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Phone number in 'Bruce Almighty' not answer to woman's prayers
AP ^ | May 27, 2003

Posted on 05/27/2003 10:30:59 AM PDT by george wythe

Dawn Jenkins isn't in the new Jim Carrey comedy "Bruce Almighty."

Her phone number, however, is - and that's a problem for the Pinellas Park glassmaker.

In the film, the nation's top movie over the weekend, Carrey stars as a regular guy who receives the powers of God (played by Morgan Freeman) after complaining too much about life.

God tries to reach Bruce Nolan, Carrey's character, by repeatedly leaving a phone number on his pager. But instead of the usual 555 prefix most television shows and films use in phone numbers, God's number is a common exchange - too common for Jenkins' liking. It's her cell phone number.

She's been getting about 20 calls per hour, with callers asking for God before hanging up.

"What am I to do?" Jenkins wrote on an Internet forum for visual artists. "I e-mailed Universal Studios about this issue. ... I think I want payment."

Reached by telephone, Jenkins declined further comment, saying only she wants to hire an attorney. Officials from Universal Studios did not return telephone calls Monday.

Jenkins isn't alone in her plight. The number on Carrey's character's pager also matches the one to a a South Carolina woman who declined to give her name, but said she's been "getting aggravated to death" by the incessant calling.

It also matches the number for a call center to a group of five Colorado talk-radio stations. Ron Nickel, senior vice president for the Radio Colorado Network, was worried what would happen Tuesday, the first regular office workday since the movie's release.

"My receptionist is going to go crazy," Nickel said.

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1 posted on 05/27/2003 10:30:59 AM PDT by george wythe
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2 posted on 05/27/2003 10:32:02 AM PDT by george wythe
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To: george wythe
Reminds me of "867-5309"
3 posted on 05/27/2003 10:32:35 AM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("It's the same ole story, same ole song and dance, my friend")
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To: george wythe
Saw this film on Saturday night, I too was a bit surprised they used a legitimate phone # rather than a 555.
4 posted on 05/27/2003 10:34:06 AM PDT by Conservative til I die (They say anti-Catholicism is the thinking man's anti-Semitism; that's an insult to thinking men)
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'Bruce Almighty' a bit cheesy, but sweet
Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), a New York television reporter, hates reporting goofy human interest stories and instead wishes to be an anchorman on the nightly news.

After losing the opportunity to some other snotty reporter, he goes berserk on screen and loses his job. The day goes from bad to worse, as he goes home to greet his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), and angrily yells at her and blames God for all of his petty troubles.

God responds by appearing in the human form of Morgan Freeman, endowing Bruce with all of his powers. He gives Bruce the challenge to take on his job to see if he can do any better.

With all the powers of the world, does Bruce decide to end world hunger, fix the ozone layer, or cure cancer? No, of course not. He instead uses his powers to become the most popular man on the nightly news in Buffalo. He also makes his dog relieve himself in the toilet, and gets his girlfriend bigger boobs.

Carrey plays the same old Carrey. He cuts loose in a way he hasn't done in a long time.

Despite the endless jokes and the hilarity of Carrey, the movie as a whole is relatively cheesy. There's not a whole lot of surprising and suspenseful twists and turns.

The scenes about love are tearjerkers, and the ending is a happy one. The comedy is funny and sweet, with an obvious moral to go along with it.


5 posted on 05/27/2003 10:35:03 AM PDT by george wythe
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To: george wythe
Reached by telephone, Jenkins declined further comment

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA

6 posted on 05/27/2003 10:36:07 AM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: george wythe
If the producers of this film had exercised their brains, they would have taken out a real phone number, starting with 800 or 877, and used that in the movie. Then they could have put some sort of advertisement on that number, so sales of whatever would be generated.

