Evan Almighty (2007) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	June 22, 2007
On DVD:	October 9, 2007
Genre:	Comedy
Director:	Tom Shadyac
Writer:	Josh Stolberg, Bobby Florsheim, Steve Oedekerk
Cast:	Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, John Michael Higgins, Jimmy Bennett, Wanda Sykes, Jonah Hill
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Official site:	evanalmighty.com
Running Time:	90 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for mild rude humor and some peril

Steve Carell reprises his role as Evan Baxter -- the polished, preening newscaster of the first film -- who finds himself the next one anointed by God (Morgan Freeman) to accomplish a holy mission.

Newly elected to Congress, Evan leaves Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life gets turned upside-down when God appears and mysteriously commands him to build an ark. But his befuddled wife (Lauren Graham) and kids...

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As everyone, their aunt and their pet fish knows by now, Evan Almighty is the most expensive comedy ever created, and one of the biggest flops. While it did eventually reach $100 million domestically just a couple of weeks ago (four months after its initial release), Evan had production costs estimated at $175 million, a ridiculous sum for a stupid movie that clearly wouldn't come close to that mark.

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