Bedazzled (2000 film)


Bedazzled is a 2000 fantasycomedy film remake of the 1967 film of the same name, originally written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, which was itself a comic retelling of the Faust legend. The film was directed by Harold Ramis and stars Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley.

As a test, he wishes for a Big Mac and Coke. The Devil takes him to McDonalds and places the order. Elliot has to pay for it, because, there aint no such thing as a free lunch. After taking Elliot to her office, based at a nightclub in Oakland, the Devil convinces Elliot to sign her contract, and delivers further wishes. Each wish has Elliot living them out with Alison and his coworkers in surrogate roles. However, he doesnt know that the Devil will always spoil his wishes by adding something he doesnt want. Elliot wishes to be rich and powerful, with Alison as his wife. The Devil makes him a Colombian drug lord whose wife despises him and cheats on him with Raoul, his coworker, who is secretly planning to get rid of Elliot and take his position and property. Soon after there is a firefight between his and Raouls people where Elliot dies. When he returns to the real world, the Devil points out that he never wished for Alison to love him.Secondly, Elliot wishes to be emotionally sensitive so he will understand the needs and desires of women. The Devil makes him so sensitive that he spends most of his time crying over how beautiful the world is, and constantly asks Alison, his girlfriend of three magical weeks, whether he has hurt her or if she needs anything. Alison says she has had enough of it and wants to be with a man who is strong and shallow. She then leaves Elliot for a man who is strong, rude and completely different from the romantic and emotionally sensitive Elliot. Elliot then wishes to be a superstar athlete who would be a woman magnet. The Devil makes him a clichspewing NBA star, but also gives him a small penis and a low IQ, which causes Alison, a sports reporter, to lose interest in him shortly after they meet. ........

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