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