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    From Bice@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Feb 17 22:27:29 2016
    XPost: rec.arts.sf.movies, rec.arts.movies.past-films

    On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:17:16 -0800 (PST), Dave in Toronto <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Dec 12, 6:09=A0pm, SparkoHeaps <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Dec 12, 1:34=A0am, Dave in Toronto <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Dec 11, 10:40=A0pm, Rockinghorse Winner
    <rwinner@remove_this.hmamail.com> wrote:
    Christopher Heckman <[email protected]> wrote:

    I'd like to know the name of a movie which is science fiction /
    comedy, probably from the 1980s. One of the characters in it is a
    computer named G.O.D. (standing for some acronym), and the computer is >> > > > "played" by a black actor

    This movies seems like it might be it:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080917/

    Richard Pryor plays "G. O. D" in that one.

    Never heard of it but I'd like to see it. Whatever their merits anti >religious movies are a tough sell - they run afoul of the various
    religious mafias who are very powerefull. This one sounds interesting
    and possibly very funny.


    I realize I'm replying to a 5+ year old thread, but I just stumbled
    across this while browsing newsgroups out of sheer boredom.

    Anyway, "In God We Tru$t" (the movie linked via IMDB above) was the
    first thing I thought of when I read the original poster's
    description. I would have been around 12 when it came out so I didn't
    see it in a theater, but I remember it playing frequently on cable
    when I was a kid.

    To be honest, a lot of that film probably went over my pre-teen head a
    the time, but I remember thinking that it was a really weird movie and
    also pretty funny. And kind of shocking in the way it made fun of
    religion. It has stuck with me over the years and I've always wanted
    to watch it again sometime.

    You'd think with Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Richard Pryor, Andy
    Kaufman, Louise Lasser and Wilfred Hyde-White in it, it would be a
    little easier to find, even if it's not very good. As far as I can
    tell, it's currently only available as region 2 DVD. It's not even on
    YouTube (other than a couple trailers).

    -- Bob

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  • From Bill Steele@21:1/5 to Bice on Thu Feb 18 14:47:40 2016
    XPost: rec.arts.sf.movies, rec.arts.movies.past-films

    On 2/17/16 5:27 PM, Bice wrote:
    On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:17:16 -0800 (PST), Dave in Toronto <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Dec 12, 6:09=A0pm, SparkoHeaps <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Dec 12, 1:34=A0am, Dave in Toronto <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Dec 11, 10:40=A0pm, Rockinghorse Winner
    <rwinner@remove_this.hmamail.com> wrote:
    Christopher Heckman <[email protected]> wrote:

    I'd like to know the name of a movie which is science fiction /
    comedy, probably from the 1980s. One of the characters in it is a
    computer named G.O.D. (standing for some acronym), and the computer is >>>>>> "played" by a black actor

    This movies seems like it might be it:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080917/

    Richard Pryor plays "G. O. D" in that one.

    Never heard of it but I'd like to see it. Whatever their merits anti
    religious movies are a tough sell - they run afoul of the various
    religious mafias who are very powerefull. This one sounds interesting
    and possibly very funny.


    I realize I'm replying to a 5+ year old thread, but I just stumbled
    across this while browsing newsgroups out of sheer boredom.

    Anyway, "In God We Tru$t" (the movie linked via IMDB above) was the
    first thing I thought of when I read the original poster's
    description. I would have been around 12 when it came out so I didn't
    see it in a theater, but I remember it playing frequently on cable
    when I was a kid.

    To be honest, a lot of that film probably went over my pre-teen head a
    the time, but I remember thinking that it was a really weird movie and
    also pretty funny. And kind of shocking in the way it made fun of
    religion. It has stuck with me over the years and I've always wanted
    to watch it again sometime.

    You'd think with Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Richard Pryor, Andy
    Kaufman, Louise Lasser and Wilfred Hyde-White in it, it would be a
    little easier to find, even if it's not very good. As far as I can
    tell, it's currently only available as region 2 DVD. It's not even on YouTube (other than a couple trailers).

    -- Bob



    Reminds me of a science fiction story from back when computers were new. Somebody built a series of computers called the Mark I, Mark II, Mark
    III and so on. till they decided,to call the next improved models
    Matthew, Luke and John.

    John was so powerful hey thought it could answer any question, so after
    much debate they asked "Is there a God?" and John replied "There is now."

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