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Always

  • 19891989
  • PGPG
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
30K
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Always (1989)
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  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

IMDb RATING
6.4/10
30K
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  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Jerry Belson(screenplay)
    • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay "A Guy Named Joe")
    • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan(screenplay adaptation "A Guy Named Joe")
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Holly Hunter
    • Brad Johnson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Jerry Belson(screenplay)
    • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay "A Guy Named Joe")
    • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan(screenplay adaptation "A Guy Named Joe")
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Holly Hunter
    • Brad Johnson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 139User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Always
    Trailer 0:31
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    Photos41

    Audrey Hepburn and Richard Dreyfuss in Always (1989)
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    Top cast

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    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Pete Sandichas Pete Sandich
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Dorinda Durstonas Dorinda Durston
    Brad Johnson
    Brad Johnson
    • Ted Bakeras Ted Baker
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Al Yackeyas Al Yackey
    Audrey Hepburn
    Audrey Hepburn
    • Hapas Hap
    Roberts Blossom
    Roberts Blossom
    • Daveas Dave
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Powerhouseas Powerhouse
    Ed Van Nuys
    • Nailsas Nails
    Marg Helgenberger
    Marg Helgenberger
    • Rachelas Rachel
    Dale Dye
    Dale Dye
    • Donas Don
    Brian Haley
    Brian Haley
    • Alexas Alex
    James Lashly
    James Lashly
    • Charlieas Charlie
    Michael Steve Jones
    • Greyas Grey
    Kim Robillard
    Kim Robillard
    • Air Traffic Controlleras Air Traffic Controller
    Jim Sparkman
    • Dispatcheras Dispatcher
    Doug McGrath
    Doug McGrath
    • Bus Driveras Bus Driver
    Shereil L. Bowens
    • Child on Busas Child on Bus
    Ascension Fuentes
    • Child on Busas Child on Bus
    • (as Acencion Fuentes)
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Jerry Belson(screenplay)
      • Dalton Trumbo(screenplay "A Guy Named Joe")
      • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan(screenplay adaptation "A Guy Named Joe")
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Pete Sandich and buddy Al Yackey are daredevil aerial forest-fire fighters. Pete finds True Love with Dorinda but won't give up the job. When he takes one risk too many, Dorinda faces deep grief and cannot easily put her life back together. —Reid Gagle
    • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
    • love at first sight
    • loss of loved one
    • rescue
    • love
    • 92 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was Audrey Hepburn's final film before her death on January 20, 1993 at the age of 63. She accepted the role of Hap because she wanted to work with Steven Spielberg.
    • Goofs
      The Douglass A-26 Invader Air Tanker is powered by two 2,000 HP engines and empty, weighs about 23,000 Lbs. When it drops its 1200 gallons of fire retardant, it suddenly loses almost 11,000 Lbs. There should be no problem in getting the plane to climb after the drop. In fact, after a drop, keeping the plane from climbing too fast can be a problem.
    • Quotes

      Dorinda Durston: It's not the dress... it's the way you see me.

    • Crazy credits
      On the Blu Ray release, at the very end of the end credits, there is a warning. It reads, in quotation marks: "Caution: Inhaling of helium from balloons is dangerous, and can cause serious injury or death."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Family Business/Blaze/We're No Angels/The Wizard/The Rosegarden (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
      Written by Jerome Kern and Otto A. Harbach (as Otto Harbach)

      Performed and Produced by JD Souther

    User reviews139

    Review
    Top review
    A film worth revisiting
    It has been a while since I have seen this 'Always.' The years, I should say, have done this film justice.

    A noted cinephile, I know when to eat my words, and this is one is for the books. Sincere. Honest. Touching. Obviously sparked with a late-eighties, Spielbergian hyper-real, cinematic extensions and flair, these elements do not bog the film downs as, say, with '1941' or 'The Color Purple.' And why should we expect modern filmmakers to be like those of the forties or fifties? Modern filmmakers are just that -- modern.

    Holly Hunter is a walking dream and she has talent in droves. I have long had a crush on her and her funny mouth. She is simply enchanting and steals the show. Goodman, for once, is kept under control. Dreyfuss, with the thankless role of revisiting his past and commenting on the future, is the weakest link but only just. Sumptuously photographed by deftly edited, this story of unrequited love is as universal as mothers and babies. If it doesn't bring tears to your eyes, shame on you. The best advice to view this film is to forget it is a Spielberg film. Enjoy it for the love story that it is and sink into its voluptuous and charged charm.

    We should all hope we become angels in the mist, able to return to Earth to right all the wrongs of the world.

    This may be one Spielberg's most romantic films, next to A.I., which is a supremely magnificent film and, also, equally dismissed when it first arrived on the scene.

    I urge all to give this film a second chance.
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    • Apr 1, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Always - Der Feuerengel von Montana
    • Filming locations
      • Sprague, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • United Artists
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $31,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,858,790
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,713,480
      • Dec 25, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $74,134,790
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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