A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)

An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.

Director:

Nicole Kassell

Writer:

Gren Wells

Stars:

Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Kathy Bates

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Hudson	...	Marley Corbett
Gael García Bernal	...	Julian Goldstein
Kathy Bates	...	Beverly Corbett
Lucy Punch	...	Sarah Walker
Romany Malco	...	Peter Cooper
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Renee Blair
Whoopi Goldberg	...	God
Treat Williams	...	Jack Corbett
Steven Weber	...	Rob Randolf
Peter Dinklage	...	Vinnie
Alan Dale	...	Dr. Sanders
Jason Davis	...	Thomas Blair
Bailey Bass	...	Cammie Blair
Charlotte Bass	...	Cammie Blair
Brett Rice	...	Ad Agency Client

Storyline

An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | new orleans louisiana | gay neighbor | gay friend | interracial friendship | 

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Taglines:

Life starts now.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including crude references, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Earthbound

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,011 (USA) (4 May 2012)

Gross:

$10,011 (USA) (4 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, Film Department, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Julian is driving to see Marley in the hospital we see over his shoulder checking the phone we also see the dashboard of his car, on the display is the speed and it shows 0 showing that he is really on a flatbed

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Quotes

Julian Goldstein: What are you afraid of?
Marley Corbett: I'm scared this entire night's gonna go by and you'll never wanna kiss me...

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (2011)

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Soundtracks

Shine - Laura Izibor
Happy weekday blues - Kermit Ruffins
Move that thang - TC Moses
Dirty Rice - Phil Symonds
Song for Cara - Dues and Dont'ts
Love Feelin' - Aida
Here it goes again - OK Go
Two-Boned Stew - P.O.E
Makeup of a fool - Ivan Neville, Anders Osborne, Tony Hall and Raymond Weber
Funky Munky Binzis - Jon Cleary
Treme Second Line - Kermit Ruffins
Perfect Day - The Senventeens
Let's go - Hipjoint Featuring Sherry St. Germain
Ay Valeria! - Ricardo Lemvo
String Quartet In B Flat Major, Allengro - Aria Quartett
Soiree - Helen Jane Long
All the way up - Miss Eightty6
Pretty Girl - Vincent Vincent And THe Villains
Beauty In The World - Macy Gray
Montuno Uno - P.O.E
Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
You Are The Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
When The Saints Go Marching In - Ivan Neville, Anders Osborne, Tony Hall and Raymond Weber
A Closer Walk With Thee - Ivan Neville, Anders Osborne, Tony Hall and Raymond Weber
Nola Jump - Ivan Neville, Anders Osborne, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber, Shammarr Allen and Tom Fitzpatrick

User Reviews

It got to me

Okay, I'm a male and a cancer survivor. This looked like an interesting movie, albeit a "chick flick," but once I started watching I got completely hooked. Yes, the subject of cancer is again given the Hollywood-style treatment (no makeup, just a sallow look, and A FULL HEAD OF HAIR! Guess the filmmakers thought a bald actress wouldn't look so good in love scenes; also, I wish I had experienced the minor discomfort she does during chemo treatments, not to mention how energetic our heroine is when most of us feel like we're lucky to be able to just stand up). But all that aside, it was a beautiful movie message-wise, and after only seeing Kate Hudson in her first role many years ago in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" (and not being that impressed by her), she has certainly matured as an actress. There were two or three scenes that really hit home to me and I could understand exactly what she was feeling at the time. I don't remember seeing this opening in theaters here in San Francisco, and if it did, it didn't play very long, which is a shame; I hope this isn't another film that's gone direct to video. "A Little Bit of Heaven" is about tying up loose ends, little by little, and realizing, finally, that life is a gift and to be celebrated in the short time we're all here. Don't deny yourself the chance to see this movie.