Manna from Heaven (2002)
Manna From Heaven is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately. Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY is mysteriously showered with 20 dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn't have much trouble convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan." The problem is, nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them can't stand each other. Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption, and by working together they begin to realize their full potential.
Directors: Maria Burton, Gabrielle Burton.
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Shirley Jones as Bunny |
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Cloris Leachman as Helen |
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Louise Fletcher as Mother Superior |
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Seymour Cassel as Stanley |
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Frank Gorshin as Ed |
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Wendie Malick as Inez |
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Jill Eikenberry as Dottie |
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Austin Pendleton as Two-Digit Doyle |
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Shelley Duvall as Detective Dubrinski |
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Hallee Hirsh as Young Theresa |
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Harry Groener as Tony |
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Faye Grant as Rita |
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Drew Pillsbury as Mac / Bake |
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Jerry Orbach as Waltz Contest Announcer |
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Ursula Burton as Theresa |
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Maria Burton as Ramona |
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Cameron Watson as Patrick |
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Vincent O'Neill as Monsignor Dailey |
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Maureen Porter as Rosalie Annunciata |
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Gabrielle B. Burton as Young Bunny |
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Jennifer Burton as Young Helen |
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Buddy Bolton as Young Ed |
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Tamera Gindlesperger as Young Dottie |
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Kate LoConti as Young Inez |
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Abby Royle as Young Rita |
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Neal Moeller as Young Tony |
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Amy Wieczorek as Mrs. MacNamara |
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Kathleen Betsko Yale as Poor Woman |
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Carolyn Ferrini as First Dance Couple Woman |
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Roger V. Burton as Second Dance Couple Man |
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Michael Dugan as First Dance Couple Man |
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Al Dinneen as Casino Manager |
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Phil LaMarr as Assistant Casino Manager |
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Eric Ronis as Homeless Man |
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Aniruddh Patel as Print Shop Manager |
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Charity Burton as Runaway Teen |
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Steven J. Tasker as Man Hustled by Helen |
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Paul Todaro as Freddy |
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Joseph G. Giambra as Clifford |
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Susan Rossetti as Battered Woman |
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Kristen Gasser as Annie MacNamara |
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Anthony Masiello as Self |
| Directing | Maria Burton | Director |
| Directing | Gabrielle Burton | Director |
| Writing | Gabrielle B. Burton | Writer |
| Production | Maria Burton | Producer |
| Sound | James T. Sale | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Edward Slattery | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gabrielle Burton | Producer |
| Production | Charity Burton | Producer |
| Sound | Tim Jones | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ursula Burton | Producer |
