Heaven Is for Real (2014)
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- PG
- 1h 39min
- Biography, Drama
- 16 Apr 2014 (USA)
- Movie
A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.
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Awards:
- 5 nominations.
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| Greg Kinnear | ... |
Todd Burpo
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| Kelly Reilly | ... |
Sonja Burpo
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| Thomas Haden Church | ... |
Jay Wilkins
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| Connor Corum | ... |
Colton Burpo
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| Lane Styles | ... |
Cassie Burpo
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| Margo Martindale | ... |
Nancy Rawling
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| Jacob Vargas | ... |
Michael
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Thanya Romero | ... |
Rosa
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| Danso Gordon | ... |
Ray
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| Rob Moran | ... |
Dr. O'Holleran
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| Nancy Sorel | ... |
Dr. Charlotte Slater
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| Darcy Fehr | ... |
Lee Watson
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| Vivian Winther | ... |
Katherine Watson
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Pete Hudson | ... |
Old Man Watson
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Ursula Clark | ... |
Painting Girl
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Mike Mohrhardt | ... |
Jesus
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| Bryan Terrell Clark | ... |
Turce
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Randy Apostle | ... |
Slim Forrest
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| Julia Arkos | ... |
Newspaper Reporter
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Candace Smith | ... |
Pay Clerk
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Cruise Brown | ... |
Playground Boy
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| Keenan Lehmann | ... |
Playground Boy
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Michael Mills | ... |
Marine C.O.
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| Kevin Anderson | ... |
Mr. Baxter
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| Jon Ted Wynne | ... |
Mr. Jackson
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Darren Felbel | ... |
Mr. Parker
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Lois Brothers | ... |
Woman from Choir Group
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Mike Bell | ... |
Bubba
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| Susan Kelso | ... |
Neighbor Lady
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Amber Lynn Partridge | ... |
Zookeeper
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| John B. Lowe | ... |
Todd's Doctor
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| Mitch Ainley | ... |
Heywood
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Ali Tataryn | ... |
Angel
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Mike Palmer | ... |
Fire Chief
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Blake Taylor | ... |
Loner
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ina Barrón | ... |
Angel (uncredited)
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Jim Kirby | ... |
Church Deacon (uncredited)
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Anthony Lambert-Whitford | ... |
Wrestler (uncredited)
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| Callie Lane | ... |
Sister in Heaven (uncredited)
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Michael Mills | ... |
Marine C.O. (uncredited)
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| Cindy Myskiw | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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| Lorrie Papadopoulos | ... |
Church Parishioner (uncredited)
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| Karl Thordarson | ... |
Handel (uncredited)
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Cassandra Tusa | ... |
Butterfly Pavilion Patron (uncredited)
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| Karen Tusa | ... |
Butterfly Pavilion Patron (uncredited)
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Lisa Vivian | ... |
Hospital Patient (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Randall Wallace | ||
Written by
| Randall Wallace | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Chris Parker | ... | (screenplay) (as Christopher Parker) |
| Todd Burpo | ... | (book "Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back") and |
| Lynn Vincent | ... | (book "Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back") |
Produced by
| Sue Baden-Powell | ... | executive producer |
| T.D. Jakes | ... | producer |
| Phyllis Laing | ... | co-producer |
| Sam Mercer | ... | executive producer |
| Joe Roth | ... | producer |
| Andrew Wallace | ... | co-producer |
| Derrick Williams | ... | executive producer |
| Kim H. Winther | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Nick Glennie-Smith | ||
Cinematography by
| Dean Semler | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| John Wright | ||
