The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV 2004)

On his 83rd birthday, Eddie (Voight), a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he ... See full summary »

Director:

Lloyd Kramer

Writers:

Mitch Albom (teleplay), Mitch Albom (book)

Stars:

Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Voight	...	Eddie
Ellen Burstyn	...	Ruby
Jeff Daniels	...	Blue Man
Dagmara Dominczyk	...	Marguerite
Steven Grayhm	...	Young Eddie
Michael Imperioli	...	Captain
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Eddie's Father
Rebecca Jenkins	...	Eddie's Mother
Callahan Brebner	...	Eddie - Boy
Nicaela Weigel	...	Tala
Shelbie Weigel	...	Tala
Darcy Cadman	...	Joe - Young
Tim O'Halloran	...	Mickey Shea
Zak Santiago	...	Dominguez
Emy Aneke	...	Willie

Storyline

On his 83rd birthday, Eddie (Voight), a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life.

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Plot Keywords:

pier | heaven | amusement park | birthday | afterlife | 

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Taglines:

All ending are beginnings. We just don't know it at the time...

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2005 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Mitch Albom's 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven'

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Five People Productions Inc., Hallmark Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 180 min 160 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Tala beckons Eddie to come to her in the river, she calls him with her palm facing up. In Asian cultures, including Filipino culture, it is incorrect to call someone over with the palm facing up. A Filipino girl would only call another person over with the palm facing down, reserving the 'palm up' gesture for animals.

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Goofs

When Eddie's mother tries to get him out of bed after his leg injury, his left leg is bandaged instead of the right leg. Then in next scene the right leg is bandaged.

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Quotes

Morton: C'mon Robozzo, ya stick pin. Pick it up!
Robozzo: It's hot. And I got all this extra stuff to carry.
Morton: Oooh, I'm sorry Daisy, you get a little stain on your dress there, that what happened?
Robozzo: Shut your yap, Morton!
Morton: Heh. You must be jingle brained.

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Soundtracks

"I'll Always Be In Love With You"
B. Green, R. Harman and S. Stept
performed by Bunny Berigan

User Reviews

there are very few movies that can make my b/f cry- we were both bawling

My boyfriend brought home this DVD 2 days ago... I really didn't think it was possible to make a good movie out of "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", but I was proved wrong. It was actually very good, I liked the no-name actors that they picked, and Marguerite was gorgeous. This movie was so emotional and full of beauty that both my boyfriend and me were getting out the tissues to soak up our tears. The only things I can complain about are some of the "special effects" they use in the backgrounds (especially at the end of Eddie's meeting with his 2nd person- you know what I'm talking about). Also, "the blue man" had quite the accent (more funny then bad in my opinion).

Overall, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" was great for being a hallmark movie. Heck, it was good anyway. It was nice to have a change in movies to something more heartfelt.