Oh My God (2009 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Oh My God
| image = Oh My God 2009 documentary film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Peter Rodger
| producer = Peter Rodger
| writer = Peter Rodger
| starring = Peter Rodger
Ringo Starr
Hugh Jackman
David Copperfield
Seal
Bob Geldof
Baz Luhrmann
Jack Thompson
Princess Michael of Kent
Lawrence Blair
| music = Alexander Bubenheim
| cinematography = Peter Rodger
| editing = John Hoyt
| studio = Rodger Pictures
Syzygy Productions
| distributor = Vision Films
| released = {{Film date|2009|10|16|Warsaw Film Festival|2009|11|13|United States}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $1 million
| gross = $38,244
}}
Oh My God (later retitled God: The Almighty Question) is a 2009 documentary film by commercial director Peter Rodger. The filmmaker asked people across the world the question "What is God?" Notable figures interviewed include Ringo Starr, Hugh Jackman, David Copperfield, Seal, Bob Geldof, Baz Luhrmann, Jack Thompson, Princess Michael of Kent and Lawrence Blair.[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/movies/13ohmygod.html?_r=0] review, New York Times, November 13, 2009, retrieved 05/24/2014
The film contains production credit from Rodger's future wife, Soumaya Akaaboune, as well as a special thanks credit to Rodger's son, Elliot.{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/oh-my-god |title=Oh My God | Film Review |publisher=Slant Magazine |date=2009-11-08 |accessdate=2014-05-24}}{{cite web|url=http://asitecalledfred.com/2009/11/13/trailer-park-peter-rodger/ |title=Trailer Park: Peter Rodger » FRED Entertainment |publisher=Asitecalledfred.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-24}}
Cultural references
The film is mentioned in the manifesto of Elliot Rodger, the perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista killings and son of the film's director, on how his father said he would become rich from the film, but only sent him into bankruptcy.{{cite web |first=Elliot |last=Rodger |title=My Twisted World: The Story of Elliot Rodger |date=n.d. |accessdate=October 24, 2015 |website=Document Cloud.org |url=http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1173619/rodger-manifesto.pdf |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140525194433/http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1173619/rodger-manifesto.pdf |archivedate=May 25, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{rp|p.49}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20140909234935/http://www.omgmovie.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|1326954}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|god_the_almighty_question}}
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- [http://www.liloumace.com/What-is-God-OH-MY-GOD-movie-filmed-by-Peter-Rodger_a542.html Filmmaker interview] at the Lilou Mace website
Category:Documentary films about religion
Category:2009 documentary films
Category:American documentary films
Category:2009 independent films
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