The Man Who Sued God
– A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck b..
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.
25 Oct 2001
English
Mark Joffe
John Clarke (original screenplay), Patrick McCarville (story idea), Don Watson
Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes
Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, a lawyer who became 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 the church under the guise of God, defending himself. The accident leads him to a friendship and eventual relationship with a journalist, Anna Redmond (Davis).
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