Dear God
Brief Synopsis
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A con artist who can't fathom the idea of an honest day's work, Tom Turner has tried every scam in the book. Then, while trying to pay off a gambling debt, he gets arrested attempting to sell tickets on an airline that hasn't flown since the '80s! Sentenced by a judge to get a job or go to jail, Tom
Cast & Crew
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Scott Marshall
Director
Jack Klugman
Rue Mcclanahan
Jon Seda
Tim Conway
Jim Meskimen
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Religion
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
A con artist who can't fathom the idea of an honest day's work, Tom Turner has tried every scam in the book. Then, while trying to pay off a gambling debt, he gets arrested attempting to sell tickets on an airline that hasn't flown since the '80s! Sentenced by a judge to get a job or go to jail, Tom reluctantly chooses to serve one year in one of the country's toughest institutions: the United States Post Office. As fate would have it, with the busy holiday season approaching, he is assigned to the Dead Letter Office. When first introduced to his new colleagues, a group of clock-watching, misfit co-workers, Tom begins to believe he might have met a better class of people in jail. Ever the charlatan, he inadvertently uses the unanswerable mail in a con of divine proportions. But Tom's holiday scam will transform him unknowingly into a very reluctant Samaritan, inspiring his postal partisans into a frenzy of goodwill and launching a Yule tidal wave that becomes the event of the season.
Cast
Jack Klugman
Rue Mcclanahan
Jon Seda
Tim Conway
Jim Meskimen
Timothy Stack
Gary S Isbell
Lead Person
Anna Maria Horsford
Isadora O'boto
Joshua Iscovich
Roscoe Lee Browne
Renee Albert
William Wolff
Richard Hill
Allan Kent
Jeris Lee Poindexter
Seth Mumy
Steve Tisch
Donal Logue
Carol Williard
Valerie Wildman
Barbara Marshall
Erin Moran
Kathleen Marshall
Leigh Molloy
Bud Markowitz
Jane Morris
Performer
Mel Novak
Elinor Donahue
Coolio
Hope Alexander-willis
Patrick Richwood
Terri Sigrist
Mariana Morgan
Felix Pire
Sam Lima
Sean O'bryan
Toby Huss
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Herself
Marvin Braverman
John Pinette
Larry Miller
Yvonne Pollack
Marcus Toji
Tom Hines
Ellery King
Israel Juarbe
Barbara Beck
Mona Lyden
Sunny Hawks
Jennifer Peterson
Betty Carvalho
Robert Malina
Sam Mcmurray
Martin Garbus
A Kent Braverman
Nancy Marchand
Ellen Cleghorne
Joy Rosenthal
Rebecca Holmberg
Shannon Wilcox
Jeff Michalski
Dom Magwili
Deborah Benson-wald
Bonnie Aarons
Lori Sigrist
Stephanie Niznik
Timi Prulhiere
Duane Matthews
Jennifer Perkins
Greg Lewis
Sarina L Ranftl
Laurie Metcalf
Jack Sheldon
Joanna Heimbold
Diane Frazen
Harvey Keenan
Maria Pitillo
Don Feldstein
Curtis Williams
Odette Annable
Adrienne Wilde
Jill Lover
Hector Elizondo
Monica Campbell
Greg Kinnear
Sheron Bellio
Crew
Stephen A Abrums
Makeup Artist
Randle Akerson
Sound Effects Editor
Stacy Alexander
Casting Associate
Dawn Ascher
Art Department Coordinator
Jeff Atmajian
Original Music
Eddie Avila
Production Assistant
Paul Babin
Camera Operator
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
George Ball
Lighting Technician
Perry Barndt
Stunts
Robert Bateman
Song
Ron Batzdorff
Photography
Eric Bazilian
Song
Ben Beaird
Grip
Dale Becker
Other
Frank Bennett
Original Music
John Benson
Sound Editor
Ray Bickel
Stunts
Brian K. Bilson
Props Assistant
Gregory Bolton
Art Director
Robin Borman-wizan
Costumes
Bob Bornstein
Music
Shelley Peterson Boyle
Stunts
Albert Brenner
Production Designer
David Brenner
Construction Coordinator
Greg Brickman
Stunts
Karen Whipple Broderick
Assistant Editor
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Other
Gerry Brown
Song
Beverly Burton
Craft Service
Hal Burton
Stunts
Jules Chaikin
Music Contractor
David S Clark
Assistant Editor
Nat King Cole
Song
Gary Combs
Stunt Coordinator
Tom Connole
Camera Operator
Douglas Cook
Grip
J. Fred Coots
Song
Steve Cowie
Production Assistant
Dewayne Cozy
Production Assistant
Randy Crenshaw
Song Performer
Ann Culotta
Costumes
Mike Cunningham
Assistant Property Master
Devon Curry
Adr Editor
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
Christopher Darden
Special Thanks To
Tracy Keehn Dashnaw
Stunts
Frank Del Boccio
Photography
Carol Depasquale
Script Supervisor
Paul Diamond
Craft Service
