Bedazzled also had a song in it that it got its title from. What led up to the song is something like this: On one of
Stanley's wishes,
the Devil convinces him that he should become a
pop star to get Margret's attention. So Stanley sings a long song(
LOVE ME!) and the whole
crowd, including Margret, loves him! However, good ol'
Lucifer is up next, with this timid song, and Stanley's all but forgotten.
This song was written by
Peter Cook and
Dudley Moore, and sung by
Peter Cook with female vocals.
Note: Italicized lines are the female vocals.
Oooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, I'm bedazzled!
I don't care.
Oooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, I'm bedazzled!
So you said.
You knock me out!
I don't want you.
You blast me up
I don't need you.
You burn me up!
I don't love you.
You plug me in!
Leave me alone.
You switch me on!
I'm self contained.
You lock me up!
Just go away.
I'm bedazzled, I'm bedazzled, I'm bedazzled!
You glimmer!
I'm fickle.
You glitter!
I'm cold.
You shiver!
I'm shallow.
You drive me wild, you drive me wild!
You fill me with inertia.
You lock me up!
Don't get excited.
You blast me up!
Save your breath.
You burn me up!
Cool it!
You plug me in!
I'm not interested.
You switch me on!
It's too much effort.
You lock me up!
Don't you ever leave?
I'm bedazzled, I'm bedazzled, I'm bedazzled!
You glimmer!
I'm callous.
You glitter!
How dull.
You shiver!
You bore me.
I'm bedazzled, I'm bedazzled, I'm bedazzled!
I'm not availible.
Bedazzled is also a remake of a 1967 comedy film that was directed by Harold Ramis in 2000. The new screenplay was written by Harold Ramis, Larry Gelbart, and Peter Tolan based upon the original script and story written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. The movie has a runtime of 98 minutes and a rating of PG-13.
Elliot Richards is a simple technical advisor at a call center. He's lonely, has no real friends, and the crush of his life doesn't even know his name. In one night, all of his wishes could come true. The Devil comes to him with a contract for his soul, and in return he gets 7 wishes. With his wishes can he reach his true love?
First, we start on the wrong foot here with this movie since it's a remake. When I first heard about the remake I only recovered upon hearing Harold Ramis's name. I had some hope again. Then I heard who were going to play the seller and buyer of the soul. Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley would not be my first choices, and one wonders if they decided to make the Devil female just to attract a crowd that wants to see Hurley. The jokes were alright, with a little bit of pain from the protagonist being amazingly clueless. A fair movie, but not a keeper in my book. Nowhere as magnificent as Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's film. This movie has none of the character developing that the original had. The friendship that forms between the seller and buyer is not a main part of the film. In this aspect, I believe that the original had a much greater story as well.
The changes between the films that watchers of the original might be interested in. There is no appearance of the seven deadly sins. None. It was pure joy in the original watching these creations, but not here. The devil makes fewer appearances, and a much lesser impact on each wish. In the original the Devil was almost always an important character in each wish, in the remake we only have slight appearances. One interesting aspect that this movie uses is that Elliot's "friends" make appearances in his wishes as other characters. This is probably filling in for the Devil's absence. In this film, God makes a physical appearance, at least according to the credits. It is only implied that the character that Elliot meets in jail is God. My greatest displeasure was from the fact that the wish in the original film that gave the movie its name is absent. There is no wish that Elliot becomes a rock star in the normal film, however, there is such a scene on the DVD release. I have not seen this cut scene and cannot confirm whether one of the songs sung in it is Bedazzled.
Main Cast:
Brendan Fraser - Elliot Richards/Jefe/Mary
Elizabeth Hurley - The Devil
Frances O'Connor - Alison Gardner/Nicole Delarusso
Miriam Shor - Carol/Penthouse Hostess
Orlando Jones - Daniel 'Dan/Danny'/Esteban/Beach Jock/Lamar Garrett/Dr. Umgiggedygiggedybaba
Paul Adelstein - Bob/Roberto/Beach Jock/Bob Bob
Toby Huss - Jerry/Alejandro/Beach Jock/Jerry Turner/Lance
Gabriel Casseus - Elliot's cellmate/God