A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
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Title: Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Dave Robicheaux | |
| Kelly Lynch | ... | Annie Robicheaux | |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | ... | Robin Gaddis | |
| Eric Roberts | ... | Bubba Rocque | |
| Teri Hatcher | ... | Claudette Rocque | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | ... | Minos P. Dautrieve (as Vondie Curtis Hall) | |
| Badja Djola | ... | Batist | |
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Samantha Lagpacan | ... | Alafair |
| Joe Viterelli | ... | Didi Giancano | |
| Tuck Milligan | ... | Jerry Falgout | |
| Hawthorne James | ... | Victor Romero | |
| Don Stark | ... | Eddie Keats | |
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Carl A. McGee | ... | Toot |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Det. Magelli | |
| Christopher Kriesa | ... | Priest (as Chris Krisea) | |
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Ex-detective Dave Robicheaux has made a new life for himself and his wife Annie running a bait shop in the outskirts of New Orleans. When they save a little girl, the sole survivor of a plane crash, their lives become forever changed. They take the orphan child into their home and prepare to raise her. However, a visit from DEA agent Dautrieve brings out the detective instincts in Robicheaux and he begins to ask about the rest of the passengers. This brings trouble to Robicheaux and he turns to drug lord Bubba Rocque, a childhood friend. But the friendship becomes estranged when an assault on the Robicheaux home leaves one victim...Annie. Written by P. Wong <pwong@nt.net>
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For an ex-cop obsessed with an unsolved murder, trusting the wrong woman could be a deadly choice.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Victor Romero: I'm hearin' a lotta stuff I don't like to hear. Most of it's got your name on it. You still there?
Dave Robicheaux: Yeah, I'm still here.
Victor Romero: I hear you wanna cut a slice outta my ass, like I'm responsible for every crime in Louisiana. You're sayin' I'm killin' people on airplanes, in bathtubs; goin' around the Quarter tellin' people I should be lookin' over my shoulder 'fore somethin' heavy falls on me. You there?
Dave Robicheaux: I'm listenin'.
Victor Romero: So I'll tell you my deal. People I do business with are sayin' I'm too hot, ...
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Performed by B.B. King
Written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
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[on the phone]Victor Romero: I'm hearin' a lotta stuff I don't like to hear. Most of it's got your name on it. You still there?
Dave Robicheaux: Yeah, I'm still here.
Victor Romero: I hear you wanna cut a slice outta my ass, like I'm responsible for every crime in Louisiana. You're sayin' I'm killin' people on airplanes, in bathtubs; goin' around the Quarter tellin' people I should be lookin' over my shoulder 'fore somethin' heavy falls on me. You there?
Dave Robicheaux: I'm listenin'.
Victor Romero: So I'll tell you my deal. People I do business with are sayin' I'm too hot, ...
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Featured in At the Movies: Heaven's Prisoners/Welcome to the Dollhouse/Flipper/Of Love and Shadows/The Horseman on the Roof (1996) See more »Soundtracks
The Thrill Is GonePerformed by B.B. King
Written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.
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$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,308,797, 19 May 1996Gross USA:
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I thought the opening scene was one of the best movie openings I've ever watched - beautifully written and sensitively played.
Drawn in from the outset, I was happy to watch the plot unfold. Yes, it could be argued that the main protagonist brings his troubles upon himself but that is hardly a plot fault - some people do.
Problems with the film? I don't know why an actress of Mary Stuart Masterson's caliber should take on such a nothing role. And the plane crash looked cheap and unconvincing. Otherwise, I have no complaints. I love the books and I thoroughly enjoyed the film.
I have read the previous reviews which seem to be critical for the most part and I am left wondering why they are so. I've watched a lot of rotten films and this certainly isn't one of them. I give it an eight out of ten. I enjoyed it.