Other mistake: After Stanley becomes the nun he demands one more wish, but George informs him that the ice lolly he got as a trial wish counted - which had cost him sixpence, and which George then pays him back. However, on the Post Office Tower, after Stanley saying he'd like to see what Margaret is doing, George lends him a telescope (also costing Stanley sixpence) which is then forgotten about when George reminds Stanley about the ice lolly. (01:30:00)
Bedazzled (1967)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Starring: Raquel Welch, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Eleanor Bron
Stanley's last wish turns him into a nun, and Spiggott says that he will remain one for all eternity. However, since Spiggott has got a few more souls than he needs, he gives Stanley his soul back. He then goes to Heaven and asks God to let him back in - only to get told that because he gave Stanley his sole back to feel good about himself, he's lost the bet. Things revert to how they were at the start of the movie, only this time Stanley asks Margaret out - but gets turned down anyway. Spiggott makes the offer again, but Stanley refuses.
Dave
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George Spiggott: In the words of Marcel Proust - and this applies to any woman in the world: If you can stay up and listen with a fair degree of attention to whatever garbage, no matter how stupid it is, that they're coming out with, 'til ten minutes past four in the morning... you're in.
Question: In many reviews I've read of this film, folks say that, at the end, it is revealed that the bet between God and Satan for the first to reach 100 billion souls was all a joke by God on the devil. I have seen this film five times and never once (even after reading these things) did I hear/see anything that even remotely indicated that the contest was a joke. Can someone please fill me in on this?
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Answer: It's a joke because the souls already belong to God. It's mentioned during the jail scene. So the question is irrelevant, as God already has well over 100 billion souls in any case, and the devil can't gain them back.
There is no jail scene in this movie. You're probably thinking of the remake.