The Making of '...And God Spoke' (1993)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Arthur Borman

Writers:

Arthur Borman (story) &
Mark Borman (story) ...

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The World Was Created In Six Days. It Was Beautiful. But It Was Way Over Budget!

Plot:

A documentary on the making of a big budget Bible picture. This is a spoof that shows the inside action...

Plot Keywords:

Bible | Spoof | Mockumentary | Tattoo | Jesus Christ

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Riley	...	Clive Walton
Stephen Rappaport	...	Marvin Handleman
Tamara Mello	...	Dial S Woman
Ashlie Rhey	...	Nude Ninja
Monique Parent	...	Nude Ninja (as Monique Paurent)
Lisa Comshaw	...	Nude Ninja (as Lisa Sutton)
Jensung	...	Wilhelm / Jimmi Lee
Daniel Tisman	...	Chip Greenfield
Tino Orsini	...	Waiter / Writer
Jason Edwards	...	Peter Carbone / P.D. (as Jay Edwards)
Peter Macdissi	...	Jordan Sales Rep.
Nathalie Canessa-White	...	Girl #1 (as Natalie Lake)
Renée Felix	...	Girl #2 (as Renee Felix)
Darlene Waye	...	Girl #3
Christy Taylor	...	Eve (as Christy Michelle)

Also Known As:

...And God Spoke

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo | Dolby (DVD version) (as Dolby Surround)

Certification:

USA:R (NO. 32632)

Company:

Brookwood Entertainment

Quotes:

Nude Ninja: And to think - we thought you were just the gardener at the sorority. We had no idea you were the ninja master.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Brady Bunch Home Movies (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Just My Size

Funny, but no "This Is Spinal Tap"

Made very much in the style of the classic "This Is Spinal Tap", set in Hollywood instead of the world of rock-and-roll. It has a lot of funny moments, but lacks the quality of warped reality makes the comedy of "Tap" so convincing.

The premise is good: Two filmmakers, a producer-and-director team, get tired of making violent trash and decide to film The Bible, but absolutely everything that goes wrong can go wrong. "Spoke" is shot as a fake documentary, capturing all the disasters as they happen and all the brouhaha that ensues. The individual scenes are all funny, especially scenes from the horrible completed film, each moment a hilarious punch line to the scene about the making of it.

But it doesn't add up, I never really believed any of it was happening. Too many things are off. Our heroes have made twelve pieces of successful, slick, trash, but here before our eyes they make something that would get an F in a high school film class. Little things are wrong, like an actor actually getting beaten up in a filmed fight. Each trivial, but they add up enough to damage the credibility of the film as a whole.

So if you've seen "Tap" too many times, or if you love movies about hollywood, or just want some good nasty fun, see it. It's funny, it's not bad, it's just not as good as it should have been.