Heaven Tonight (1990)

The film covers the conflict between a father and his son both being musicians. The father is the leader of a band making rock-music from the 60s but his son becomes a star of techno-pop ... See full summary »

Director:

Pino Amenta

Writers:

Frank Howson, Alister Webb

Stars:

John Waters, Rebecca Gilling, Kim Gyngell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Waters	...	Johnny Dysart
Rebecca Gilling	...	Annie Dysart
Kim Gyngell	...	Baz Schultz
Sean Scully	...	Tim Robbins
Guy Pearce	...	Paul Dysart
Sarah De Teliga	...	Robbins' Secretary
Gary Adams	...	Roadie
Matthew Quartermaine	...	Stevo
Takahito Masuda	...	Toshio
Tibor Gyapjas	...	Trevor
Neil Schenider	...	Man at Pub
James Boros	...	Paul at 18 Months (as James Borods)
Edward Hepple	...	Caretaker
Reg Evans	...	Norm Jenkins
Lisa Colonna	...	Robbins' Receptionist

Storyline

The film covers the conflict between a father and his son both being musicians. The father is the leader of a band making rock-music from the 60s but his son becomes a star of techno-pop music.

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Plot Keywords:

rock music | independent film

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1990 (Australia)

Also Known As:

O Velho Rocker

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Boulevard Films, Century Park Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"DIGITAL DELAY"
Performed by W.H.Y

User Reviews

big build up for a grand ending

Once you've made it to the grand finale of this movie, it's clear that this was the only happy ending it could have had. Johnny was heading for Willy Loman territory with a one way ticket, but he had to be shown that, far from being the failure he couldn't face being, he had created something that was timeless. His smoldering discontent reminds very much of "Death of a Salesman", although his own family is a far more functioning unit that Willy's. Baz's voluntary demise was tragic yet sort of inevitable - yet Johnny had a lot more to live for. The film is deceptively complex. An ending to equal "The Browning Version". It's a long way there, though.... It's also interesting to see Guy Pearce before he made LA Confidential.