Heaven Help Us

"If God had wanted them to be angels, He would have given them wings!"

1985 1h 44m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 79

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.

“If God had wanted them to be angels, He would have given them wings!”

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Cast

Donald Sutherland
Brother Thadeus
John Heard
Brother Timothy
Andrew McCarthy
Michael Dunn
Mary Stuart Masterson
Danni
Kevin Dillon
Rooney
Malcolm Danare
Caesar
Jennifer Dundas
Boo
Kate Reid
Grandma

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Dinner
Writers: Charles Purpura
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Dinner, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 7

CAST

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Donald Sutherland and John Heard and Andrew McCarthy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If God had wanted them to be angels, He would have given them wings!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michael Dinner directs. Miroslav Ondříček behind the camera. James Horner scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Michael Dinner, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Donald Sutherland and John Heard and Andrew McCarthy carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "If God had wanted them to be angels, He would have given them wings!".
6IMDB entry: tt0089264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "boston, massachusetts", "confession", "prank", "catholic school".