# Bedazzled-the guy in jail.....Who was he? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2001, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105 "2001-01-28T09:56:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cerebrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@cerebrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerebrum)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2001, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/1 "2001-01-28T09:56:04Z")
In the movie Bedazzled…This guy in jail gives this really sage advice about the main characters soul etc…Who exactly was this guy in jail?? an angel? god? and y was he playing chess with the devil at the end of the movie?? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2001, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/2 "2001-01-28T10:47:33Z")
Yes, he was God. That’s why he was playing Chess with The Devil. It was a joke, that kind of suggested that The Devil has a role to play, but is only evil to those who deserve it, and likes to play around. Brendan Fraser was at risk of being a selfish jerk until his last wish. Selfish jerks get what they deserve. Selfless lovable lunkheads similarly get what they deserve. The game was designed to determine which he really was. Incidentally, the geeky girl he finds at the end - she was cool. I wish I knew someone like her. ---
**Author:** ![Mario32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@Mario32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mario32)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/3 "2026-01-08T08:10:22Z")
I read that Harold Ramis intended for him to be an angle. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/4 "2026-01-08T09:12:43Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Incidentally, the geeky girl he finds at the end - she was cool Same actress as his initial love interest. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/5 "2026-01-08T09:14:33Z")
Thanks for the 25 year update. See you in 2051. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/6 "2026-01-08T09:51:28Z")
> [@Mario32](#): > > I read that Harold Ramis intended for him to be an angle. _Non angli sed angeli._ ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/7 "2026-01-08T10:51:42Z")
**Moderating** > [@Mario32](#): > > I read that Harold Ramis intended for him to be an angle. Welcome to the Straight Dope! We hope that you enjoy your time here. Since this is about a movie, let’s move this to Cafe Society (which did not exist when this thread was created). Moving from FQ to CS. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/8 "2026-01-08T13:13:44Z")
> [@Mario32](#): > > I read that Harold Ramis intended for him to be an angle. But was he acute angle? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/9 "2026-01-08T13:24:09Z")
Or an obtuse Saxon. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/10 "2026-01-08T15:12:50Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > But was he acute angle? Not as cute as me. But he did have a cute appendicitis. ---
**Author:** ![Mario32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@Mario32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mario32)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/11 "2026-01-08T19:42:00Z")
I meant Angel,I wanted to edit my message but apparently there isn’t an option for that. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedazzled-the-guy-in-jail-who-was-he/52105/12 "2026-01-08T19:46:00Z")
@Mario32, you can edit a message for about 10 minutes after you post it. Click the pencil button at the bottom of your message. After 10 minutes, you’d have to ask a moderator to change it – but this is rarely done, and rarely necessary. Don’t take the nitpicking about a typo (or misspelling) personally. Just Dopers having a little fun. By coincidence, I had my 15-year-old kid and wife watch _Bedazzled_ (the 2000 version) just a week ago, so the revival of this thread is timely! (They both enjoyed it). We even commented on the cellmate. My wife thought he might be a rapper; turns out he’s just an actor.