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Heaven Help Us

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

1985

1h 44m

6.5(71 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

48 members

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Donald Sutherland

Brother Thadeus

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John Heard

Brother Timothy

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Andrew McCarthy

Michael Dunn

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Mary Stuart Masterson

Danni

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Kevin Dillon

Rooney

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Malcolm Danare

Caesar

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Jennifer Dundas

Boo

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Kate Reid

Grandma

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Wallace Shawn

Father Abruzzi

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Jay Patterson

Brother Constance

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George Anders

Brother Augustus

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Dana Barron

Janine

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John Eric Bentley

First Man

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Imogene Bliss

Cook

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Philip Bosco

Brother Paul

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Donald Breitman

Brother Gregory

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Nolan Carley

Bartender

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Crew

Al Cerullo

Pilot

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Calvert DeForest

Bridge Operator

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Patrick Dempsey

Corbet

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Christopher Durang

Priest

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William Eustace

Brother William

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Henry Fehren

Priest Celebrant

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Janice Fuller

Passenger

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Pamela Galvin

Sister Thomasina

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Stephen Geoffreys

Williams

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Richard Hamilton

Grandpa

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Jody Jensen

Girl #2

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Mary Koch

Cafeteria Lady

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Paul Marchand

Perrin

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Kachina Myers

Girl #1

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Vic Polizos

Police Officer

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Douglas Seale

Brother Domenic

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Yeardley Smith

Cathleen

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Jimmie Ray Weeks

Danni's Father

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Mel Winkler

Willie

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Ed Zang

Confessor

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Craig Austin

High School Student (uncredited)

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Victoria Boa

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

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Nancy Cartwright

Girl at Dance (uncredited)

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Kathleen Gati

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

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George Gerard

High School Student (uncredited)

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Justin McNeill

Greaser (uncredited)

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Keith Nisonoff

Steve (uncredited)

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Jared Simon

Prep Student (uncredited)

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Thomas E. van Dell

Student (uncredited)

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Maggie Wagner

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

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Anthony Welch

Catholic School Student (uncredited)

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