Editorial Department
| Mandy Arnold | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Steve Bowen | ... | digital colorist |
| Leeza Diott | ... | dailies manager: post production |
| Caroline Keith | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mark Perzely | ... | first assistant editor |
| Sebastian Shepard | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mykel Thuncher | ... | colorist |
| Emily Wallin | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
| Sheila Jaffe | ||
Production Design by
| Arvinder Grewal | ... | (as Arv Grewal) |
Art Direction by
| Jody Lynn Clement | ... | (as Jody Clement) |
| Larry Spittle | ||
Set Decoration by
| Steve Shewchuk | ||
Costume Design by
| Michael T. Boyd | ||
Makeup Department
| Kristy Greig | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Nina Kvaternik | ... | makeup artist |
| Michael Mills | ... | makeup: for Mr. Kinnear |
| Doug Morrow | ... | makeup department head |
| Catherina Saites | ... | key hair |
| Alisha Talbot | ... | key makeup |
| Melizah Anguiano Wheat | ... | department head hair stylist (as Melizah Schmidt) |
Production Management
| Sue Baden-Powell | ... | unit production manager |
| Adam Moos | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Lesley Oswald | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Maria Battle-Campbell | ... | second assistant director |
| Danielle Dumesnil | ... | second second assistant director |
| Kim H. Winther | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Gary Barringer | ... | concept artist / graphics artist |
| Peter Baureiss | ... | on-set painter |
| Ryan Berzuk | ... | property master |
| Lloyd Brandson | ... | key scenic artist |
| Janelle Dufton | ... | greens assistant |
| Chad Giesbrecht | ... | lead dresser |
| Kim Hamin | ... | on-set dresser |
| Rachel Kendall | ... | set dresser |
| Allan McGowan | ... | set dresser |
| Joshua Min | ... | concept artist |
| Jamie Lou Morneau | ... | art department coordinator (as Jamie Morneau) |
| Justin Neufeld | ... | lead greens |
| Dean A. O'Dell | ... | set designer |
| Aaron Sims | ... | concept artist |
| Amanda Smart | ... | scenic painter |
| Brian Smith | ... | construction coordinator |
| Katharina Stieffenhofer | ... | key greens |
| Mark Stratton | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Kami Asgar | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Ranjani Brow | ... | adr loop group |
| Tom Burns | ... | re-recordist (as Tom Y. Burns) / recordist (as Tom Y. Burns) |
| Anita Cannella | ... | foley artist |
| Benjamin L. Cook | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jeff Gross | ... | foley mixer |
| Wendy Hoffmann | ... | adr loop group |
| Chris Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Greg Jenkins | ... | junior sound editor |
| Leon Johnson | ... | production sound mixer |
| Amy Kane | ... | foley artist |
| Mark Larry | ... | sound effects editor |
| Howard London | ... | adr mixer |
| Sean McCormack | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Eric Neufeld | ... | utility sound |
| Erin Oakley | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Nancy Parker | ... | foley artist |
| Will Riley | ... | dialogue editor |
| Sacha Rosen | ... | boom operator |
| Tim Tuchrello | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Dean A. Zupancic | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John St. Denis | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Laird McMurray | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Ed Preston | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Minyoung Choi | ... | compositor |
| Daniel Chuba | ... | visual effects executive producer: Hammerhead (as Dan Chuba) |
| Caitlin Content | ... | compositor |
| Robert Cribbett | ... | compositor (as Rob Cribbett) |
| Jon Doyle | ... | compositor |
| Derick Dressel | ... | visual effects artist: 3D |
| Michelle Eisenreich | ... | visual effects producer: Hammerhead |
| Mathias Frodin | ... | compositor |
| Brandon Gonzales | ... | matte painter: Hammerhead |
| Inseok Hwang | ... | compositor |
| Sunho Hwang | ... | compositor |
| Changhee Jung | ... | compositor |
| Katrina Kim | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Sejung Kim | ... | compositor |
| Shira Mandel Kluger | ... | compositor (as Shira Mandel) |
| Seokjun Kyoung | ... | visual effects artist: 3D |
| Kyungjin Lee | ... | compositor |
| Minhee Lee | ... | compositor |
| Seung Yong Lee | ... | co-visual effects supervisor: Hammerhead (as Seungyong Lee) |
| Dan Levitan | ... | visual effects supervisor: time-lapse photographer |
| Isaac Lipstadt | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Eric Mancha | ... | visual effects artist: 3D |
| Arnon Manor | ... | visual effects production executive |
| Daniel Mellitz | ... | compositor |
| Shin Nam | ... | visual effects line producer: Hammerhead |
| Karl Rogovin | ... | visual effects artist: 3D |
| Wondae Seo | ... | compositor |
| Angella Szynkowski | ... | vfx i/o |
| Linda Tremblay | ... | digital compositor |
| Derek Zavada | ... | system administrator |
Stunts
| Dave Dunaway | ... | stunt rigger |
| Brian Ho | ... | stunt performer |
| Sam Robinson | ... | Stunt Double: Jay Wilkins |
| Darren Ross | ... | stunt performer |
