Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

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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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TriStar Pictures
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Cast & Crew

48 members
Acting

Donald Sutherland

Brother Thadeus

Donald Sutherland
Acting

John Heard

Brother Timothy

John Heard
Acting

Andrew McCarthy

Michael Dunn

Andrew McCarthy
Acting

Mary Stuart Masterson

Danni

Mary Stuart Masterson
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Kevin Dillon

Rooney

Kevin Dillon
Acting

Malcolm Danare

Caesar

Malcolm Danare
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Jennifer Dundas

Boo

Jennifer Dundas
Acting

Kate Reid

Grandma

Kate Reid
Acting

Wallace Shawn

Father Abruzzi

Wallace Shawn
Acting

Jay Patterson

Brother Constance

Jay Patterson
Acting

George Anders

Brother Augustus

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Dana Barron

Janine

Dana Barron
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John Eric Bentley

First Man

John Eric Bentley
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Imogene Bliss

Cook

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Philip Bosco

Brother Paul

Philip Bosco
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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

Patrick Dempsey
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Christopher Durang

Priest

Christopher Durang
Directing

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

Stephen Geoffreys
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Richard Hamilton

Grandpa

Richard Hamilton
Acting

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

Vic Polizos
Acting

Douglas Seale

Brother Domenic

Douglas Seale
Acting

Yeardley Smith

Cathleen

Yeardley Smith
Acting

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Danni's Father

Jimmie Ray Weeks
Acting

Mel Winkler

Willie

Mel Winkler
Acting

Ed Zang

Confessor

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Craig Austin

High School Student (uncredited)

Craig Austin
Acting

Victoria Boa

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

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Nancy Cartwright

Girl at Dance (uncredited)

Nancy Cartwright
Acting

Kathleen Gati

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

Kathleen Gati
Acting

George Gerard

High School Student (uncredited)

George Gerard
Acting

Justin McNeill

Greaser (uncredited)

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Keith Nisonoff

Steve (uncredited)

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Jared Simon

Prep Student (uncredited)

Jared Simon
Acting

Thomas E. van Dell

Student (uncredited)

Thomas E. van Dell
Acting

Maggie Wagner

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

Maggie Wagner
Acting

Anthony Welch

Catholic School Student (uncredited)

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