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Heaven Help Us (1985)
Directed by Michael Dinner
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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.
Rated R | Length 104 minutes
Actors
Donald Sutherland | John Heard | Andrew McCarthy | Mary Stuart Masterson | Kevin Dillon | Malcolm Danare | Jennifer Dundas | Kate Reid | Wallace Shawn | Jay Patterson | George Anders | Dana Barron | John Eric Bentley | Imogene Bliss | Philip Bosco | Donald Breitman | Nolan Carley | Al Cerullo | Calvert DeForest | Patrick Dempsey | Christopher Durang | William Eustace | Henry Fehren | Janice Fuller | Pamela Galvin | Stephen Geoffreys | Richard Hamilton | Jody Jensen | Mary Koch | Paul Marchand | Kachina Myers | Vic Polizos | Douglas Seale | Yeardley Smith | Jimmie Ray Weeks | Mel Winkler | Ed Zang | Craig Austin | Victoria Boa | Nancy Cartwright | Kathleen Gati | George Gerard | Justin McNeill | Keith Nisonoff | Jared Simon | Thomas E. van Dell | Maggie Wagner | Anthony Welch
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/20/2024 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
RIP Donald Sutherland, who is top billed in this film despite being in a small supporting role. Hell yeah
This is a brat pack flick, which I didn’t realize until I was watching and seeing Kevin Dillon, Patrick Dempsey, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Stephen Geoffreys, who all sat on the periphery but what ties them all together here is Andrew McCarthy, a card-carrying member.
Fun coming-of-age movie set in the sixties with a stacked cast. Sutherland is typically great in his small role but it’s Dillon and McCarthy and the other boys that make this a worthy viewing. Still wonder why Kevin didn’t become a bigger star in the eighties but maybe bc he was in the shadow of his brother? His character drops more F(aggot)-bombs than any other character I’ve seen in movies. It’s insane.
RIP Donald Sutherland
July 17, 1935—June 20, 2024
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