Heaven Help Us (1985)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.165 |
Directed By
Michael Dinner
Crew
Michael Dinner
Charles Purpura
Mark Carliner
Kenneth Utt
Kenneth Utt
Miroslav Ondříček
James Horner
Dan Wigutow
Michael Molly
Robert Guerra
Gary J. Brink
Joseph G. Aulisi
TOP CAST
Donald Sutherland
Brother Thadeus
John Heard
Brother Timothy
Andrew McCarthy
Michael Dunn
Mary Stuart Masterson
Danni
Kevin Dillon
Rooney
Malcolm Danare
Caesar
Jennifer Dundas
Boo
Kate Reid
Grandma
Wallace Shawn
Father Abruzzi
Jay Patterson
Brother Constance
George Anders
Brother Augustus
Dana Barron
Janine
John Eric Bentley
First Man
Imogene Bliss
Cook
Philip Bosco
Brother Paul
Donald Breitman
Brother Gregory
Nolan Carley
Bartender
Al Cerullo
Pilot
Calvert DeForest
Bridge Operator
Patrick Dempsey
Corbet
Christopher Durang
Priest
William Eustace
Brother William
Henry Fehren
Priest Celebrant
Janice Fuller
Passenger
Pamela Galvin
Sister Thomasina
Stephen Geoffreys
Williams
Richard Hamilton
Grandpa
Jody Jensen
Girl #2
Mary Koch
Cafeteria Lady
Paul Marchand
Perrin
Kachina Myers
Girl #1
Vic Polizos
Police Officer
Douglas Seale
Brother Domenic
Yeardley Smith
Cathleen
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Danni's Father
Mel Winkler
Willie
Ed Zang
Confessor
Craig Austin
High School Student (uncredited)
Victoria Boa
Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
Nancy Cartwright
Girl at Dance (uncredited)
Kathleen Gati
Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
George Gerard
High School Student (uncredited)
Justin McNeill
Greaser (uncredited)
Keith Nisonoff
Steve (uncredited)
Jared Simon
Prep Student (uncredited)
Thomas E. van Dell
Student (uncredited)
Maggie Wagner
Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
Anthony Welch
Catholic School Student (uncredited)
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