Heaven Help Us

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

Duration: 104 min
Release date: 1985-02-08
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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.

Comedy Drama Romance

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Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
as Brother Thadeus
John Heard
John Heard
as Brother Timothy
Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy
as Michael Dunn
Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart Masterson
as Danni
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Dillon
as Rooney
Malcolm Danare
Malcolm Danare
as Caesar
Jennifer Dundas
Jennifer Dundas
as Boo
Kate Reid
Kate Reid
as Grandma
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
as Father Abruzzi
Jay Patterson
Jay Patterson
as Brother Constance
George Anders
George Anders
as Brother Augustus
Dana Barron
Dana Barron
as Janine
John Eric Bentley
John Eric Bentley
as First Man
Imogene Bliss
Imogene Bliss
as Cook
Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
as Brother Paul
Donald Breitman
Donald Breitman
as Brother Gregory
Nolan Carley
Nolan Carley
as Bartender
Al Cerullo
Al Cerullo
as Pilot
Calvert DeForest
Calvert DeForest
as Bridge Operator
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
as Corbet
Christopher Durang
Christopher Durang
as Priest
William Eustace
William Eustace
as Brother William
Henry Fehren
Henry Fehren
as Priest Celebrant
Janice Fuller
Janice Fuller
as Passenger
Pamela Galvin
Pamela Galvin
as Sister Thomasina
Stephen Geoffreys
Stephen Geoffreys
as Williams
Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton
as Grandpa
Jody Jensen
Jody Jensen
as Girl #2
Mary Koch
Mary Koch
as Cafeteria Lady
Paul Marchand
Paul Marchand
as Perrin
Kachina Myers
Kachina Myers
as Girl #1
Vic Polizos
Vic Polizos
as Police Officer
Douglas Seale
Douglas Seale
as Brother Domenic
Yeardley Smith
Yeardley Smith
as Cathleen
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Jimmie Ray Weeks
as Danni's Father
Mel Winkler
Mel Winkler
as Willie
Ed Zang
Ed Zang
as Confessor
Craig Austin
Craig Austin
as High School Student (uncredited)
Victoria Boa
Victoria Boa
as Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright
as Girl at Dance (uncredited)
Kathleen Gati
Kathleen Gati
as Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
George Gerard
George Gerard
as High School Student (uncredited)
Keith Nisonoff
Keith Nisonoff
as Steve (uncredited)
Jared Simon
Jared Simon
as Prep Student (uncredited)
Thomas E. van Dell
Thomas E. van Dell
as Student (uncredited)
Maggie Wagner
Maggie Wagner
as Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
Anthony Welch
Anthony Welch
as Catholic School Student (uncredited)
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