Georgia Dobbins
Song
Maurizio Dotto
Photography
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
James Patrick Dunne
Music
Tammy Fearing
Foley Editor
David Fein
Foley Artist
Debra Neil Fisher
Editor
Cheryl Li Fong
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lynda Foote
Costumes
Tom Fox
Other
Carrie Frazier
Casting
Leigh French
Voice Casting
William Garrett
Song
Chris Geer
Song
Haven Gillespie
Song
Gary Glitter
Song Performer
Gary Glitter
Song
Amanda Goodpaster
Music
Robert Gordon
Song
Freddie Gorman
Song
Scott Graves
Lighting Technician
Mari Grimaud
Costumes
Heather Hall
Assistant
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Linda Harmon
Song Performer
Tommy Harper
Production Assistant
Rick Hart
Rerecording
Steven Scott Harwell
Song
Crystal Hawkins
Production Auditor
Christie Hawks
Assistant
Margaret Hilliard
Unit Production Manager
Brian Holland
Song
Deborah Hopper
Costume Supervisor
Bruce Hutchinson
Makeup Assistant
Mario Iscovich
Executive Producer
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Ed Kaplan
Screenplay
David Kershenbaum
Song
Nancy Jane King
Assistant Director
Darlene Koldenhoven
Song Performer
Josh Krawitz
Assistant
Jeffrey S Kunkel
Dolly Grip
Susan Kurtz
Sound Effects Editor
Shirley Kuzmunich
Other
Kim Lane
Assistant
Alecia Larue
Production Coordinator
Mike Leander
Song
Warren Leight
Screenplay
Garrett Lewis
Set Decorator
James Lo
Song
Rick Logan
Song Performer
Susan Stevens Logan
Song Performer
Lyle Lovett
Music
Jeremy Lubbock
Music
Jeremy Lubbock
Original Music
Elliot Lurie
Music Supervisor
Melissa Mackey
Song Performer
Bill Malina
Song
Robert Malina
Assistant
John Manocchia
Lighting
Charlotte Marshall-fricker
Special Thanks To
Lily Marshall-fricker
Special Thanks To
Joseph Mayer
Adr Editor
Kathy Mccart
Other
Tony Mccutchen
Music Arranger
Jack E Mclean
Lighting
Donna Medine
Song Performer
Anthony R Milch
Dialogue Editor
Ken Miller
Assistant Sound Editor
Irving Mills
Song
Charles Minsky
Other
Charles Minsky
Director Of Photography
Donald O Mitchell
Rerecording
Theresa Repola Mohammed
Negative Cutting
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Frank Montano
Rerecording
Robert Morgenroth
Video
Jane Morris
Music
Treana Morris
Song
Barbara Nabozny
Assistant
Carol A. O'connell
Hair Stylist
Joan Osborne
Song Performer
Jim Passon
Color Timer
Kearie Peak
Coproducer
Angel Pine
Associate Producer
Isiah Pinkney
Song
Michelle Pleis-stirber
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Pollack
Music
Brett Raymond
Song
Brett Raymond
Music
Larry Rippenkroeger
Stunts
Michael Risoli
Assistant Director
Gary Ritchie
Other
Tim Roe
Photography
Carin Rogers
Dialogue Editor
Helen Ruiz
Production Auditor
Nina Saxon
Titles
Brent Scarpo
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Andrea Schlupp
Assistant
Jennifer Schwake
Production Assistant
Benjamin P Schwartz
Assistant Editor
Ellen H. Schwartz
Assistant Director
Ellen H. Schwartz
Coproducer
John-clay Scott
Stunts
Kenneth V Searle
Transportation Coordinator
Robert Sharman
Video
Don Sheldon
Song Performer
Jack Sheldon
Song Performer
Steve Shkolnik
Location Manager
Patrick Siembieda
Accounting Assistant
Randy Singer
Foley Mixer
Thomas W Small
Foley Editor
Beth Sterner
Sound Editor
Karen Stirgwolt
Associate Producer
J Strauss Jr.
Music
Paul E. Sutton
Grip
Matt Sweeney
Song
Rachel Sweet
Song Performer
Clay Tarver
Song
Dione Taylor
Hair Assistant
Steve Tisch
Producer
Midge Ure
Song
Midge Ure
Song Performer
David H Venghaus
Assistant Director
Corrine Villa
Assistant Sound Editor
Patrick J Don Vito
Avid Editor
Lia Vollack
Music Editor
Randy Waldman
Music
Tom Wallace
Music Arranger
Susan Walter
Assistant Director
Bill Ward
Assistant Sound Editor
Tom Ward
Special Effects Coordinator
James E Webb
Sound Mixer
Wendy Weidman
Casting Assistant
Christopher T Welch
Dialogue Editor
Barbara Sue Wells
Special Thanks To
Toby White
Photography
Billy Williams
Song
Jeffrey A. Williams
Boom Operator
Karen Wilson
Sound Effects Editor
Rick Winquest
Sound Mixer
Gareth Young
Song
Rick A Young
Property Master
Steve Zukmann
Production Assistant
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Religion
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1996
Released in United States on Video April 22, 1997
Began shooting March 12, 1996.
Completed shooting May 31, 1996.
Released in United States on Video April 22, 1997
Released in United States Fall November 1, 1996
