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Heaven Help Us

  • 1985
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.6K
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Mary Stuart Masterson, Andrew McCarthy, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dillon, Wallace Shawn, Kate Reid, Dana Barron, Malcolm Danare, Jennifer Dundas, and Stephen Geoffreys in Heaven Help Us (1985)
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Teen RomanceComedyDramaRomance

A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.

  • Director
    • Michael Dinner
  • Writer
    • Charles Purpura
  • Stars
    • Donald Sutherland
    • Andrew McCarthy
    • John Heard
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Dinner
    • Writer
      • Charles Purpura
    • Stars
      • Donald Sutherland
      • Andrew McCarthy
      • John Heard
    • 59User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Top Cast52

    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Brother Thadeus
    Andrew McCarthy
    Andrew McCarthy
    • Michael Dunn
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Brother Timothy
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    • Danni
    Kevin Dillon
    Kevin Dillon
    • Rooney
    Malcolm Danare
    Malcolm Danare
    • Caesar
    Jennifer Dundas
    Jennifer Dundas
    • Boo
    • (as Jennie Dundas)
    Kate Reid
    Kate Reid
    • Grandma
    Wallace Shawn
    Wallace Shawn
    • Father Abruzzi
    Jay Patterson
    Jay Patterson
    • Brother Constance
    George Anders
    • Brother Augustus
    Dana Barron
    Dana Barron
    • Janine
    John Bentley
    • First Man
    Imogene Bliss
    • Cook
    Philip Bosco
    Philip Bosco
    • Brother Paul
    Donald Breitman
    • Brother Gregory
    Nolan Carley
    • Bartender
    Al Cerullo
    Al Cerullo
    • Pilot
    • (as Al Cerullo Jr.)
    • Director
      • Michael Dinner
    • Writer
      • Charles Purpura
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Film debut of actors Kevin Dillon, Patrick Dempsey, Stephen Geoffreys, Yeardley Smith, and Maggie Wagner
    • Goofs
      Though set in 1965, virtually every school bus in the film was manufactured in the late-1970s and early-1980s. Most of them were built on truck cowls that didn't exist at the time, and contained features such as amber flashing lights next to the red ones above the windshield, which didn't exist in New York State until 1973.
    • Quotes
      • Rooney: I've been kicked off the track team, and without track my grades will be based on
      • [pause]
      • Rooney: my grades.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Heaven Help Us/The Mean Season/The Breakfast Club (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Hallelujah Chorus
      Written by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Händel)
      Performed by The Roches
      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 8, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Catholic Boys
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • HBO Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,070,794
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,235,687
      • Feb 10, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,070,794
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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