A Night in Heaven (1983)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writer:

Joan Tewkesbury (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In class, he's just another face in the crowd. In "Heaven," the hottest dance club in town, he's the main attraction.

Plot:

Faye Hanlon is a community-college professor with an emotionally depressed husband and an abundance of sexual frustration...

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Public Nudity | Male Female Relationship | Sex | Shower

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Christopher Atkins	...	Rick Monroe (Ricky The Rocket)
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Faye Hanlon
Robert Logan	...	Whitney Hanlon
Deborah Rush	...	Patsy
Deney Terrio	...	Tony
Sandra Beall	...	Slick
Alix Elias	...	Shirley
Carrie Snodgress	...	Mrs. Johnson
Amy Lyndon	...	Eve
Fred Buch	...	Jack Hobbs
Karen Margaret Cole	...	Louise
Don Cox	...	Revere
Veronica Gamba	...	Tammy
Joseph Gian	...	Pete Bryant
Bill Hindman	...	Russel
Linda Lee Cadwell	...	Ivy
Rose McVeigh	...	Alison Hale (as Rosemary McVeigh)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Archie	...	Mr. Raymer
Judy Arman	...	Patsy's Girl
Anthony G. Avildsen	...	Scooter
Danny Belden	...	Odyssey Dancer
Tina Belden	...	Odyssey Dancer
Harold Bergman	...	Mr. Sladkis
Spatz Donovan	...	Heaven M.C.
Dan Fitzgerald	...	Guard
Andy Garcia	...	T.J. The Bartender
Robert Goodman	...	Mr. Disick
Eric D. Henderson	...	Odyssey Dancer
Will Knickerbocker	...	Larry
Gail Merrill	...	Grace
Sherry Moreland	...	Teacher
Brian Mozzillo	...	Odyssey Dancer
Tiffany Myles	...	Bridesmaid
Craig Nedrow	...	Man Mountain Dean
Charles F. Pastore	...	Odyssey Dancer
Cindy Perlman	...	Linda
Hope Pomerance	...	Patsy's Girl
Sally Ricca	...	Bridesmaid
Brian Smith	...	Osgood
Scott Stone	...	Mr. Lee
Mary Teahan	...	Patsy's Girl
Pam Tendal	...	Bridesmaid
Butch Warren	...	Mr. Orihan
Bobbie Wolf	...	Teacher

Directed by
John G. Avildsen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joan Tewkesbury		writer

Produced by
Gene Kirkwood	....	producer
Hawk Koch	....	producer (as Howard W. Koch Jr.)
Barry Rosenbush	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jan Hammer
David Wakeling

Cinematography by
David L. Quaid

Film Editing by
John G. Avildsen

Production Design by
Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design by
Anna Hill Johnstone

Production Management
Kerry Orent	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan Hopkins	....	assistant director
Robert E. Warren	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Anthony J. Ciccolini III	....	supervising sound editor
Joseph Gutowski	....	apprentice sound editor
Neil L. Kaufman	....	sound editor
Les Lazarowitz	....	sound mixer
Hal Levinsohn	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Dee Miller	....	location casting

Editorial Department
Chip Cronkite	....	assistant editor
Jim Finn	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Michael Chapman	....	song producer

Other crew
Joyce Wilson Fetherolf	....	assistant: John G. Avildsen
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main titles
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator
Deney Terrio	....	choreographer

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Titusville, Florida, USA

Trivia:

The song "Heaven" by 'Bryan Adams' appeared on the soundtrack of this film before the release of his album "Reckless" a year later.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Faye and Patsy are talking at the airport, Patsy is holding her magazines with her left arm. When they hug, the magazines jump to her right arm.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Sugar Don't Bite

Are they kidding?

I remember when the "Ladies Night" in clubs with male strippers became popular.One scene in "Mr Mom" and this entire movie made the male stripping industry for females really take off.Afterwards Every TV sitcom of the 80's on had at least one episode with the male stars doing a strip and the females stars catching them and dragging them off the stage or going crazy and spending tons of money like Peg Bundy. That said this movie was corny.Only because Christopher Atkins was the boniest,non-dancing male stripper I've ever seen.Clearly he was chosen to capitalize on the "teen hunk" factor and "The Blue Lagoon" movie which he starred.Lesley Warren is dressed like a school marm in the 1880's until she gets a make-over up by a girlfriend to hit the club and snap!She's a hot mama in a snazzy red dress with her hair down and plenty of make-up on.What she doesn't know is a student she flunked recently (Chris) is the star stripper in the club she goes to and he knocks her off her feet with a super sexy kiss.Oh yeah-She's married to a fuddy-duddy older than she is. It's an okay film to catch on cable.Just don't expect any deep acting by anyone and you'll be fine.