Heaven Help Us (1985) | Donald Sutherland, John Heard

Heaven Help Us (1985) | Donald Sutherland, John Heard | heaven help us

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Heaven Help Us (1985)

	Heaven Help Us (1985) Donald Sutherland, John Heard Hbo Home Video, 1998 average customer review:based on 49 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

When 16 year old Michael Dunn arrives at Catholic school, all hell breaks loose in this hilarious coming-of-age comedy. An unforgettable romp through days of innocence and nights of discovery when boys were boys, and girls were waiting to be discovered.

Forgotten Gem...

Great coming of age movie set in a Catholic school in Brooklyn during the 60s. Know as `Catholic Boys' in the UK, I first watched this film on TV after initially never heard of it before.

Even though the film is set in a Catholic school during the sixties, most people will relate to some of the characters in the film. It definitely reminded me of my time in school in England. You have Rooney (Kevin Dillon) as the bully, Brother Timothy (John Heard) as the teacher who can relate to the pupils during their strict upbringing, Brother Constance (Jay Patterson) as the teacher who rules by an iron fist. Also there is Donald Sutherland as the head teacher, Brother Thadeus, whom you would initially expect to be the nastiest of the monks, but in the end he is a nice guy, despite a slightly nutty, eccentric exterior.

The film is really funny and really moving at times, the humour is perfectly balanced so it doesn't lighten the darker moments, such as the corporate punishment scenes.

Heaven Help Us seems a forgotten movie, however itit has future stars laden in the cast, such as Patrick Dempsey and Yeardley Smith, who went on to do Lisa Simpson's voice. I think the film belongs to Kevin Dillon, as the hopeless Rooney. It is a shame that he hasn't been in more films like his brother has.

A really touching and funny movie, forgotten maybe, but worth checking out if you have never seen it.

I couldn't find this to buy in the uk so I had to purchase the region 1 version so if you buy this version outside the USA or Canada make sure you have a multi-region DVD player.

5 stars.

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heaven help us

Despite good reviews from every film critic I read, this movie doesn't get talked about much; it reminds me of a Catholic school version of American Graffiti, and I can easily relate to the situations and characters in this movie, having gone to a private school in my youth.

Non-Catholic Point of View

This movie remains one of my favorites. I am not Catholic so I have no way to reference anything to do with the faith or can't really relate to what it is like going to a Catholic school. I do remember, however, what it was like to be a teenager and what it was like to be a little rebellious. I think this movie does a good job capturing the sprit of youth. It has some funny moments. It has some serious moments. It has a good story.

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Great comedy.

This was a Christmas gift as well, but I have seen this movie before, many times. Great movie and worth every penny. When I first saw this movie back in the early nineties I couldn't believe that Donald Sutherland starred in this film, as the Head Master of the Catholic school. A must have for cult-classic watchers.

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