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Made in Heaven, Timothy Hutton plays a young guy in 1946 who's just been dumped by his girl and decides to go to California. On his way, he rescues a family from a car that's driven into a lake--and drowns in the process. Of course, he finds himself in Heaven, and there he meets Kelly McGillis, a soul who's never been born on Earth. The two fall in love. Just as they're about to get married--just for the fun of it, since by the rules of Heaven they're already married--McGillis gets sent to Earth to be born. Hutton pleads with Emmett, a figure who may or may not be God, who finally agrees to give Hutton 30 years on Earth to find her and continue their love. This 1987 Alan Rudolph film teeters on the edge of absolute cheesiness and steps over that edge at moments, but mostly it miraculously maintains a delicate, sweet, and affecting tone. McGillis is good, but Hutton is superb, demonstrating an honest charisma that makes him engaging even when he's being a jerk. The depiction of Heaven avoids the patronizing, overdone joyfulness that too many movies fall into. Though the idea sounds like pure saccharine,
Made in Heaven consistently sidesteps the obvious and comes up with something genuine. Rudolph is a prolific but erratic director (his stronger movies include
Choose Me,
Trouble in Mind,
The Moderns, and
Afterglow), but this is one of the ones worth seeing.
Made in Heaven features Debra Winger and an uncredited Ellen Barkin, as well as cameos by rock stars Neil Young, Ric Ocasek, and Tom Petty.
--Bret Fetzer
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Absolutely awe inspiring movie.
Saw this when I was very young, maybe 9 or 10, and it somehow moved me in a visceral way that I simply cannot convey in words. But I never found out what it was called. With the memory of the powerful ending vaguely imprinted on my mind I vowed that I would one day find out the name of this movie. I have been clutching at straws for years trying to figure it out. Only recently did I find out, I'm now 25!
I have used the the Warner Brothers comment system on their website to try push for a DVD release. It MUST happen. AMAZON, if you can hear me, please do ALL you can.
DVD NEEDED! DVD NEEDED! DVD NEEDED! DVD NEEDED!
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Need this on DVD
I can't beleive this hasn't comeout on DVD. It's a classic and one that I would love to watch, but with new technology and no VCR, I can't. Classic, romantic, and touching film! A must see. Timeless
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Touching
Saw this for the first time when I was a kid (the release date was near my birth, that's how old this film is for me), and even though the entirety of the film didn't "hit me" because I - a kid - couldn't grasp all of it, it still made an impression in my memory. I could still remember the longing and emotion in that resounding theme song even after half a decade when I saw it again on TV later. I'm not big on "chick flicks" (don't even like Titanic) but this is one of those that are just really great. It really should be released on DVD and perhaps with a couple more languages for subtitles and I hope someone that could make that happen would see all these reviews, which obviously are only a marginal amount of all the people that wish to see that happen.
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Enlightening
This has been my favorite video for the past thirteen years. My everyday thinking, as well as thought of action, has been altered ever since. It gives a perspective of the many pieces of life, and how they are put together, in accordance with, why one thinks the way he/she does. If you believe in reincarnation, true love, or just a sucker for beautiful love stories, I highly recommend this movie for you.