15 Facts About Evan Almighty

1.

Evan Almighty is a 2007 American comedy film, and a spin-off of Bruce Almighty .

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On his first day working at Congress, Evan Almighty receives a letter from his greedy boss, Congressman Chuck Long, who provides him with a prime office and gives the opportunity to join him as the junior co-sponsor to his Citizens' Integration of Public Lands Act bill.

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Evan Almighty comes to realize that 614 actually refers to verse 14 in chapter 6 of the Book of Genesis, where God instructs Noah to build an ark in preparation for a coming flood.

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4.

Evan Almighty decides to start building the ark with the tools and materials provided, giving him an opportunity to get closer to his sons, although Joan sees this as a midlife crisis.

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5.

Joan is inspired and finally returns to help Evan Almighty finish building the ark together to prepare for the flood.

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6.

Evan Almighty realizes that the flood will be a result of Long's dam failing, and warns the onlookers to get aboard the ark.

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7.

The flood results in Evan Almighty accusing Long of being responsible for cost-cutting leading to the dam's failure, leading to several other members of Congress voting against the bill.

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8.

Evan Almighty is reinstated to Congress after the flood, and the changes imposed onto him by God no longer remain again.

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9.

God states that Evan Almighty had changed his world as he prayed for and being closer to his family through his one Act of Random Kindness .

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10.

Evan Almighty later apologized for his outburst with producers, and claimed that it was as a result of his nervousness before the film's release.

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11.

In keeping with the themes, Evan Almighty became NBC Universal's first film to offset the production's carbon emissions.

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12.

Evan Almighty bought over 400 bikes for all the cast and crew, to get to work instead of driving.

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13.

Live animals used in the filming of Evan Almighty were supplemented by a great number of computer-generated animals, but it would have been impossible to depend on CGI exclusively as some key scenes in the film demonstrate the need for peaceful and productive co-existence between man and animals.

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14.

Similarly there was some public protest against Bruce Evan Almighty being shown in theaters, but that movie was released on DVD and was shown on television broadcasts.

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15.

At the Golden Raspberry Awards Evan Almighty was nominated for the Worst Prequel or Sequel, but lost to Daddy Day Camp.

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