The read
Scores higher than 74% of the 2,452 2000s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
77 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark JoffeDirector
- David BridieOriginal Music Composer
- Don WatsonScreenplay
Cast
- Billy ConnollySteve Myers
- Judy DavisAnna Redmond
- Colin FrielsDavid Myers
- Wendy HughesJules Myers
- Emily BrowningRebecca Myers
- Bille BrownGerry Ryan
- John HowardEdward Piggott
- Blair VennLes
- Vincent BallCardinal
- Alan HennessyInspector Gittman
- Frank WhittenPrimate
- Peter WhitfordModerator
