Heaven Help Us (1985)

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

ComedyDramaRomance

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.

Release Date: February 8, 1985
Runtime: 1h 44m
Rating: 6.4/10 (75 votes)

Director: Michael Dinner

Cast: Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon, Malcolm Danare, Jennifer Dundas, Kate Reid

Production: Silver Screen Partners, HBO Films

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Full Cast (47 people)

Donald Sutherland as Brother Thadeus
John Heard as Brother Timothy
Andrew McCarthy as Michael Dunn
Mary Stuart Masterson as Danni
Kevin Dillon as Rooney
Malcolm Danare as Caesar
Jennifer Dundas as Boo
Kate Reid as Grandma
Wallace Shawn as Father Abruzzi
Jay Patterson as Brother Constance
George Anders as Brother Augustus
Dana Barron as Janine
John Eric Bentley as First Man
Imogene Bliss as Cook
Philip Bosco as Brother Paul
Donald Breitman as Brother Gregory
Nolan Carley as Bartender
Al Cerullo as Pilot
Calvert DeForest as Bridge Operator
Patrick Dempsey as Corbet
Christopher Durang as Priest
William Eustace as Brother William
Henry Fehren as Priest Celebrant
Janice Fuller as Passenger
Pamela Galvin as Sister Thomasina
Stephen Geoffreys as Williams
Richard Hamilton as Grandpa
Jody Jensen as Girl #2
Mary Koch as Cafeteria Lady
Paul Marchand as Perrin

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Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

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

Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

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

104 min

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.

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

104 min

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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Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date2/8/1985

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Cast

Donald Sutherland

as Brother Thadeus

John Heard

as Brother Timothy

Andrew McCarthy

as Michael Dunn

Mary Stuart Masterson

as Danni

Kevin Dillon

as Rooney

Malcolm Danare

as Caesar

Jennifer Dundas

as Boo

Kate Reid

as Grandma

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Heaven Help Us about?▾

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 di…

How long is Heaven Help Us?▾

1h 44m

When was Heaven Help Us released?▾

February 8, 1985

Who directed Heaven Help Us?▾

Michael Dinner

Who stars in Heaven Help Us?▾

Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Andrew McCarthy

What genre is Heaven Help Us?▾

Comedy, Drama, Romance

What is Heaven Help Us rated?▾

R

Is Heaven Help Us available to stream?▾

Yes, on Cinemax Amazon Channel and Cinemax Apple TV Channel