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

John Goodman was originally cast to play Eddie but dropped out.

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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

Blue Man: There are no random acts...We are all connected...You can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind...

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Soundtracks

"Pocketful of Rainbows"
written by B. Weisman and F. Wise
performed by Elvis Presley

User Reviews

Life changing

It's a great movie that really kept me glued to the show until the very end. It's really interesting and makes me think about who the 5 people i would meet in heaven in the future. It also makes me realize that whatever we do, it will affect someone, somewhere. This movie makes you want to reflect on whatever you have done in the past and makes you want to improve on whatever you can do now and in the future so that it would make the world a better place for you and your love ones.I would recommend this movie for those who feel really lost in life or is now too caught up in their busy lives to seat down and watch it and you'll find that it's inspirational and life changing.