I saw this movie for the first time last night and I was surprisingly impressed. What a great story. It had heart. Richard Mulligan (I think that's his name) was great as was the rest of the cast. This should be on DVD. The music was so good too! Posted by Samurai Sweetie (Member # 1529) on :
This was a great movie, I really liked it alot.
Also had a very good soundtrack. Posted by McFly (Member # 354) on :
Aww, Cindy you shoulda told me. I LOVE watching a favorite with somebody who hasn't seen it yet .
But yes, a very underrated teen flick. Got lost among the zillions in 1985, like BTTF, Better Off Dead, Breakfast Club, Weird Science, and others.
Yeah, the soundtrack was great with a lot of no-name stuff. "Out on the Edge" to end the movie is great.
Mulligan was a terrific actor, he died last year sadly.
Bobby (Lewis Smith) teaches acting in Los Angeles;
Gedrick (Lenny) is a good journeyman actor;
of course Kaczmerek is the mother on Malcolm and the Middle.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Hey Cindy, I love this movie too! Really sweet story. I just saw it recently on tv. I had not see it in the 80's.
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
I have not yet seen this movie, but I will agree that Richard Mulligan was a great comedy character actor. In addition to this film, he was in also the TV series "Soap", "Empty Nest", and made lots of other movie roles. IMHO, most notable of which was his General George Custer in "Little Big Man" (1970).
Mulligan died of colon cancer in September 2000.
One saucy bit of trivia involving Mulligan: He was once married to an 80's porn starlet named Serina Robinson (stage names: Penny Morgan and Rachel Ryan). Mulligan had no idea what she did for a living. I remember reading some of the tabloids which she claimed he was often drunk and beat her. Mulligan denied the accusation and tried to sue her. The marriage ended only after ten months.
Posted by jjsacran (Member # 1314) on :
Man, "The Heavenly Kid" is my favorite movie ever.
Ive been tring to find the soundtrack, or even individual songs from the movie for a while now with no luck.
I know that movie like the back of my hand. if anyone knows how to get the soundtrack or even just individual songs, please get a hold of me.
But, the heavenly kid is awesome and very under rated as a movie classic.
Posted by 80'sLoveBug (Member # 1607) on :
The Heavenly Kid is a movie that I could watch over and over again...A movie I will never get bored with..Everything, down to the clothes was awesome...
Not to mention that I had a HUGE crush on the guy who played the son...can't get the name right now...
The second I hear that it may come out on DVD I will go bonkers...I love this movie
Posted by kenkobra (Member # 892) on :
I saw that movie years ago on the big screen. I still have a copy of it on BETA yes BETA. If some of you are old enough to remember BETA vs. VHS.
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here, yeah BETA rules, do you have the soundtrack on 8 track?
We are DEVO It's cool that you have it though, it's tough to get.
Posted by Tomer Rave (Member # 539) on :
jjsacran - i remember 2 songs that you can download on the net...
1. Jamie Bond - Heart Of Love 2. John Fio - Out On The Edge
hope i helped.
Posted by Duckie (Member # 1732) on :
Hey..
I've never seen this movie, or even heard of it for that matter... it's not on the list, does that mean that no one's reviewed it, or am I just being my usual bimbo self?
Duckie Posted by 80'sLoveBug (Member # 1607) on :
For any Heveanly Kid fan it is on right now on Comedy Central....and it has almost just started...Hit it up everyone...atleast in the US...
And Duckie it should be on the list, rightfully...
Posted by 80'sLoveBug (Member # 1607) on :
Sorry everyone...my posting time is off..it is curretly 11:20 AM, eastern time..
Posted by Nick (Member # 404) on :
C'mon guys... One of you "Heavenly Kid" fans write a decent review for us. Do it in notepad and then go to the submissions area and watch your page get made for real...
A couple of people have submitted pages for this before but sadly they have not been enough to satisfy fans of this movie. We need a decent page for this classic...
Anyone? Posted by RiverPhoenix4life (Member # 1719) on :
You must be from the East Coast, because here in CA it's coming on at 11:00 am! Tootles!
Posted by jjsacran (Member # 1314) on :
HEY NICK, man Id love to write a reveiw on this movie. I dont know where to go though. Where is notepad, and where is submissions for movie reveiws? Im not to good with this, sorry.
Oh yeah, and thanks Tomer Rave, that helps alot.
Posted by 80'sLoveBug (Member # 1607) on :
River if your east coast comment was for me...I do live on the east coast..Miami, FL..and I just wanted to give a heads up to my 80's pals not in my time zone...I hope u enjoyed it Posted by U2bonoman (Member # 1786) on :
Ahh the memories...I used to watch this movie over and over again. My Dad even liked it. His favorite part, and mine, was when Bobby was standing in the road as the truck was coming toward him. Then he jumps out of the way and says "I may be dead, but I ain't crazy!" Love that!!! Posted by orvbulletholes (Member # 1797) on :
i recall watching this movie on my living room rug in my underpants and hand me down gremilns t-shirt... *wolf whistles*
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
I dug this thread out of The Rewind Cellar, because I watched The Heavenly Kid last weekend and I just wanted to reiterate how much I enjoy this film. Lewis Smith was great as Bobby "the James Dean wanna be" trying to help Lenny be cool. Great songs in the movie too.
Posted by AdventuresInGooniesitting (Member # 1882) on :
"The Heavenly Kid" is being released on DVD on November 15. Check out the provided link for more info and cover art.
I loved Lewis Smith, I first fell in love with him in North and South. Great story and love story as well.\
PS Gooniesitter, thanks for the info on the DVD release!!
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
Devolution here,
Man, this was dug out of the depths. I was getting ready to yell at Cindy again for just seeing it. 2003, man this post is that old already.
WE are DEVO
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
Wow Valley, I didn't even think you could retrieve a post this old!! It's vintage...haha! After reading this, I want to see the movie again! I just don't know where I'd find it. The place I got it from the first time is long gone .
Posted by Blanes Babe (Member # 4312) on :
I just read Adventures in Goonie Sitting's post that The Heavenly Kid is coming out on DVD on November 15 and could not be more excited! I can not tell you how many times I have watched our old vhs HBO copy with my younger brother... the best part about the movie, besides all the fuzzy parts where it skips on our copy, is that it never gets old. I recently found a movie poster on Ebay of the origional cover for $8 including shipping. I was actually really surprised to find it there, as was I equally surprised to find all these postings from all of you who also love this movie! For me it has a great sentimental value because I watched it all the time as a kid. For those of you who haven't seen it recently, rewatch it...for those of you who have never seen it, watch it, you just might fall in love with it too!
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Great post Andie! Cool Name Blane's Babe, though outside of The Rewind that name would be like what?
I totally agree that The Heavenly Kid is the kind of movie that connects with certain people. I'm stoked about the DVD release!
Cindy, good luck finding this movie again.
Devo, I found this topic after watching the movie the other night and when I saw that Cindy Mancini started it, I thought it might be neat to make it resurface.
Jessie, I've mentioned this like 20 times, but my brother knew Lewis Smith while he briefly lived in Kentucky back in the early 80's before he moved to LA. The main reason I know this movie is beacuse my brother told me about Lewis Smith and I was intrigued. Posted by Blanes Babe (Member # 4312) on :
Thanks Valley, I totally know what you mean.
Does anyone know where you could score the soundtrack to this movie, I have the tape from back in the day and its pretty good, but would love it on a CD...even if it was a burned copy. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. Thanks!
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Cool Name Blane's Babe, though outside of The Rewind that name would be like what?