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Heaven Help Us

1985-02-08 · 104 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy · Drama · Romance

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.

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Directors
Michael Dinner
Production companies
Silver Screen Partners, HBO Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Donald SutherlandDonald SutherlandBrother Thadeus
John HeardJohn HeardBrother Timothy
Andrew McCarthyAndrew McCarthyMichael Dunn
Mary Stuart MastersonMary Stuart MastersonDanni
Kevin DillonKevin DillonRooney
Malcolm DanareMalcolm DanareCaesar
Jennifer DundasJennifer DundasBoo
Kate ReidKate ReidGrandma
Wallace ShawnWallace ShawnFather Abruzzi
Jay PattersonJay PattersonBrother Constance
George AndersBrother Augustus
Dana BarronDana BarronJanine
John Eric BentleyJohn Eric BentleyFirst Man
Imogene BlissCook
Philip BoscoPhilip BoscoBrother Paul
Donald BreitmanBrother Gregory
Nolan CarleyBartender
Al CerulloAl CerulloPilot
Calvert DeForestCalvert DeForestBridge Operator
Patrick DempseyPatrick DempseyCorbet

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