Portrayals of God in popular media was Irvine Welsh's "The Granton Star Cause", which portrayed God as drunken and abusive. Ironically, the campaign backfired, only serving the advertise the film more widely. The role of God is a difficult one to play, and also a difficult one to cast. The casting of Alanis Morissette as God in "Dogma" was influenced by the singer's own public dialogue with her faith, as expressed in her songs. The casting of African American Morgan Freeman as God in "Bruce Almighty" took the movie stereotype of a "black angel" to a new level. On the subject of playing the role, Ella
Scott Mosier to shrink the initial proposed budget from $3 million to $250,000. The compromise allowed Mosier and Kevin to cast their friends instead of established stars. Mosier appears in the beginning of the film as the comics convention patron who gets into an argument with Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) after demeaning his career as a tracer. On the 1999 film "Dogma", Mosier worked with Greenlee again; the editing of the film lasted nearly a year. He also played the Smooching Seaman who Ben Affleck and Matt Damon meet on the bus. On the 2001 film "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back",