As it is, they are going to get their socks sued off, deservedly, and pay out money with nothing coming in return. NBC had a similar problem about 30 years ago when they changed their corporate logos without vetting the new version. It was identical to the logo for Nebraska Public TV. That error cost them about $250,000, which was a lot of money at the time.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, now up on UPI and FR (the title is not a misprint), "Memorial Day 2033."

7 posted on 05/27/2003 10:36:46 AM PDT by Congressman Billybob ("Saddam has left the building. Heck, the building has left the building.")
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To: Dan from Michigan
Jenny Jenny, who can I turn to?
8 posted on 05/27/2003 10:37:13 AM PDT by Constitution Day
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To: george wythe
"What am I to do?"

Tell them that this is God speaking and if they ever call this number again, there will be consequences. Serious consequences.

9 posted on 05/27/2003 10:37:56 AM PDT by Cincinatus (Omnia relinquit servare Republicam)
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To: Dan from Michigan
... or 634-5789.
10 posted on 05/27/2003 10:41:53 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: george wythe
I can't believe that the studio was so stupid,they have been using 555 #'s for years.

11 posted on 05/27/2003 10:47:26 AM PDT by Mears (.)
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"I e-mailed Universal Studios about this issue. ... I think I want payment."

I'll bet you do, honey.

12 posted on 05/27/2003 10:47:48 AM PDT by CaptRon
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To: george wythe
When I saw the first Indiana Jones movie ("Lost Ark") I realized that the digits stenciled on the side of the crate in the final "warehouse" scene were a phone number.

This was easy because it was 9 digits and included my area code and exchange.

I tried calling it at all hours of the day and night, weekends, etc., for several days. Always busy.

I bet it had a recording saying, "congratulations--you figured it out!"...

--Boris

13 posted on 05/27/2003 10:48:10 AM PDT by boris (Education is always painful; pain is always educational)
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To: george wythe
When I saw the first Indiana Jones movie ("Lost Ark") I realized that the digits stenciled on the side of the crate in the final "warehouse" scene were a phone number.

This was easy because it was 9 digits and included my area code and exchange.

I tried calling it at all hours of the day and night, weekends, etc., for several days. Always busy.

I bet it had a recording saying, "congratulations--you figured it out!"...

--Boris

14 posted on 05/27/2003 10:48:10 AM PDT by boris (Education is always painful; pain is always educational)
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To: george wythe
"I think I want payment"

Stoner-glassblower-hippie-"artist" always, always, always, want something for nothing....I hate liberals.

15 posted on 05/27/2003 10:49:51 AM PDT by Porterville (Screw the grammar, full posting ahead.)
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To: george wythe
"What am I to do?" Jenkins wrote on an Internet forum for visual artists. "I e-mailed Universal Studios about this issue. ... I think I want payment."

Pay the extra $5.00 per month for the "redirect calls" service. Go online and find the phone number to someone in Universal Studios senior management. Redirect your calls to that number, and wait one day.

That should take care of the problem.

16 posted on 05/27/2003 10:52:43 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: Dan from Michigan
Reminds me of "867-5309"


Was that the phone number on the song "Jenny" from the 1980s?

17 posted on 05/27/2003 10:52:44 AM PDT by george wythe
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To: Dan from Michigan
Every one knows that God's phone number is "et cum spiri two two oh". (It's an old pre-vatican 2 alter boy joke).
18 posted on 05/27/2003 10:52:50 AM PDT by gorush
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To: Porterville
I don't think this is "something for nothing". She basically can't use her own cell phone, and has had to put up with a bunch of people harassing her.

They should compensate her for their stupidity.
19 posted on 05/27/2003 10:53:10 AM PDT by sharktrager (There are 2 kids of people in this world: people with loaded guns and people who dig.)
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To: Porterville
Stoner-glassblower-hippie-"artist" always, always, always, want something for nothing....I hate liberals.

This was a foreseeable problem. Universal Studios blew it, and now the woman has been financially harmed. Not much, but at least the cost of this month's bill + lost cellphone time.

20 posted on 05/27/2003 10:54:42 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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