Heaven (1987)

Director:

Diane Keaton

Writer:

Diane Keaton

Release Date:

17 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife...

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Afterlife | Heaven

Cast

Michael Agbabian	...	Himself
James Allport	...	Himself
Lazaro Arvizu	...	Himself
Stephen Augustine	...	Himself (as Steven Augustine)
Tracy Bauer	...	Herself
Nancy Block	...	Herself
Robert Boettger	...	Himself
Peter Fraser	...	Himself
Lawrence Goldblum	...	Himself
Richard Gordon	...	Himself
Dorothy Hall	...	Herself
Dorrie Hall	...	Herself
Mary Hall	...	Herself (archive footage)
Mark Hornbacher	...	Himself
Grace Johansen	...	Herself
Lucas Johnson-Yahraus	...	Himself
Bernard Kaye	...	Himself
Tim Kelly	...	Himself
J.M. Kimbrough	...	Himself (as Jack Kimbrough)
Don King	...	Himself
Swami Prem Amitabh	...	Himself
Charla Sampsel	...	Herself
Victoria Sellers	...	Herself
Corey Young	...	Himself

Directed by
Diane Keaton

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Diane Keaton

Produced by
Joe Kelly	....	producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Frederick Elmes
Joe Kelly

Production Design by
Barbara Ling

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Katz	....	gaffer
Stephen Sheridan	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Bruce Shaw	....	associate editor
John Dowdell	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Hal Willner	....	music producer

Other crew
Heather Ling	....	production assistant
Michael Weldon	....	consultant (as Michael J. Weldon)

Production Companies

• R.V.P. Productions
• Perpetual Productions
• RCA Video Productions (RVP) (for)

Distributors

• Island Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cineplex Odeon Films (1987) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1988) (Canada) (video)
• Image Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Lightyear Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA (1988) (Canada) (VHS)
• Pacific Arts (1988) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Films  archival footage courtesy of
• Gaumont  archival footage courtesy of
• Janus Films  archival footage courtesy of
• London Film Productions  archival footage courtesy of
• MCA/Universal Pictures  archival footage courtesy of
• Panthéon Productions  archival footage courtesy of
• Paramount Pictures  archival footage courtesy of
• RKO Pictures  archival footage courtesy of
• Turner Entertainment  archival footage courtesy of
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  archival footage courtesy of

Also Known As:

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Palm Springs, California, USA

Company:

R.V.P. Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Stairway to Heaven (1946)

Soundtrack:

I'll Be A Sunbeam

Fun with Fundamentalism

Diane Keaton is brilliant in her ability to be funny and poignant . I was raised as a Pentacostal and it was a join to see someone not take religion so seriously without being offensive. She does manipulate the subject matter a bit but she is not cruel about it. The people she interviews are honest and quirky. I also

enjoyed seeing the vintage T.V. footage of 50s and 60s Christian faith healers. It was intriguing to see how little things have changed in the world of saving souls from evil. I wish that Ms. Keaton had made other movies in this genre. She

showed herself to be a lot more interesting than Woody Allen in the realm of

satire.