Bedazzled
Bedazzled is a 1967 British comedy DeLuxe Color film directed and produced by Stanley Donen in Panavision format. It was written by comedian Peter Cook and starred both Cook and his comedy partner Dudley Moore. It is a comic retelling of the Faust legend, set in the Swinging London of the 1960s. The Devil (Peter Cook) offers an unhappy young man (Moore) seven wishes in return for his soul, but twists the spirit of the wishes to frustrate the man's hopes.
Plot
Stanley Moon works as a cook in a Wimpy's restaurant and is infatuated with the waitress Margaret Spencer but lacks confidence and is too socially inhibited to approach her. In despair at his life, he attempts suicide by hanging but is interrupted by a man claiming to be the Devil, incarnated as George Spiggott. When Stanley accuses George of being delusional, he offers Stanley a "trial wish". Stanley wishes for a raspberry ice lolly, and George takes him to buy one from a nearby shop.
More details
author | Dudley Moore Peter Cook |
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contentLocation | London |
director | Stanley Donen |
editor | Mary Kessell Richard Marden |
events | courtship Deal with the Devil |
genre | comedy |
keywords | big city blowing a raspberry break claim damnation dead bodies deadly sins devil god hang horrify ice lolly ice pop jump lead singer not only... but also pass police inspector reject return for his soul rock star scream seven deadly sins suicide suicide by hanging tv show vice squad welsh accent wimpy |
musicBy | Dudley Moore |
producer | Stanley Donen |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | wish fulfillment |