Evan Baxter (other)
Evan Baxter may refer to: * Evan Baxter, fictional character in ''Bruce Almighty'' and ''Evan Almighty'' *Evan Buchanan Baxter Evan Buchanan Baxter, M.D., (1844–14 January 1885) was a Russian-born Scottish physician, who lived and worked for most of his life in London. Early life Baxter was born in 1844 at St. Petersburg, where his father, James Baxter, had resided for ...

Bruce Almighty
''Bruce Almighty'' is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. The film stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who complains to God (played by Morgan Freeman) that he is not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week. The film is Shadyac and Carrey's third collaboration, as they had worked together previously on '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' in 1994 and ''Liar Liar'' in 1997—the second of three collaborations between Carrey and Baker Hall after ''The Truman Show'' in 1998 and the next being '' Mr. Popper's Penguins'' in 2011. It co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall and Steve Carell. When released in American theaters on May 23, 2003, ''Bruce Almighty'' opened to mixed reviews from critics, but was a box-office success and grossed $86.4 million, making it the top Memorial Day opening weekend of any film in histor ...
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Evan Almighty
''Evan Almighty'' is a 2007 American comedy film, and a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Bruce Almighty'' (2003). The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe (screenwriter), Mark O'Keefe from the original film. It stars Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman reprising their roles as Evan Baxter and God, respectively, with new cast members Lauren Graham and John Goodman. The film is a modern-day retelling of Noah's Ark, which Evan reluctantly re-enacts because God commands him to do so and will stop at nothing to make him do it even as Evan pursues a new career in government. Production of the film began in January 2006. Several visual effect companies were used to provide computer-generated imagery, CGI for the numerous animals and the climactic flood scene. By the time the film had completed production, it had become the List of most expensive films, most expensive comedy film ever, later being overtake ...
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