Bedazzled
Bedazzled is a 1967 British DeLuxe Color fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Stanley Donen in Panavision format. It was written by comedian Peter Cook and stars 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. In the film, the Devil (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, a short-order cook in a Wimpy restaurant in London, is infatuated with waitress Margaret Spencer, but is too shy to approach her. Distraught, he attempts suicide by hanging but is interrupted by George Spiggot, a man claiming to be the Devil. In return for his soul, George offers Stanley seven wishes. 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. Finding it melted, Stanley confirms that George is the Devil.
More details
| author | Dudley Moore Peter Cook |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | London |
| director | Stanley Donen |
| editor | Richard Marden |
| events | courtship pact with the devil |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | blowing a raspberry blows a raspberry burn claim damnation dead bodies deadly sins deal with the devil devil god hang help horrify ice lolly jump meet mona lisa not only... but also pass police inspector pop singer return for his soul scream seven deadly sins suicide by hanging think vice squad wimpy |
| musicBy | Dudley Moore |
| producer | Stanley Donen |
| productionCompany | Stanley Donen Enterprises |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | wish fulfillment |