The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God

97 mins | Comedy | Oct. 25, 2001

A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.

The Man Who Sued God

97 mins | Comedy | Oct. 25, 2001

The Man Who Sued God
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Showtime Australia, Film Victoria, Empress Road Productions, Gannon Films
Original title The Man Who Sued God
Directors Kristin Voumard, Mark Joffe
Writers Patrick McCarville, Don Watson

Cast

Billy Connolly

as Steve Myers

Judy Davis

as Anna Redmond

Colin Friels

as David Myers

Wendy Hughes

as Jules Myers

Emily Browning

as Rebecca Myers

Bille Brown

as Gerry Ryan

John Howard

as Edward Piggott

Blair Venn

as Les

Vincent Ball

as Cardinal

Alan Hennessy

as Inspector Gittman

Frank Whitten

as Primate

Peter Whitford

as Moderator

Linal Haft

as Rabbi

Tim Robertson

as Judge Bonaface

Steve Jacobs

as Hal

Richard Carter

as Dirk Streicher

Josephine Byrnes

as Cressida Roache

Ross Symonds

as Newsreader

Chris Bath

as Newsreader

Wizard

as Cockatoo

Astro

as Arthur the Dog

Tamblyn Lord

as Doctor

Andrea Moor

as Maxine Jeffrey

Glenda Linscott

as Co-Plaintiff