Oh, God!

E614433

film

"Oh, God!" is a 1977 comedy film in which a grocery store clerk is visited by God, played by George Burns, who asks him to spread His message to a skeptical world.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Oh, God! canonical	8
Oh, God! (novel)	2
Oh, God! You Devil	2
God in "Oh, God!"	1
Oh, God! Book II	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6702694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oh, God!
Context triple: [Teri Garr, knownFor, Oh, God!]

A. Big God
"Big God" is a haunting, piano-driven song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, known for its themes of emotional absence and spiritual longing.
B. Waiting for God
"Waiting for God" is a posthumously published collection of spiritual and philosophical essays and letters by Simone Weil that explores themes of faith, suffering, and the search for God.
C. Dear God
"Dear God" is a 1986 song by the English rock band XTC, known for its controversial and thought-provoking lyrics that question the existence and benevolence of God.
D. So Help Me God!
So Help Me God! is a studio album by American rapper 2 Chainz that showcases his Southern trap style and features a range of high-profile collaborations.
E. Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Oh, God!
Target entity description: "Oh, God!" is a 1977 comedy film in which a grocery store clerk is visited by God, played by George Burns, who asks him to spread His message to a skeptical world.

A. Big God
"Big God" is a haunting, piano-driven song by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, known for its themes of emotional absence and spiritual longing.
B. Waiting for God
"Waiting for God" is a posthumously published collection of spiritual and philosophical essays and letters by Simone Weil that explores themes of faith, suffering, and the search for God.
C. Dear God
"Dear God" is a 1986 song by the English rock band XTC, known for its controversial and thought-provoking lyrics that question the existence and benevolence of God.
D. So Help Me God!
So Help Me God! is a studio album by American rapper 2 Chainz that showcases his Southern trap style and features a range of high-profile collaborations.
E. Elect of God
Elect of God is a reverential title used for Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia who is regarded by Rastafarians as the returned messiah and a central spiritual figure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork	Avery Corman NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Oh, God! (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
character	God NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Landers NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographer	Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorProcess	color ⓘ
composer	Jack Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Carl Reiner NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ surface form: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion	theatrical release in the United States ⓘ
editor	Bud Molin NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingCountry	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	fantasy comedy ⓘ religious comedy ⓘ
hasSequel	Oh, God! Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Oh, God! You Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
leadActor	George Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ John Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium	feature film ⓘ
mpaaRating	PG ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
notableFor	portrayal of God as a humorous, approachable figure ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotSummary	A grocery store clerk is visited by God, who asks him to spread His message to a skeptical world. ⓘ
portrays	George Burns as God NERFINISHED ⓘ John Denver as Jerry Landers ⓘ
producer	Jerry Weintraub NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDateUS	October 7, 1977 ⓘ
releaseYear	1977 ⓘ
runningTime	approximately 98 minutes ⓘ
screenplayNominatedPerson	Larry Gelbart NERFINISHED ⓘ
screenwriter	Larry Gelbart NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Los Angeles ⓘ
starring	Donald Pleasence NERFINISHED ⓘ George Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ John Denver NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Sorvino NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ Teri Garr NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	faith and skepticism ⓘ ordinary person chosen by God ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teri Garr → knownFor → Oh, God! ⓘ

Teri Garr → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ

George Burns → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oh, God! Book II

George Burns → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oh, God! You Devil

George Burns → notableRole → Oh, God! ⓘ

this entity surface form: God in "Oh, God!"

Carl Reiner → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ

Avery Corman → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oh, God! (novel)

Avery Corman → basedOn → Oh, God! ⓘ

subject surface form: Oh, God! (film)

this entity surface form: Oh, God! (novel)

Bud Molin → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ

Bud Molin → edited → Oh, God! ⓘ

Larry Gelbart → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ

Roxanne Hart → notableWork → Oh, God! ⓘ