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1. Valentine Dyall was the voice of God in the 1967 version of this movie that was remade in 2000 starring Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser. Name the film.

Answer: Bedazzled

"Bedazzled" was written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. In it Cook plays the Devil and Moore the hapless sap. Moore's character trades his soul for a series of wishes but as in any deal with the Devil, he never gets what he thinks he is asking for. Raquel Welch famously played Lust in the movie.

2. This actress won critical acclaim for her role in "Bonnie and Clyde" and an Oscar for her role in "Network". Who is this actress who also played God in "Love Hollywood Style"?

Answer: Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway has had a long and storied career in Hollywood as a leading lady. Besides "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Network", she also starred in "Chinatown", "Three Days of the Condor", "The Thomas Crown Affair" and its remake, "Little Big Man", "The Eyes of Laura Mars", "The Three Musketeers", and "The Four Musketeers".

3. This rapper-turned-actor starred as an underworld drug kingpin nicknamed God in the movie "In Too Deep". Name this actor who began starring in "NCIS: Los Angeles" in 2009.

Answer: LL Cool J

LL Cool J started out as a Grammy winning rapper before turning to acting. In the movie "In Too Deep", he played the drug kingpin Omar Epps sets out to bring down. He is named God because he controls 80% of the drug trade in Cincinnati. In 2009 he began starring with Chris O'Donnell on "NCIS: Los Angeles". The show has been a hit for CBS and the actors.

4. Richard Pryor played G.O.D. in this movie that has the same name as the official motto of the United States established in 1956. Which movie is this?

Answer: In God We Trust

"In God We Trust" was released in 1980 and starred Marty Feldman and Peter Boyle. Feldman is a monk who leaves the monastery to find the money to save it from bankruptcy. A hooker provides him with his education into the ways of the world. It is notable because it was Andy Kaufman's first big role in a movie. 'In God We Trust' was made the offical motto of the United States in 1956 by Act of Congress. Prior to that 'E Pluribus Unum' was the de facto national motto but had never been legitimized by legislation.

5. Linda Gary gave voice to God in this 1991 Blake Edwards comedy that starred Ellen Barkin. Name this movie that can make the light go on.

Answer: Switch

"Switch" is a movie about a womanizer, Steve, who is killed by three of his girlfriends. God gives Steve a second chance by sending him back to Earth to find true love. At the behest of the Devil, God sends Steve back as woman. If Steve, now Amanda, finds true love then God gets his/her soul, if not the Devil wins.

6. Which actor seemed perfect to play God in the Paul Hogan movie "Almost an Angel" because of his fame in starring in Biblical epics?

Answer: Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston made a name for himself playing Moses in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" and then playing the title role in "Ben-Hur". Other religious roles included John the Baptist in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" and Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel in "The Agony and the Ecstasy".

He also starred in such movies as "El Cid" and "Planet of the Apes", which was remade in 2001 starring Mark Wahlberg.

7. What is the name the 1975 movie in which Graham Chapman played God, among other roles, alongside his mates, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, and John Cleese?

Answer: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The actors mentioned are of course all members of Monty Python. Although the "The Life of Brian" and "The Meaning of Life" are Monty Python movies, they were not released in 1975, but in 1979 and 1983 respectively, and did not have Chapman playing God.

Besides playing God in the movie, Chapman also played the lead of King Arthur. The movie is a spoof of the Arthurian legend and the search for the Holy Grail.

8. "Skidoo" is a 1968 Otto Preminger movie in which this comedian starred as a mob boss nicknamed God. He was famous in his own right and as part of a comedy team with his brothers. Who is he?

Answer: Groucho Marx

Groucho starred in 13 movies with his brothers. They started out on Broadway before taking their act to the big screen. Besides his acting career with his brothers, Groucho also acted in other movies, among them "Skidoo". As a solo performer he is closely associated with the radio and TV game show "You Bet Your Life", which he hosted.

9. Walker Edmiston was the voice of God in this 1980 Biblical spoof. Name this movie that starred Dudley Moore as Herschel.

Answer: Wholly Moses!

"Wholly Moses!" is a spoof of the Old Testament story of Moses. Moore plays Herschel, a man who was just behind Moses in the river as a baby and seems to be just behind him his whole life. He thinks he is God's chosen messenger but things never seem to work out.

The movie also starred Laraine Newman, of "Saturday Night Live" fame, Richard Pryor, Madeline Kahn, Dom DeLuise, and Jack Gilford.

10. Singer Alanis Morissette played God in this 1999 movie that starred Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as fallen angels. Which movie is this?

Answer: Dogma

"Dogma" was written and directed by Kevin Smith. In it he plays the character Silent Bob, which he has played in at least eight movies, including "Clerks", "Mallrats", and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" among others. The main plot of the film follows the fallen angels Bartleby (Affleck) and Loki (Damon) as they try to get back into heaven after being banished by God. Morissette recorded the song "Still" for the movie.

She also played God in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".

Source: Author tazman6619

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