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Title: Heart and Souls (1993)
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| 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 | |
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Bill Calvert | ... | Frank Reilly |
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Lisa Lucas | ... | Eva Reilly |
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Shannon Orrock | ... | Woman at Audition |
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Michael Zebulon | ... | Singer at Audition |
| Chasiti Hampton | ... | Shirley Washington - Age 7 | |
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Wanya Green | ... | Diane Washington - Age 8 |
| Janet MacLachlan | ... | Agnes Miller | |
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Javar David Levingston | ... | Billy Washington - Age 4 |
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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 ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A comedy about two hearts, four souls...and second chances. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
13 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
4 fantasmi per un sogno See more »Edit
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$16,581,714Company Credits
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Written and Performed by Ray Charles
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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This was the first movie that David Paymer was seen in after Mr. Saturday Night (1992), in which he had received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. The film was also one of two 1993 feature films featuring Paymer. The other being Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993). See more »Goofs
The trolley poles of the trackless trolley are clearly not making contact with the wire in certain shots. See more »Quotes
Milo Peck: [to the person that caused his death] I can't get a decent meal, I can't get a smoke, and mostly, I can't get laid. You turned me into a *goddamn* monk!See more »
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What'd I SayWritten and Performed by Ray Charles
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I laughed at its funny bits and cried in the sad bits. Robert Downey Jnr was excellent as the leading character and the bus passengers provided some light relief. Everyone should have friends like these! Marvellous!