Date with an Angel

"Jim is about to marry a princess... but he's in love with an angel."

1987 1h 45m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 114

ComedyFantasyRomanceScience Fiction

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Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty. But the morning after his bachelor party, Jim wakes up to discover a beautiful, broken-winged angel in his pool. When everyone finds out about his heavenly houseguest, Jim must cope with a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitive future father-in-law and a group of buddies with an outrageous business plan!

“Jim is about to marry a princess... but he's in love with an angel.”

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Cast

Michael E. Knight
Jim Sanders
Phoebe Cates
Patty Winston
Emmanuelle Béart
Angel
David Dukes
Ed Winston
Phillip Brock
George
Albert Macklin
Don
Peter Kowanko
Rex
Vinny Argiro
Ben Sanders

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom McLoughlin
Writers: Tom McLoughlin
Languages: Italian, English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, Portuguese.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom McLoughlin, shot by Alex Thomson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Kerber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marshall Harvey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Michael E. Knight and Phoebe Cates and Emmanuelle Béart carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Jim is about to marry a princess... but he's in love with an angel.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom McLoughlin directs. Alex Thomson behind the camera. Randy Kerber scores. Marshall Harvey cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English, Portuguese.

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1Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, Portuguese.
4Directed by Tom McLoughlin, shot by Alex Thomson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Randy Kerber. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marshall Harvey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Michael E. Knight and Phoebe Cates and Emmanuelle Béart carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Jim is about to marry a princess... but he's in love with an angel.".
9IMDB entry: tt0092834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Original score: Randy Kerber
Editing: Marshall Harvey
Production design: Craig Stearns
Costume design: Donna O'Neal
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $1,988,962
Return: 25% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Date with an Angel (1987)

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Wuchak2026-08-22
★ 6/10
When a celestial blonde angel comes to take you away This is sort of a mixture of two flicks that came out a decade later, “Michael” and “City of Angels.” While not great like those films, it’s fun and amusing enough for those interested. The tone is closer to “Michael” as opposed to the serious drama of “City of Angels,” although there’s a bit of that too. French actress Emmanuelle Béart was 23yo during shooting and works well as the squealing or chirping angel. This happened to be her American debut. Phoebe Cates was also 23 as the protagonist’s spoiled fiancé, unfortunately strapped with a boys’ haircut. David Dukes is on hand as her no-nonsense father. It runs 1h 45m and was shot Feb-May 1987 at DEG Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as the town of Burgaw to the north of there and Carolina Beach to the south. GRADE: B-

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