Bedazzled (1967)
 The
legend of Faust provided the inspiration for this charming fantasy
about Stanley, a short-order cook (Dudley Moore) who is prevented
from killing himself for love of Margaret the waitress (Eleanor
Bron) by the Devil, in the form of a Mr Spiggott (Peter Cook), and
given seven wishes in return for his soul.
Should Stanley want to cancel any of his wishes, all he needs
to do is blow a raspberry.
So George sends Stanley on his merry way, with a snap of the
fingers and the uttering of the magical words "Julie
Andrews!"
But the fulfilment of each wish is not exactly what Moore had
hoped and Margaret always ends up attracted to Peter Cook.
Michael
Bates and Raquel Welch (as Lillian Lust - one of the Seven Deadly
Sins) also appear.
Bedazzled is a wild, bizarre, comedy, and it's not
difficult to see that the comedy team who brought us Derek and
Clive wrote the script and composed the songs.
Watch out for the Leaping Nuns . . . oh, and avoid the risible re-make with Liz Hurley in the Peter Cook
role at all costs!
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