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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Peter Dexter (story) &
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Release Date:
25 December 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
He's an angel... Not a saint.
Plot:
Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise. full summary | full synopsis
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John Travolta will 'ruffle your feathers'… more (85 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG for a mild barroom brawl, some language and sensuality.
Runtime:
105 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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Miscellaneous: When the group first leaves Pansy's house, and they're driving down the highway on their way back to Chicago, the rear-view mirror appears and disappears, depending on the shot. Views from inside the car show the mirror. Views looking in from the outside reveal the mirror is missing. more
Quotes:
Dorothy Winters: It's cookies, he smells like cookies, and the smell gets stronger when he's in heat. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Yes Man (2008) more
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John Travolta will 'ruffle your feathers'…, 14 May 2006
Author: Missileman1 from United States

…in this, yet again, Nora Ephron pleaser. How can you not sniggle, laugh, guffaw and even cheer for a love-handled, smoking, suger-eating, beer-drinking, bull-charging, bar-dancing Archangel who sloops cereal and pie with his whole left-hand wrapped around a spoon-handle while outfitted in Vinnie Barbarino's middle-aged body with wings? It's one of the most ludicrous, classic, side-splitting images available on the silver screen. And if you don't 'get' that image, here's a quarter --- go buy yourself a life.

I found the supporting cast, well -- well-cast. Hurt, MacDowell, Pastorelli, Hoskins, Stapleton et al played the characters they were given to a 'T." And despite Travolta stealing the show, those characters are quintessential to the storyline – you'll see. Though this is a simple feel-good story (nothing complicated to follow, just out of the ordinary) with laughs, sniffles and a touch of heart, you can't get out of this without some introspection into your own life. Maybe that's why the IMDb nay-sayers of this film have such a problem with it (you poor, sad people).

Please – do yourself a favor, ignore the 'lifeless' and treat yourself to something GOOD. Lord knows, we can't get enough of that…

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