God Said, Ha! with Julia Sweeney: DVD Cover

    God Said, Ha! Director: Julia Sweeney Cast: Julia Sweeney, Quentin Tarantino

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    • DVD Release Date: 05/06/2003
    • Original Release: 1998
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 16,553

    Viewer Rating: (1 ratings)

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    Closed Caption; Dolby Digital surround sound; Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. There Lives Julia Sweeney [4:09]
    2. God Said, "Ha!" [8:04]
    3. Noodles With Red Toppings [5:05]
    4. Crossing the Line [5:42]
    5. The Urge to Smoke [5:43]
    6. The Burning Car Story [3:20]
    7. Together With Bogey [3:54]
    8. Carl [6:00]
    9. Loving the Shunt [2:15]
    10. More Bad News [5:36]
    11. The Slides [3:53]
    12. Gospel Isn't Gershwin [5:36]
    13. Visualize Heaven [7:34]
    14. The Hysterectomy [4:41]
    15. My Parents [2:31]
    16. Missing Mike [6:16]
    17. An Empty House [:59]
    18. End Credits/Thank You! [4:02]

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    Editorial Reviews

    In this film of her one-woman show, former Saturday Night Live cast member Julia Sweeney recounts the worst year of her life. Something more than a stand-up routine, the comedienne performs on a stage set with only a couch, a chair, a table, and a lamp. With her run on Saturday Night Live and a marriage both behind her, she moved into the cozy house of her dreams in Los Angeles. But then, "God said 'HA!'." Her beloved brother Mike was diagnosed with lymph cancer, and he moved in with Sweeney so she could care for him. Their parents, worried, moved in as well, treating Julia like a teenager in her own house. Her house became crowded, and she slept on the couch in her backyard office. Then it really got personal; Julia was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Sweeney recounts her brother's struggles with chemotherapy, spinal taps, and a shunt in his forehead until Julia witnesses the performance of the Last Rites. She counterpoints the dark material with much humor, including an examination of her parents' many eccentricities. They force meatloaf upon her vegetarian diet, her mother communicates by stringing together several thoughts to make a single idea, and her father is addicted to National Public Radio and speaks of announcer Cokie Roberts as a life long friend. Julia Sweeney developed the material that would eventually become God Said, Ha! in comedy workshops in order to find the humor in her experience. It eventually became a 45 minute piece and then premiered in its final form in San Francisco in 1996. After an extended run, she moved the show to Los Angeles, and finally to Broadway. Ron Wells, All Movie Guide

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    May 27, 2006: THIS WAS ONE FUNNY PERFORMANCE. IF YOU GREW UP CATHOLIC IT WILL REALLY RESONATE. IF YOU HAVE OR HAD A QUIRKY FAMILY YOU WILL LAUGH AT THE TRIALS OF JULIA'S LIFE IN THE YEAR FROM HELL. SHE MAKES THE TRAGIC EVENTS REAL WHILE LAUGHING ALONG THE WAY. LOVED THE LINE ABOUT PARMESAN CHEESE. GREAT WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING.