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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543425359
Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 03, 2007
Running Time: 104 minutes
Sales Rank: 7735
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: December 10, 1967
Editorial Review:
Description:
Stanley (Moore) is a hapless short-order cook who is hopelessly in love with a waitress named Margaret (Eleanor Bron) - although she barely knows he's alive. Enter George Spiggott (Cook), a.k.a. Satan, who grants Stanley seven wishes in order to win Margaret over, but his efforts are hilariously hampered by the Seven Deadly Sins - including the insatiable Lilian Lust (Raquel Welch)!
Amazon.com essential video:
When the Devil (Peter Cook) offers suicidal short-order cook Stanley (Dudley Moore) seven wishes, Stanley easily surrenders his soul. All of his wishes are granted, to the letter. Unfortunately, as each wish comes to life, the Devil--cheeky sod!--manages to slip some unexpected problem into the mix, ruining everything in a deliciously funny way. Bedazzled was made long before 10 and Arthur made Dudley Moore an unlikely movie star. It's a much purer expression of the off-kilter British humor that Moore and his writing partner Cook pioneered, humor that would lead to Monty Python's Flying Circus and other absurdist goofballs. Moore is charming enough, but what really makes Bedazzled work is Cook, who combines upper-class arrogance with a cheerful, even casual lunacy. Though he played character roles in movies like The Princess Bride and Black Beauty, he was never able to parlay his sneaky sense of humor into starring roles. Bedazzled is his outstanding triumph. Not only does the movie offer some sly commentary on Christian morality, it has a cameo with Raquel Welch as the embodiment of Lust. A classic. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Movie
This movie was as funny today as 30 years ago. Pete and Dud's comedy is brilliant and stands the test of time.
Rating: - I AM SO HAPPY THIS IS OUT ON DVD
Love this movie - not a Dudley Moore Fan, have never seen anything else by Peter Cook, find this movie absolutely brilliant in so many subtle and hilarious ways. I liked the remake, but something about the original just kills me every time I watch it. Watch it, you'll either love it or hate it...
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Rating:  - The First Three Letters of His Name=DUD.
Thank you Harold Ramis. Thank you for making a version of Bedazzled that was actually funny! I never want to hear anybody degrade the Liz Hurley/Brendan Fraser Bedazzled ever again. I could not stop laughing at the 2000 version. The Dudley Moore/Peter Cook version, however, is a showcase in cynical British dullness. I can appreciate the original source, but this movie was not funny or interesting. And I think people hate the newer Bedazzled on principle. They hate it simply because it's a copy. ... Read More
Rating: - scratched records, doo-das and red socks
Elizabeth Hurley as the Devil? What's the point then of a separate character, Lust? And Brendan Fraser? Find me a woman anywhere who'd not give him a tryout. I don't even need to hear any more.
This original was genius. Dudley Moore's "Stanley Moon" really IS a schlub. Who doesn't believe it? Everything about him screams ineffectuality, so when he's suddenly erudite, it's a riot! His "Pop Star" screams desperation! As a fly, it's as we've seen him all along! Having finally ... Read More
Rating: - BeDazzled
Well what a good idea it was to purchase the late-at-night gem! I have only seen this late at night on free-to-air before and somehow can't watch it in broad daylight. Cheeky Peter Cook is great as the disinterested Devil and Dudley Moore falls for the twist every time. A great bit of comedy beofre the likes of Monty Python took over this type of comedy.
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