Dear God

Starring:Roscoe Lee Browne, Tim Conway, Coolio, Hector Elizondo, Anna Maria Horsford, Toby Huss, Greg Kinnear, Donal Logue, Nancy Marchand, Garry Marshall, Kathleen Marshall, Rue McClanahan, Sam McMurray, Laurie Metcalf, Larry Miller, Isadora O'Boto, Felix Pire, Maria Pitillo, Jon Seda, Jack Sheldon
Director: Garry Marshall
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

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Greg Kinnear's limited talents are stretched too thin in his role as a selfish con man who becomes a nice guy after being sentenced to work at the dead-letter department of an L.A. post office. Deciding that it's nicer to help people than rip them off, Kinnear's character leads a band of mailroom wackos in responding to the entreaties of those who write to God for divine help via the mailbox. The film strains to be reminiscent of Frank Capra's populist comedies while also covering a lot of other, far less sophisticated comedy bases. Laurie Metcalf is mostly irritating as a neurotic postal worker who tries to keep the hero out of jail, when it's discovered he's removing dead letters from their basement burial ground. Hector Elizondo does his dignified thing, and Jack Klugman and Roscoe Lee Browne are somewhere in the mix. Tim Conway is the best element, a half-crazed mailman with the only shred of real humanity in this supposedly human tale. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

Dear God.......2007-05-08

Wonderful DVD, very realistic, great acting and very close to believeable as far as the Postal System is concerned. Again great acting.

postal comedy.......2007-03-05

I truly enjoyed this movie. Greg Kinear is funny but the kudos goes to evryone else. This movie shows what it is like to work t the Post Office.

I love this movie!!!!!!.......2003-11-17

This is the best movie ever made. I don't know why I love it so much. I just found out it was coming out on DVD. I can't wait. I will be the first person to buy it. If you haven't seen it, rent it. I will guarantee you'll like it.

Warm Fuzzy Film, Some Funny Moments, Otherwise Forgettable.......2003-01-17

Greg Kinnear plays a small-time scam artist that is arrested and sentenced to find gainful employment for a year. He ends up in the DLO (Dead Letter Office) of Los Angeles' post office, working with a colorful collection of characters headed up by his supervisor (Hector Elizondo) and a former postal carrier (Tim Conway).

Kinnear decides to open one of the DLO letters addressed to God, and ends up answering it by mistake. Soon, his colleagues want in on the action and decide that they, too, want to start answering some of the letters written to God. Warm fuzzies ensue.

However, before too long, news media and the Post Office take notice. One of the DLO employees is arrested and Kinnear is left with a decision to make - let the other guy take the fall or own up to his part in it all.

A humorous courtroom scene follows along with a happy ending.

This isn't a great film by any stretch of the imagination, but it is enjoyable and worth a few laughs. Each off-the-wall character acts consistently thoroughout the film. Each, in their own way, contributes to the humor of the film.

It's a light-hearted, feel-good film about the power of doing good.

Cute, uplifting movie.......2002-11-17

I remember seeing this in the theatre and I really think this is a fun movie to watch. Greg Kinnear is fun, the rest of the characters are great to watch, and even though the story is a little weak at times, it still makes you laugh. It also shows that when people band together, there's a lot they can accomplish.

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Dear God
postal comedy
I love this movie!!!!!!
Warm Fuzzy Film, Some Funny Moments, Otherwise Forgettable
Cute, uplifting movie

Dear God [Region 2]

ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00012SZDQ

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Customer Reviews:

Dear God.......2007-05-08

Wonderful DVD, very realistic, great acting and very close to believeable as far as the Postal System is concerned. Again great acting.

postal comedy.......2007-03-05

I truly enjoyed this movie. Greg Kinear is funny but the kudos goes to evryone else. This movie shows what it is like to work t the Post Office.

I love this movie!!!!!!.......2003-11-17

Warm Fuzzy Film, Some Funny Moments, Otherwise Forgettable.......2003-01-17

A humorous courtroom scene follows along with a happy ending.

It's a light-hearted, feel-good film about the power of doing good.

Cute, uplifting movie.......2002-11-17

Charlie Rose with Graca Machel; Blaine Baggett & Michael York; Antonia Fraser; Garry Marshall (November 11, 1996)

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Charlie Rose with Graca Machel; Blaine Baggett & Michael York; Antonia Fraser; Garry Marshall (November 11, 1996)

Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Description

First, Graca Machel, the United Nations' expert on children and war speaks about her two- year study on the impact of armed conflict on children. Then, producer Blaine Baggett and actor Michael York discuss The Great War, their eight-part documentary on the social and cultural history of World War I. After, author Antonia Fraser talks about her new book, Faith and Treason, about the Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James. Finally, director/ producer Garry Marshall talks about his new film Dear God, which stars Greg Kinnear.

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