God Said Ha!
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| director = Julia Sweeney
| producer = Quentin Tarantino
| writer = Julia Sweeney
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
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- Quentin Tarantino
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| music = Anthony Marinelli
| cinematography = John Hora
| editing = Fabienne Rawley
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| distributor = Miramax Films
| released = {{film date |1998|3|14|SXSW}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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God Said Ha! is a 1998 filmed performance of Julia Sweeney's one-woman play of the same name. Written and directed by Sweeney, the film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14, 1998. The play focuses on Sweeney's recollections of when her brother was diagnosed with cancer.
Synopsis
The film is a monologue based on Sweeney's one woman stage show of the same name where Sweeney discusses her memories of her brother Michael getting diagnosed with lymphoma and her own personal experiences when she discovered that she also had cancer.{{cite web|work=This American Life | title= Episode 9: Julia Sweeney | date= 10 January 1996 | url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/9/julia-sweeney |access-date=September 2, 2011}}
Cast
- Julia Sweeney as herself
- Quentin Tarantino as himself
Reception
Critical reception for God Said Ha! has been predominantly positive. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rating of 86% based on 22 reviews. The site's consensus states: "God Said, Ha! plumbs poignant depths, but Julia Sweeney's sharp, graceful wit makes this one-woman monologue a wise, big-hearted burst of uplifting – and perhaps therapeutic – entertainment."{{cite web |title=God Said, Ha! (1998) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/god_said_ha/ |work=Rotten Tomatoes |date=March 14, 1998 |access-date=December 5, 2014 }}
=Awards=
- Golden Space Needle for Best Film at the Seattle International Film Festival (1998, won){{cite web|last1=Lefkowitz|first1=David|authorlink2=Robert Simonson|last2=Simonson|first2=Robert|title=Julia Sweeney's Celluloid God Said 'Ha!' to Screen at NY Film Fest Oct. 25|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/julia-sweeneys-celluloid-god-said-ha-to-screen-at-ny-film-fest-oct.-25-77953|website=Playbill|access-date=December 5, 2014|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234307/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/julia-sweeneys-celluloid-god-said-ha-to-screen-at-ny-film-fest-oct.-25-77953|url-status=dead}}
- Audience Award at the New York Comedy Festival (1998, won){{cite news |title=What's On TV Sunday | work=The New York Times | date=August 24, 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/arts/television/whats-on-tv-sunday.html?_r=0 |url-access=registration |access-date=December 5, 2014 | last1=Thorp | first1=Brandon K. }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0119207}}
Category:Stand-up comedy specials and films
Category:Films scored by Anthony Marinelli
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:English-language documentary films
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