Unlikely Angel (TV 1996)

Dolly Parton portrays a country music performer who meets an untimely demise, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on earth - to get a workaholic widower and his ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Switzer

Writers:

Katherine Ann Jones (story), Liz Coe (teleplay),

Stars:

Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall, Brian Kerwin

Cast

Credited cast:
Dolly Parton	...	Ruby Diamond
Roddy McDowall	...	Saint Peter
Brian Kerwin	...	Ben Bartilson
Allison Mack	...	Sarah Bartilson
Eli Marienthal	...	Matthew Bartilson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ricki Dale	...	Secretary
Maria del Mar	...	Allison
Matt Lincoln	...	Tree Farm Worker
James Lurie	...	Maitre'd
Frances Peach	...	Bingo Lady
Gary Sandy	...	Charlie
Terrie Snell	...	Church Lady
Jana Stave	...	Honky Tonk Woman
Billy 'Sly' Williams	...	Security Guard
Ron Wolf	...	Jeremiah

Storyline

Dolly Parton portrays a country music performer who meets an untimely demise, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on earth - to get a workaholic widower and his children back together again for Christmas.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ein Engel auf Probe

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandollar Productions, Kushner-Locke Company, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the beginning of the film, the sign that reads "Ruby Diamond Appearing Nightly" is missing the letters "U" and "L." This is a reference to the first and last letters of the movie's title.

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Connections

References The Sound of Music (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Unlikely Angel"
Written and Performed by Dolly Parton

User Reviews

cute and funny

I liked the movie. Predictable but entertaining. I'll have to admit, I'm a Dolly fan! She always plays good parts. Even in Nine to Five, she meant well in everything she did. The actors did an OK job of portraying their characters. CLEAN except for a few shots of Dolly. Language is fairly clean except for the word dam-it. Unfortunately it is all too true that the real world today focuses on the job, career, kids are left to fend for themselves, parents don't know how to be parents, etc. I would watch it again. Sometimes I think my grown up kids could learn some things, even from a simple movie like this one.

Better than some of the trash out there these days.