Cold Heaven (1991)

An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life.

Director:

Nicolas Roeg

Writers:

Brian Moore (novel), Allan Scott (screenplay)

Stars:

Theresa Russell, Mark Harmon, James Russo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Theresa Russell	...	Marie Davenport
Mark Harmon	...	Alex Davenport
James Russo	...	Daniel Corvin
Will Patton	...	Father Niles
Richard Bradford	...	Monsignor Cassidy
Julie Carmen	...	Anna Corvin
Talia Shire	...	Sister Martha
Diana Douglas	...	Mother St. Agnes
Seymour Cassel	...	Tom Farrelly
Castulo Guerra	...	Dr. DeMencos
Daniel Ades	...	Dr. Mendes (as Daniel Addes)
Jim Ishida	...	Dr. Tanaki
Jeanette Miller	...	Sister Katarina
Martha Milliken	...	Sister Anna
Margarita Cordova	...	Registrar

Storyline

A woman is planning to leave her husband for another man when hubby has a nasty accident. She keeps getting flashbacks of something compelling that had happened to her a year before, which builds to a supernatural encounter.

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Plot Keywords:

accidental death | motel | bare chested male | male rear nudity | boat | 

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Taglines:

Between seduction and deception lies the fate of a mortal soul.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of seven films that actress Theresa Russell has made with director Nicolas Roeg. The films include Eureka (1983), Track 29 (1988), Cold Heaven (1991), Hotel Paradise (1995), Bad Timing/A Sensual Obsession (1980), Insignificance (1985) and the "Un ballo in maschera" segment of Aria (1987).

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Batman Returns/Cold Heaven/Housesitter/Cousin Bobby/The Hairdresser's Husband (1992)

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Soundtracks

Mariachi Acapulco
Music by Phillipe Roy (as P. Roy)
Courtesy of Southern Library of Recorded Music

User Reviews

Huh ?

Nicolas Roeg ? He directed the classic supernatural thriller DON`T LOOK NOW didn`t he ? Strangely the aforementioned movie was broadcast on BBC television at the weekend which did tonight`s screening of COLD HEAVEN no favours what so ever .

You see it`s impossible not to compare COLD HEAVEN with DON`T LOOK NOW since they both have the same director and the same structure and for the first third of COLD HEAVEN I thought they also had the same plot except a dead husband had been substituted instead of a dead child , in fact my mind was set on this movie revolving around a grief stricken widow seeing her late husband running around Venice wearing a red anorak . This doesn`t occur but about one third of the way through the running time there`s a massive plot twist and despite being an essential plot twist it`s not explained in any great depth . In fact very little is explained in COLD HEAVEN which ruins the movie

People have mentioned the rather poor production values of COLD HEAVEN and it`s impossible not to notice them . If I didn`t no different I would have thought this was a TVM since it`s got a made for television feel to it right down to white capital letters in the title sequence . Roeg also tries to inject art house pretentions via spoken thought processes but again this doesn`t help the movie at all . One can`t help feeling Roeg should have put all his effort into the plot twists which are totally flat on screen

Cheap production values , disinterested directing and a really bizarre premise and screenplay make for a bad movie

Details

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 May 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cold Heaven

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Box Office

Gross USA:

$99,219

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$99,219

Company Credits

Production Co:

Management Company Entertainment Group (MCEG), Sterling Entertainment Company, Hemdale

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1