Bruce Almighty (2003)

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Steve Koren (story) &
Mark O'Keefe (story) ...
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Release Date:

23 May 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

How would you handle the most awesome responsibility in the universe?

Plot:

A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world.

Plot Keywords:

Electrician | E Mail | Reporter | Divine Intervention | Redemption

Awards:

7 wins & 7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 29	10:00 PM	USA
Wed. July 30	2:00 PM	USA

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Bruce Nolan
Morgan Freeman	...	God
Jennifer Aniston	...	Grace Connelly
Philip Baker Hall	...	Jack Baylor
Catherine Bell	...	Susan Ortega
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Debbie
Steve Carell	...	Evan Baxter (as Steven Carell)
Nora Dunn	...	Ally Loman
Eddie Jemison	...	Bobby
Paul Satterfield	...	Dallas Coleman
Mark Kiely	...	Fred Donohue
Sally Kirkland	...	Anita Mann
Tony Bennett	...	Himself
Timothy Di Pri	...	Bruce's Cameraman (as Timothy DiPri)
Brian Tahash	...	Bruce's Soundman
Lou Felder	...	Pete Fineman
Lillian Adams	...	Mama Kowolski
Christopher Darga	...	Vol Kowolski
Jack Jozefson	...	Homeless Man
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Hood
Enrique Almeida	...	Hood
Noel Gugliemi	...	Hood (as Noel Guglielmi)
Rolando Molina	...	Hood
Emilio Rivera	...	Hood
Albert P. Santos	...	Hood
Madeline Lovejoy	...	Zoe
Jovan Allie	...	Martin
Koby Allie	...	Martin
Dan Desmond	...	Bill, Ferry Owner
Selma Stern	...	Irene Dansfield
Alfred Dennis	...	Old Man
Rina Fernandez	...	Pretty Woman
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Phil Sidleman
Michael Brownlee	...	Newscaster
Ted Garcia	...	Newscaster
Maria Quiban	...	Newscaster
Shaun Robinson	...	Newscaster
Saida Pagan	...	Newscaster (as Saida Rodriguez-Pagan)
Ken Rudulph	...	Newscaster
Gina St. John	...	Newscaster
Michael Villani	...	Newscaster
Christina Grandy	...	Office Staffer
Jamison Yang	...	Office Staffer
Bette Rae	...	Hazel
Andrew Romero Hateley	...	Teenager (as Andrew Hateley)
Nick Huff	...	Teenager
Greg Collins	...	Coach Tucker
Dougald Park	...	Stalled Car Guy
Susan Ware	...	Party Woman
John Rosenfeld	...	Business Man
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Heavyish Woman
Carey Scott	...	Partying Sports Guy
David A. Clemons	...	Rioter
Bradley Stryker	...	College Rioter
Laura Carson	...	Nurse
Michael Guarnera	...	Riot Leader
Zachary Aaron Krebs	...	Paramedic
Ben Livingston	...	Paramedic
Nelson Mashita	...	Doctor
Glen Yrigoyen	...	Trainer
Dohn Norwood	...	Police Training Center Officer
Michael Olifiers	...	Police Training Center Officer
David Carrera	...	Phil's Cameraman
Howard S. Lefstein	...	Phil's Soundman
Miah Won	...	Connie, Masseuse
Darcy Fowers	...	Attractive Woman at Restaurant
Laura-Shay Griffin	...	Attractive Woman at Restaurant
Darius Rose	...	Tyler
Micayla Bowden	...	Day Care Kid
Samantha Boyarsky	...	Day Care Kid
Dylan Ferguson	...	Day Care Kid
Cubbie Kile	...	Day Care Kid
Emily Needham	...	Day Care Kid
Alex Villiers	...	Day Care Kid
Monique Daniels	...	Day Care Teacher (as Moe Daniels)
Ara Celi	...	Woman at Party
Jessica Leigh Mattson	...	Woman at Party
Allison McCurdy	...	Woman at Party
Patti O'Donnell	...	Woman at Party
Janelle Pierzina	...	Woman at Party
Annie Wersching	...	Woman at Party
Ashley Yegan	...	Woman at Party
Micah Williams	...	Boy on Bike
William Thomas Jr.	...	Technical Director
Tom Beyer	...	Stage Manager
Max Grodénchik	...	Control Room Operator
Michael Bofshever	...	Control Room Operator
Colby French	...	Control Room Operator
Manny Suárez	...	Control Room Operator
Shashawnee Hall	...	Camera operator
Don Dowe	...	Camera operator
Vanna Salviati	...	Bobby's Aunt
P.J. Byrne	...	Panicked Newsroom Staffer
Carrie Quinn Dolin	...	Teleprompter Operator
Scott DeFoe	...	K-9 Tech
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allen Lulu	...	Office Staffer
Lisa Cangelosi	...	Supermarket Clerk (DVD deleted scenes) (uncredited)
Dimas Diaz	...	Valet #1 (uncredited)
Gino Montesinos	...	The Prisoner (uncredited)
Adrian Neil	...	James (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Shadyac

