ramis
Produced by	Trevor Albert Harold Ramis
Written by	Peter Cook (1967 story) Dudley Moore (1967 screenplay) Larry Gelbart (screenplay) Harold Ramis (screenplay) Peter Tolan
Starring	Brendan Fraser Elizabeth Hurley Frances O'Connor
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Bill Pope
Editing by	Craig Herring
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	October 20, 2000 (U.S. release)
Running time	93 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$48,000,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

Bedazzled is a 2000 motion picture, and is a remake of the original Bedazzled (1967) originally written by Peter Cook. It was directed by Harold Ramis and stars Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser. The movie won the 2001 Golden Trailer award for Best Title Sequence. Bedazzled File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. ... For other persons named Peter Cook, see Peter Cook (disambiguation). ... Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002), was an Academy-Award nominated British comedian, actor and musician. ... Larry Gelbart (b. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress, fashion model, producer and designer. ... Frances OConnor (born on 12 July 1967 in Wantage, Oxfordshire) is an Australian actress who attended Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as well as earned a BA in literature from the Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. ... David Newman (b. ... Bill Pope(born June 19, 1952) is an award winning American cinematographer, best known for his work on the Matrix trilogy and Spider Man movies. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. ... For other persons named Peter Cook, see Peter Cook (disambiguation). ... Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress, fashion model, producer and designer. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Plot

Elliot Richards (Brendan Fraser) works a dead-end job in a call-center in San Francisco and has no real friends. He has a crush on his colleague, Alison Gardner (Frances O'Connor), but lacks the courage to ask her out. After Elliot is ditched at a bar while trying to talk to Alison, he makes a wish that he would give anything for Alison to be with him. The Devil (Elizabeth Hurley), in the form of a beautiful woman, hears this wish and offers Elliot a contract. She will give Elliot seven wishes, and in return Elliot will give her his soul. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Frances OConnor (born on 12 July 1967 in Wantage, Oxfordshire) is an Australian actress who attended Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as well as earned a BA in literature from the Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. ... This is an overview of the Devil. ... Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress, fashion model, producer and designer. ...

As might be expected of a bargain with Satan, there is a catch to the deal. No matter what Elliot asks for himself, the Devil grants his wish in such a way that he is invariably unhappy with the result,

• As a test wish, he wishes for a McDonalds Big Mac and a Coke. The devil takes him to McDonalds and places the order on his behalf. Elliot has to pay for it, because as the saying goes, "there is no such thing as a free lunch."

After taking Elliott to her nightclub in Oakland in her black Lamborghini Diablo, the devil gets Elliott to sign her substantial contract, and delivers his further wishes: McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ... For other uses, see Big Mac (disambiguation). ... This article is about the beverage. ... Oakland redirects here. ... The Lamborghini Diablo was a high-performance supercar built by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. ...

• He wishes to be rich and powerful, with Alison as his wife. The Devil makes him a cocaine manufacturer whose wife despises him and is having an affair with her language tutor, and whose business partners are about to double-cross and murder him.

• He wishes to be emotionally sensitive. The Devil makes him so sensitive he spends much of his time crying at how beautiful the world is. Alison then contradicts herself and says she wants to be with a man who is strong and wants to get in her pants.

• He wishes to be a superstar athlete. The Devil makes him an unstoppable seven-foot-plus tall basketball star, but gives him an extremely small penis and equally low IQ (as evidenced by a limited vocabulary), which causes Alison to lose interest in him.

• He wishes to be intelligent, witty and well-endowed. The Devil grants this by making him a famous writer who is actually a homosexual, co-habiting with a male partner.

• He wishes to be President of the United States. The Devil makes him Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on the night of his assassination.

After each wish is renounced (by dialing 666 on a pager), Elliot returns for a meeting with the Devil in which she blames him for not being specific enough in his desires and prompts him to try again. These meetings take place in a variety of locations, with the Devil each time in a different role, in which she carries out a variety of everyday evil acts - dismissing a class full of students from their lesson without any homework other than to remember not take any interest in being educated, swapping the medication on a hospital trolley for candy (although she explains that those were placebos), forcing parking meters to expire, and writing tickets for parked cars. The roles she plays (teacher, nurse, police officer, cheerleader) can be viewed as objects of typical male sexual fantasies. In one of the deleted scenes she also wears a French maid outfit. This article is about the sport. ... Micropenis is a medical term that describes an unusually small penis. ... IQ redirects here; for other uses of that term, see IQ (disambiguation). ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). ... Fords Theatre at 511 10th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. is an active theatre in Washington DC, United States, used for various performances. ... For other uses, see Number of the Beast (disambiguation). ... For terminal pagers, see more (Unix) or less (Unix). ... For other uses, see Placebo (disambiguation). ...

