Heaven Help Us
Heaven Help Us

Heaven Help Us

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1985
1h 44m
6.3(73 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

47 members
Acting

Donald Sutherland

Brother Thadeus

Donald Sutherland
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John Heard

Brother Timothy

John Heard
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Andrew McCarthy

Michael Dunn

Andrew McCarthy
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Mary Stuart Masterson

Danni

Mary Stuart Masterson
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Kevin Dillon

Rooney

Kevin Dillon
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Malcolm Danare

Caesar

Malcolm Danare
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Jennifer Dundas

Boo

Jennifer Dundas
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Kate Reid

Grandma

Kate Reid
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Wallace Shawn

Father Abruzzi

Wallace Shawn
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Jay Patterson

Brother Constance

Jay Patterson
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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
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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

Vic Polizos
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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
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Ed Zang

Confessor

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Craig Austin

High School Student (uncredited)

Craig Austin
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Victoria Boa

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

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Nancy Cartwright

Girl at Dance (uncredited)

Nancy Cartwright
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Kathleen Gati

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

Kathleen Gati
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George Gerard

High School Student (uncredited)

George Gerard
Acting

Keith Nisonoff

Steve (uncredited)

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Jared Simon

Prep Student (uncredited)

Jared Simon
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Thomas E. van Dell

Student (uncredited)

Thomas E. van Dell
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Maggie Wagner

Catholic School Girl (uncredited)

Maggie Wagner
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Anthony Welch

Catholic School Student (uncredited)

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