Writing credits (WGA)
Steve Koren		(story) &
Mark O'Keefe		(story)
Steve Koren		(screenplay) &
Mark O'Keefe		(screenplay) and
Steve Oedekerk		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	executive producer
Michael Bostick	....	producer
James D. Brubaker	....	producer
Jim Carrey	....	producer
Linda Fields	....	associate producer (as Linda Fields Hill)
Steve Koren	....	producer
Steve Oedekerk	....	executive producer
Mark O'Keefe	....	producer
Tom Shadyac	....	producer
Jonathan Watson	....	associate producer (as Jonathan M. Watson)
Janet L. Wattles	....	associate producer (as Janet Wattles)

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Dean Semler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Scott Hill

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Ron Surma

Production Design by
Linda DeScenna

Art Direction by
James Nedza		(as Jim Nedza)

Set Decoration by
Ric McElvin

Costume Design by
Judy L. Ruskin		(as Judy Ruskin Howell)

Makeup Department
Deena Adair	....	hair stylist: Mr. Freeman
David LeRoy Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist
Lance Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair Stylist: Mr. Carrey
Bill Corso	....	makeup artist: Mr. Carrey
Raqueli Dahan	....	makeup artist
Kim M. Ferry	....	hair stylist
Melissa Forney	....	hair stylist
Kathleen Freeman	....	key makeup artist
Nancy Hancock	....	makeup artist: Mr. Freeman (as Nancy Worthen Hancock)
Marie Larkin	....	hair stylist
Medusah	....	hair department head
Anne Morgan	....	hair stylist: Mr. Carrey
Roxie Norman	....	key hair stylist
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup department head
Elaina P. Schulman	....	hair stylist
Tatiana Thorpe	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Cleve Landsberg	....	unit production manager
Bruce Mahler	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ryan Craig	....	second assistant director
Carlos De La Torre	....	additional second assistant director: Buffalo
Mickey Gilbert	....	second unit director
Louis Hagney	....	additional second assistant director (as Louis W. Hagney)
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Donald Murphy	....	second assistant director
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	second second assistant director
Jody Spilkoman	....	additional second assistant director
Jonathan Watson	....	first assistant director (as Jonathan M. Watson)

