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Heaven Help Us (1985)

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

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Michael Dinner
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    Brother Thadeus Donald Sutherland
  • Profile picture of John Heard
    Brother Timothy John Heard
  • Profile picture of Andrew McCarthy
    Michael Dunn Andrew McCarthy
  • Profile picture of Mary Stuart Masterson
    Danni Mary Stuart Masterson
  • Profile picture of Kevin Dillon
    Rooney Kevin Dillon
  • Profile picture of Malcolm Danare
    Caesar Malcolm Danare
  • Profile picture of Jennifer Dundas
    Boo Jennifer Dundas
  • Profile picture of Kate Reid
    Grandma Kate Reid

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