Heart and Souls (1993)

An unhappy businessman finds a new sense of purpose after he's tasked with helping a quartet of ghosts fulfill their last wishes before moving on to the afterlife.

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers:

Gregory Hansen (short film), Gregory Hansen (screen story)

Stars:

Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard

1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Thomas Reilly
Charles Grodin	...	Harrison Winslow
Alfre Woodard	...	Penny Washington
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Julia
Tom Sizemore	...	Milo Peck
David Paymer	...	Hal the Bus Driver
Elisabeth Shue	...	Anne
Bill Calvert	...	Frank Reilly
Lisa Lucas	...	Eva Reilly
Shannon Orrock	...	Woman at Audition
Michael Zebulon	...	Singer at Audition
Chasiti Hampton	...	Shirley Washington - Age 7
Wanya Green	...	Diane Washington - Age 8
Janet MacLachlan	...	Agnes Miller
Javar David Levingston	...	Billy Washington - Age 4

Storyline

In 1959, in San Francisco, the telephone operator Penny Washington leaves her three children to work in her night shift. The shy singer Harrison Winslow is afraid of the stage and quits his audition. The waitress Julia is proposed by her boyfriend and she does not accept; then she regrets and leaves her job to seek him out. The smalltime thief Milo Peck tries to retrieve a collection of stamps that he had stolen from a boy. They embark in a bus and the driver Hal distracts while driving and has a serious accident, and driver and passengers die. Meanwhile, Frank Reilly is driving his pregnant wife Eva Reilly to the hospital. Frank successfully escapes from the bus but Eva is nervous and delivers her baby in the car. The souls of the four passengers become the guardian angels and the invisible friends of the boy Thomas Reilly. Seven years later, Penny, Julia, Harrison and Milo conclude that they are harming the boy and they decide to become invisible also to him. Thirty and something ...

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Plot Keywords:

stamp collection | possession | thief | year 1959 | boy | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about two hearts, four souls...and second chances.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The picture was filmed during December 1992, as well as January, February, and March 1993.

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Goofs

It is established that the four souls stop appearing to Thomas when he is seven, which would be in 1966 or 67. However, there is a poster drawing on his bedroom wall of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Those posters did not start to appear until after King and Robert Kennedy had both been assassinated in 1968.

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Quotes

Hal the Bus Driver: It is time, ooooh!
Milo Peck: It is time? Ooooh?

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Connections

References The Twilight Zone (1959)

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Soundtracks

My Heart & Soul
Written by Marc Shaiman
Performed by Stephen Bishop
Produced by Andrew Gold
Arranged by Claude Gaudette

User Reviews

Great movie!

I am a Robert Downey Jr. fan and this is one of my favorites. Made me cry. I loved it. Mr. Downey and the others are fabulous. What can I say? I'm watching it right now, back to the movie!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Heart and Souls

Filming Locations:

2810 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,322,250, 15 August 1993

Gross USA:

$16,589,540

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,589,540

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films, Stampede Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1