Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise.Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise.Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Travolta took 500 hours of Spanish lessons in preparation for this film. When asked why, he said "just in case."
- GoofsWhile Pansy Millbank repeatedly says she is making eggs "over easy," she clearly makes scrambled eggs.
- SoundtracksWinter Wonderland
Written by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith (as Dick Smith)
Published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion)
Produced by Dion DiMucci for Salt Productions Inc.
Courtesy of The Right Stuff
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Featured review
1996's MICHAEL is warm and winning comedy-fantasy that features one of my favorite performances from the John Travolta library. Travolta gives one of his breeziest and most likable performances as Michael, an archangel whose quiet existence at the home of a lonely innkeeper named Pansy (Jean Stapleton) is disrupted when Pansy reports Michael's presence in her home to a "National Enquirer"-like newspaper and the editor (Bob Hoskins) sends reporters (William Hurt, Andie McDowell, Robert Pastorelli) to the motel to check it out. Hurt, McDowell, and Pastorelli are quite good as the jaded news staffers who have a hard time accepting they've met an angel but this is Travolta's show and he rules as the pot-bellied, sugar-eating, cookie-smelling, pie-loving, Aretha-loving, bull-chasing Michael, an angel who just isn't what you think you of when you think of angels. And you have to love the scene in the bar when he and the ladies dance to "Chain of Fools". I love this movie more and more every time I watch it and it's mainly because of the completely winning performance from John Travolta.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Майкл
- Filming locations
- Gruene Hall - 1281 Gruene Road, New Braunfels, Texas, USA(sequence at the bar named "Joe's")
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $95,318,203
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,435,711
- Dec 29, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $119,718,203
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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