Oh, God!
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Oh, God!
-- California supermarket manager (John Denver) becomes a middle-class Moses when chosen by God (George Burns) to tell the world that he is alive and well. As might be expected, no one believes him and complications arise. The gentle comedy, written and directed by Carl Reiner, has its heart in the right place and provides some effective moments, Burns and Denver both being very appealing performers. Reiner's idea of a non-sectarian God who denies original sin, pronounces morality to be entirely subjective and says that Jesus is his son only in the sense that God is the father of all presents a special problem for parents of young viewers who might not understand the fantasy nature of the comedy. Moreover, while sparing other religious groups, the movie makes a Billy Graham-style evangelist into a gross caricature. (A-III) (PG)
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1977
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The classifications are as follows:
- A-I -- general patronage;
- A-II -- adults and adolescents;
- A-III -- adults;
- A-IV**
- L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
- O -- morally offensive.
** Discontinued classification. All archived movies that were originally in the A-IV category are now classified as L.