Eventually he goes back to work, taking time to think on what would be best to do with the two last wishes. The devil points out that on their first meeting he asked for a Big Mac and Coke. This counts against his total, leaving just one wish remaining.

Then he goes to a church looking for God's help, where he briefly confesses to a priest who's willing to help. Just as soon as he's finished, he's seen being taken out of the church by cops. The sergeant decides to book him, and the Devil is now dressed and acting as the cop who gets to take him to jail. That's where he meets a mysterious stranger (Gabriel Casseus), later revealed to be God himself, who tells him that he cannot possibly sell his soul as it belongs to God rather than him. Elliot returns to the Devil and asks her to cancel their contract. When the Devil refuses, Elliot states that he will not use up his final wish. However, there is also an expiration date for the wishes, and The Devil angrily teleports both Elliot and herself to her domain, Hell, where she transforms first into a black horned monster, then into an enormous gigantess, who is much bigger than the terrified Elliot in comparison. When the Devil pushes him to make a final wish, Elliot blurts out that he wishes that Alison could have a happy life. The gigantess devil heavily sighs and then falls into a million pieces, Elliot falling into the depths of 'hell'. Elliot wakes up on a marble staircase, wondering if it is heaven. The devil tells him that it is merely a courthouse and that, by the terms of his contract, a selfless wish voids the entire deal, so he gets to keep his soul.

Before they part ways Elliott admits that despite her manipulation of him he has come to like the Devil and regards her as a friend, something she does not object to. She simply says that the classic battle of God versus the Devil is a sham, and in the end, Heaven and Hell can be found on Earth. It's up to the humans to choose. This implies that the Devil may simply just be another agent of God, sent to tempt humans, but otherwise just another servant of Him. This is further reinforced when she is seen playing a friendly game of chess with God. (In spite of the fact that while his back is turned she attempts to alter the pieces.)

Elliot finally approaches Alison directly and asks her out, only to find that she is involved with somebody. He accepts this with good grace and continues with his life, soon meeting a new neighbour, Nicole Delarusso (also played by Frances O'Connor), with whom he enters a relationship.

The movie closes to the lyrics of "Change Your Mind" by Sister Hazel. Sister Hazel is a musical group from Gainesville, Florida whose style blends elements of alternative rock, folk, and southern rock. ...

Main cast

• Brendan Fraser as Elliot Richards / Jefe /"Mary"/ Abraham Lincoln
• Elizabeth Hurley as The Devil
• Frances O'Connor as Alison Gardner / Nicole Delarusso
• Orlando Jones as Daniel / Dan / Danny / Esteban / Beach Jock / Lamar Garrett / Dr. Ngegitigegitibaba
• Paul Adelstein as Bob / Roberto / Beach Jock / Bob Bob
• Toby Huss as Jerry / Alejandro / Beach Jock / Jerry Turner / Lance
• Miriam Shor as Carol / Penthouse Hostess
• Gabriel Casseus as Elliot's Cellmate/God
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Priest
• Jeff Doucette as Desk Sergeant
• Aaron Lustig as Synedyne Supervisor
• Rudolf Martin as Raoul
• Julian Firth as John Wilkes Booth

This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress, fashion model, producer and designer. ... Frances OConnor (born on 12 July 1967 in Wantage, Oxfordshire) is an Australian actress who attended Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts as well as earned a BA in literature from the Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. ... Orlando Jones (born April 10, 1968) is an American comedian and film and television actor. ... Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois) is an actor who plays agent Paul Kellerman in the hit TV series Prison Break. ... Toby Huss is a U.S. actor. ... Miriam Shor (born July 25, 1971) is an American film and television actress. ... Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American comedian, screenwriter and character actor. ... Jeff Doucette (Born 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American television and film actor. ... Aaron Lustig (b. ... Rudolf Martin (born 31 July 1967 in Berlin, Germany) is a German-American actor. ... Julian Firth (born London, 12 March 1960) is a British actor, best known for his role as troubled inmate Davis in the cinematic version of the film Scum. ...

Deleted wish

On the DVD for Bedazzled among the special features there is a deleted scene depicting Elliot Richards wishing for and becoming a Rock Star. Look up rockstar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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