The sky-strikers
Movie | |
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German title | The sky-strikers |
Original title | Heaven Help Us |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1985 |
length | 99 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Michael Dinner |
script | Charles Purpura |
production | Mark Carliner , Dan Wigutow |
music | James Horner |
camera | Miroslav Ondříček |
cut | Stephen A. Rotter |
occupation | |
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Heaven Help is a comedy of Michael Dinner from the year 1985 .
action
Michael Dunn was sent to Brooklyn- based St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in the mid-1960s . There he comes across the strict, sometimes sadistic monks. Dunn and his classmates defend themselves against the abuse.
A dance is organized, before which Father Abruzzi preaches a sermon against lust. Michael and the entrepreneur's daughter Danni fall in love.
Reviews
Roger Ebert ( Chicago Sun-Times , February 11, 1985) compared the film to " Stalag 17 ". The film does not intend to seriously show the Catholic schools. Some “inspired” scenes would be followed by disappointments. Ebert praised the storyline of the romance between Michael and Danni and the character of Caesar.
Janet Maslin ( The New York Times , Feb. 8, 1985) wrote that the director and screenwriter had a keen sense of the time, place, and characters. The attached epilogue is "superfluous". Some actors like Donald Sutherland and Andrew McCarthy are "remarkable".
Others
The film, shot in New York City , opened in US cinemas on February 8, 1985, and in Germany on September 4, 1986.
References
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert
- ↑ Critique from Janet Maslin ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Heaven Help in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Heaven Help at Rotten Tomatoes (English)