Made in Heaven (1987)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Writers:

Bruce A. Evans (written by) &
Raynold Gideon (written by)

Release Date:

6 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy

Tagline:

12,000 babies will be born in the United States today. Two will already have fallen in love.

Plot:

After being bumped by his girlfriend, a boy runs away to California. But he ends up in heaven because he dies after trying to help a family from drowning in a river. In heaven he'll meet a beautiful girl, who has never reincarnated before.

Plot Keywords:

Heaven | Love | Angel | Fairy Tale | Reincarnation

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Mike Shea / Elmo Barnett
Kelly McGillis	...	Annie Packert / Ally Chandler
Maureen Stapleton	...	Aunt Lisa
Ann Wedgeworth	...	Annette Shea
James Gammon	...	Steve Shea
Mare Winningham	...	Brenda Carlucci
Don Murray	...	Ben Chandler
Tim Daly	...	Tom Donnelly (as Timothy Daly)
David Rasche	...	Donald Sumner
Amanda Plummer	...	Wiley Foxx
Willard E. Pugh	...	Guy Blanchard / Brian Dutton (as Willard Pugh)
Vyto Ruginis	...	Lyman McCray
Neil Young	...	Truck Driver
Tom Petty	...	Stanky
Ric Ocasek	...	Shark

Runtime:

Brazil:102 min | USA:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Finland:K-10 | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | Canada:PG (also TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Georgia, USA

Company:

Lorimar Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Cameo: [Debra Winger]Emmert, the apparently male entity who "runs things" in heaven.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Mike is driving around town, drinking and smoking, he tosses his cigarette out of the window just before he swerves and spins to avoid a car coming straight towards him. In the next shot, he is holding the same cigarette.

Quotes:

Mike: Annie... I'd like to marry you.
Annie: According to heaven, we already are.

Movie Connections:

Features Notorious (1946)

Soundtrack:

Mr. Soul

True love can always be found.

Anytime that a movie is made about heaven, there is always the chance that people may find it unbelievable. This was not the case in this wonderful movie.

Timothy Hutton first plays Mike, a young man who dies tragically saving the lives of a woman and her two kids.

Then he does the worst possible thing that he could do. He falls in love in Heaven. In this movie, no matter who you are in Heaven, you will return to Earth.

He falls in love with Annie, played majestically by Kelly McGillis.

To make a long story short, Annie returns to Earth. And Mike begs to be returned, in hopes to find Annie on Earth as he did in Heaven. He has until his Thirtieth Birthday to find her. With Timothy Hutton and Kelly McGillis leading the way,and wonderful supporting performances by Maureen Stapleton, Mare Winningham, Timothy Daly, and someone who we will just call Emmett, Made in Heaven will touch your heart, make you think, and will show you that you can always find true love.