A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)

An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.

Director:

Nicole Kassell

Writer:

Gren Wells

Stars:

Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Kathy Bates

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Hudson	...	Marley Corbett
Gael García Bernal	...	Julian Goldstein
Kathy Bates	...	Beverly Corbett
Lucy Punch	...	Sarah Walker
Romany Malco	...	Peter Cooper
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Renee Blair (as Rosemarie Dewitt)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	God
Treat Williams	...	Jack Corbett
Steven Weber	...	Rob Randolf
Peter Dinklage	...	Vinnie
Alan Dale	...	Dr. Sanders
Jason Davis	...	Thomas Blair
Bailey Bass	...	Cammie Blair
Charlotte Bass	...	Cammie Blair
Brett Rice	...	Ad Agency Client

Storyline

An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.

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Plot Keywords:

depiction of god | afterlife | cool | happiness | inner peace | 

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Taglines:

Life starts now.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, including crude references, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Earthbound

Filming Locations:

Urbania, Lower Garden District, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,011, 6 May 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$10,011, 6 May 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis Entertainment, MJW Films, The Film Department

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed entirely in New Orleans.

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Goofs

Whoopi Goldberg as God tells Kate Hudson's character that when she gets her first wish of $1,000,000, it will only be worth about half a million after taxes. But when she actually gets the money, it's in the form of proceeds on her $1 million life insurance policy. Proceeds from life insurance policies are generally not taxable.

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Quotes

Sarah Walker: [about to eat pizza] You know what I want for my birthday this year? A metabolism.

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (2011)

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Soundtracks

Mercedes Benz
Written by Janis Joplin, Michael McClure and Bob Neuwirth
Performed by Kathy Bates (uncredited)

User Reviews

Much more emotional then the preview let on. Very good and very much worth seeing. I recommend this. I say B+

"I have cancer...who wants desert." Marley Corbett (Hudson) is a young and fiery ad executive. She has everything going for her. Great friends and a personal life that she is OK with. After a visit to the doctor changes her life she decides that a change to her personal life is needed, fast. Without trying to give too much away I have to say the preview was misleading (to me anyway). I was expecting a comedy along the lines of "50/50". While this did have some funny moments in this it is much more of an emotional movie then I expected. I don't want you to misunderstand me on this because this was a very good movie and I enjoyed it quite a bit, but don't go in expecting to laugh as much as you did at "50/50". I would compare this more to the TV show "Big C". The movie is good and definitely worth watching but this is more of a love story then I expected as well. Not to sound morbid, but I would call "50/50" more of a guy's cancer movie while this one is more of a chick flick. Both are good but I liked "50/50" more. Overall, funny and emotional and very much worth watching. I give it a B+.