Movie·1996·1h 52m
Dear God
Many people write to God. Somebody is answering.
Directed By
Garry Marshall
Country
United States of America
Language
Italian
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The Story
A judge gives con-man Tom Turner a choice—a jail sentence, or a year of honest work. But when he gets a job in the U.S. Post Office's dead letter office, he starts a Good Samaritan con by answering letters written to God. His seemingly virtuous work inspires his co-workers to do the same, but their good deeds are frowned upon by the postmaster general—and the cops.
Written By
Ed Kaplan, Warren Leight
Producer
Steve Tisch, Mario Iscovich
Cinematography
Charles Minsky
Music
Jeremy Lubbock
Editor
Debra Neil-Fisher
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Greg Kinnear
Tom Turner
Laurie Metcalf
Rebecca Frazen
Maria Pitillo
Gloria McKinney
Tim Conway
Herman Dooly
Héctor Elizondo
Vladek Vidov
Jon Seda
Handsome
Roscoe Lee Browne
Idris Abraham
Anna Maria Horsford
Lucille Barnett
Kathleen Marshall
Whispering Wendy
Isadora O'Boto
Hot Mary
Felix Pire
Ramon
Donal Logue
Webster
Sam McMurray
Federal Prosecutor
Nancy Marchand
Judge Kits Van Heynigan
Larry Miller
State Judge
Rue McClanahan
Mom Turner
Jack Sheldon
Homeless Trumpeter
Coolio
Gerard
// crew
Crew
Garry Marshall
Director
Ed Kaplan
Writer
Steve Tisch
Producer
Mario Iscovich
Executive Producer
Warren Leight
Writer
Charles Minsky
Director of Photography
Debra Neil-Fisher
Editor
Jeremy Lubbock
Original Music Composer
James Patrick Dunne
Original Music Composer
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