Art Department
Evelyn Barbier	....	set designer (as Evelyne Barbier)
Jessica Beaudoin	....	art design assistant
Mark Boucher	....	set dresser
Nancy Deren	....	set designer
Dennis DeWaay	....	construction coordinator
Alan Easley	....	set dressing gangboss
Brad Einhorn	....	property master
Christine Fegley	....	set painter
Chela Fiorini	....	assistant props
Nancy Gilmore	....	leadman
Joby Harris	....	prop fabricator
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Mark David Kersey	....	greensman
David Loitz	....	set dresser
David Lowery	....	storyboard artist
Michael Marcus	....	art designer
John McElroy	....	on-set dresser
Amanda Moss Serino	....	additional set decorator
Rich Romig	....	set designer
Jason Rosenberg	....	art department production assistant
Kimberley Rosenberg	....	set dressing buyer
Randy Severino	....	set dresser
Andrew M. Siegel	....	assistant property master
Andrew M. Siegel	....	property master: second unit
David Storm	....	set dresser
Mitch Sutton	....	art department coordinator
Dawn Swiderski	....	assistant art director
Marc Tantin	....	welder
Jon Jorden	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
David Tahir	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Jack White	....	food stylist (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Brian Basham	....	sound recordist
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects supervisor
Gaston Biraben	....	dialogue editor
Andy Brokmeyer	....	utility sound
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Linda Di Franco	....	dialogue editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Gregg Frazier	....	boom operator: second unit
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator
José Antonio García	....	sound mixer
David Grimaldi	....	sound effects editor
Randall Guth	....	sound effects editor
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Jonascu	....	sound editor
Gregg Landaker	....	supervising sound mixer
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound editor
Gail K. Markley	....	assistant to sound supervisor (as Gail Markley)
Steve Maslow	....	supervising sound mixer
Piero Mura	....	foley artist
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Brion Paccassi	....	sound recordist
Pernell L. Salinas	....	first assistant sound editor
Richard St. Amand	....	second assistant sound editor
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Kevin Warendorp	....	apprentice sound editor
Douglas J. Schulman	....	production sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Hal Bigger	....	special effects foreman
Robert Calvert	....	special effects
Doug Hubbard	....	special effects
David P. Kelsey	....	special effects director (as David Kelsey)
G. Peter King	....	special effects
Ian MacArthur	....	special effects
Ron Macinnes	....	special effects
Ian C. McArthur	....	special effects crew
Jeff Miller	....	special effects
Russell Nave	....	special effects
Lucy Ramirez	....	special effects p.a.
Jeff Rand	....	special effects
Scott Roark	....	special effects
Charles Schmitz	....	special effects
Chuck E. Stewart	....	special effects
Jeff Varga	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Susie Brubaker	....	visual effects coordinator
Timothy Michael Cairns	....	quality control supervisor: Efilm/Panavision
Matt Davis	....	Spydercam rigger technician
Tim Drnec	....	Spydercam, flight
Syd Dutton	....	visual effects supervisor
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician
Mark Kenaston	....	digital artist
Ntana Key	....	digital intermediate paint artist
Michael Kory	....	digital artist
Kevin Lin	....	digital cleanup artist
Richard Malzahn	....	visual effects supervisor
Fumi Mashimo	....	animation supervisor
Kelvin McIlwain	....	matte artist supervisor
Alex Scott	....	visual effects production assistant
Todd Semmes	....	spydercam coordinator/rigging
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Bill Taylor	....	visual effects supervisor
Dawn Turner	....	visual effects production assistant
Michael M. Walsh	....	digital artist
Earl Wiggins	....	SpyderCam supervisor
Juliette Yager	....	visual effects producer
Joel Ashman	....	Inferno compositor: Hollywood Digital (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Rob Menapace	....	motion control operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Pat Banta	....	stunt cocoordinator
Pat Banta	....	stunt double
Christine Anne Baur	....	stunts (as Christine Baur)
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Todd Bryant	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts (as Joseph Bucaro III)
Matt Byrne	....	stunts
Stacey Carino	....	stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Joe Finnegan	....	stunts
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Tim Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunts (as Sandy Gimpel)
Bo Greigh	....	stunts
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunts (as Ace Hatem)
Hollis Hill	....	stunts
Chuck 'Chaz' Hosack	....	stunts (as Chuck Hosack)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (as Gene Le Bell)
Jimmy Lewis Jr.	....	stunts (as Jim Lewis, Jr.)
Eric Mansker	....	stunts
Bob McGovern	....	stunts (as Robert McGovern)
Bill McIntosh	....	stunts
Bobby McLaughlin	....	stunts
Joyce McNeal	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Mario Roberts	....	stunts
Errol Sack	....	stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts (as Anthony Schmidt)
Michelle Sebek	....	stunts
Mike Smith	....	stunts
Shelby Swatek	....	precision driver
Kaye Wade	....	stunts
Fred M. Waugh	....	stunts (as Fred Waugh)
Scott Waugh	....	stunts
April Weeden-Washington	....	stunts (as April Weeden Washington)
Glen Yrigoyen	....	stunts
G.T. Holme	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Byall	....	rigging grip
Glenn Cannon	....	24 frame video operator
Shawn Duchscherer	....	electrician
Dan Duffy	....	generator operator
James J. Gilson	....	gaffer
Ron Goodman	....	aerial camera operator: SpaceCam
Matt Jackson	....	grip
Dan Kneece	....	additional camera operator: second unit
Dan Kneece	....	steadicam operator: second unit
Paul Lambiase	....	grip
Darren Langer	....	electrician
Ken Little Jr.	....	assistant camera
Jason E. Lord	....	electrician
John Martens	....	chief rigging technician
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit
Fred L. McLane	....	first assistant camera
Richard Merryman	....	camera operator
Duane Mieliwocki	....	assistant camera
Clyde Miller	....	camera operator: aerials and Wescam camera
Paul Murphey	....	video assist operator
Bob Myers	....	grip
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
Mark O'Kane	....	camera operator
Mark O'Kane	....	steadicam operator
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Frank D. Parrish)
Brian T. Pitts	....	additional camera operator
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Tony Rivetti	....	steadicam operator
Pablo Santiago-Brandwein	....	grip
Chip Schner	....	camera operator: re-shoots
Ingrid Semler	....	camera loader
Rick Senteno	....	pre-rig best boy electric
Mike Shaheen	....	video playback operator
Kelly Way	....	electrician
Marta Weiss	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit

Casting Department
Terry L. Lamfers	....	casting administrator
Michelle Levy	....	casting assistant
Tina Real	....	extras casting: local
Lynne Redding	....	voice casting
Christine L. Smith	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ariel Gold	....	costumer
Mike Lutz	....	set costumer
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Carrey
Jessica Pazdernik	....	key costumer
Lahly Poore	....	assistant costume designer
Alison M. Schmidt	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Noah Arntson	....	editorial assistant
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer
Steve Bowen	....	digital colorist