Bruce Almighty

Cast

 * Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan
 * Morgan Freeman as God
 * Jennifer Aniston as Grace Connelly
 * Lisa Ann Walter as Debbie Connelly
 * Philip Baker Hall as Jack Baylor
 * Steve Carell as Evan Baxter
 * Catherine Bell as Susan Ortega
 * Sally Kirkland as Anita Mann
 * Nora Dunn as Ally Loman
 * Eddie Jemison as Bobby
 * Micah Stephen Williams as boy on bike
 * Tony Bennett as himself
 * Carlos Sánchez as Juan Valdez
 * John Murphy as himself
 * Madeline Lovejoy as Zoe
 * Noel Gugliemi as hood

Reception
Bruce Almighty received mixed reviews from critics. The film has a score of 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 188 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Carrey is hilarious in the slapstick scenes, but Bruce Almighty gets bogged down in treacle".[8] The film also has a score of 46 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9] The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2003, and topped the country's box office that weekend.[10]

Controversy
The film was banned in Egypt, due to the portrayal of God as a visually ordinary man. Bans in both Malaysia and Egypt were eventually lifted after the censorship boards in respective countries gave it the highest rating, (18-PL in the case of Malaysia).[11][12]

Since God contacts Bruce using an actual phone number rather than a number in the standard fictional 555 telephone exchange, several people and groups sharing this number subsequently received hundreds of phone calls from people wanting to talk to God, including a church in North Carolina (where the Minister was named Bruce), a Pastor in Northern Wisconsin and a man in Manchester, England.[13] The producers noted that the number (776-2323) was not in use in the area code (716, which was never specified on screen) in the film's story but did not check anywhere else. The home video and television versions changed it to the fictional 555-0123.[14][13]

Spin-off/sequel
A spin-off/sequel, titled Evan Almighty, was released on June 22, 2007, with Steve Carell reprising his role as Evan Baxter and Morgan Freeman returning to his role as God. Although Shadyac returned to direct the sequel, neither Carrey nor Aniston were involved with the film, and Carrey's character, Bruce, is never mentioned in the film. The sequel was not as well received as its predecessor, with a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 37/100 score on Metacritic.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on June 3, 2003 by Varese Sarabande. Tracks 8-13 are from the score composed by John Debney, performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony (conducted by Pete Anthony) with Brad Dechter and Sandy De Crescent.
 * Track listing
 * 1) One of Us" - Joan Osborne
 * 2) "God Shaped Hole" - Plumb
 * 3) "You're a God" - Vertical Horizon
 * 4) "The Power" - Snap!
 * 5) "A Little Less Conversation" - Elvis vs. JXL
 * 6) "The Rockafeller Skank" - Fatboy Slim
 * 7) "God Gave Me Everything" - Mick Jagger featuring Lenny Kravitz
 * 8) "AB Positive"
 * 9) "Walking on Water"
 * 10) "Bruce Meets God"
 * 11) "Bruce's Prayer"
 * 12) "Grace's Prayer"
 * 13) "Seventh at Seven"

Adaptations

 * God Tussi Great Ho
 * Evan Almighty, a follow-up film starring Steve Carell instead of Carrey