| Sean Skene | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Grant Smith | ... | stunt rigger |
| Rick Skene | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lorne Bailey | ... | lamp operator |
| Gary Barringer | ... | daily still photographer |
| John Clarke | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Federico De Marco | ... | libra head technician |
| Virgile Dean | ... | dolly grip |
| Keith Eidse | ... | camera operator |
| Sean Elliott | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Conroy Finnegan | ... | grip |
| Allen Fraser | ... | still photographer |
| Spiro Grant | ... | second assistant b camera |
| Wes Grycki | ... | grip |
| Patrick Hogue | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Thayer MacInnis | ... | lamp operator |
| Stephen Maier | ... | b camera operator |
| Alex Martinez | ... | second assistant a camera |
| Bill Mills | ... | key grip |
| Jeremy Milmine | ... | lamp operator |
| Mark Motoch | ... | generator operator |
| Christophe Nachtigall | ... | second grip |
| Andrew Pedley | ... | video assist |
| Nicolas Phillips | ... | lamp operator |
| Tai Pu | ... | assistant chief lighting technician (as T'ai Pu) |
| Wes Reid | ... | grip |
| Julian Saray | ... | key rigging grip |
| Jay 'Sully' Sullivan | ... | dolly grip (as Jason Sullivan) |
| Justin Tocher | ... | grip |
| Shauna Townley | ... | first assistant camera |
| John Trapman | ... | aerial director of photography |
| Peter Wilke | ... | a camera/stedicam operator |
| Tyler Woeste | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Animation Department
| Gary Barringer | ... | animator |
Casting Department
| Shelly Anthis | ... | extras casting |
| Tineka Becker | ... | casting associate |
| Angela Boehm | ... | casting assistant |
| Nick Cotton | ... | casting assistant |
| Jim Heber | ... | casting: Winnipeg |
| Ashley Lambert | ... | adr voice casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Michelle Boulet | ... | costume supervisor |
| Katelynd Johnston | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Nancy Jones | ... | costume set supervisor |
| Angela Vaags | ... | costume assistant |
| Angela Wells | ... | costume truck supervisor / costumer |
| John D. Williams | ... | costumer |
| Libid Zyla Harder | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Michael Chirsky | ... | location scout |
| Bernard Narvey | ... | location manager |
| Michael Nava | ... | location production assistant |
| Cliff Sumter | ... | assistant location manager |
| Luke Annand | ... | locations production assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Nick Glennie-Smith | ... | conductor |
| Kevin Globerman | ... | digital score recordist |
| Benoît Groulx | ... | orchestrations |
| Tom Hardisty | ... | scoring recordist |
| Suzie Katayama | ... | music copyist |
| Colleen M. Lutz | ... | score mixing assistant |
| Thierry Malet | ... | composer: additional music / orchestrator |
| Satoshi Mark Noguchi | ... | score consultant |
| Jasper Randall | ... | choir contractor |
| Ryan Robinson | ... | scoring technical support engineer |
| Peter Rotter | ... | music contractor |
| Suzanne Waters | ... | singer: choir |
| Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | ... | music editor |
Transportation Department
| Douglas Arsenault | ... | driver: cast |
| Ernie Buck | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ron Jennings | ... | picture vehicle coordinator |
| Ryan Kulbaba | ... | driver: cast |
| Pat Martin | ... | head driver |
| Steve McGuire | ... | transportation captain |
| Dave Perich | ... | driver: cast |
| Jeff Zaporzan | ... | driver: honeywagon |
Other crew
| Geoff Banjavich | ... | stand-in |
| Bob Bedard | ... | head chef |
| Aaron Brager | ... | production assistant |
| Mel Braun | ... | vocal coach |
| Dave Brown | ... | firearms safety coordinator |
| Bryan R. Burns | ... | key set pa / production assistant (as Bryan Burns) |
| Jennifer Bydwell | ... | product placement |
| Jayme Carr | ... | assistant: to Mr. Roth |
| Puneet Chawla | ... | set production assistant |
| Paul Courchaine | ... | production accountant |
| Mike Currie | ... | craft service |
| Gloria Davies | ... | unit publicist |
| Janelle Dufton | ... | craft service |
| Diana Fabas-Pirie | ... | studio teacher |
| DeVon Franklin | ... | studio executive |
| Ira Goldklang | ... | legal affairs |
| Elspeth Grafton | ... | script supervisor |
| Tamara Harland | ... | production assistant |
| Lucy Herrera | ... | production accountant |
| Ashley Hirt | ... | assistant: to Ms Baden-Powell |
| Dr. David Howard | ... | press photographer |
| Dr. Diane Howard | ... | interviewer: journalist (as Diane Howard) |
| Cathie Hutfluss | ... | medical consultant |
| Shannon Jacques | ... | accounting clerk |
| Liam Karp | ... | production assistant |
| Akiane Kramarik | ... | provider: "Prince of Peace" |
| Callie Lane | ... | stand-in |
| Monique Ledohowski | ... | assistant accountant |
| Benedicte LeMaitre | ... | stand-in |
| Michael MacPherson | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Pota Manolakos | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Tamara Mauthe | ... | production coordinator |
| Crystal Mikoluff | ... | payroll accountant |
| Kimberly Mikoluff | ... | travel coordinator |
| Zoe O'Brien-Moran | ... | production assistant (as Zoe O'Brien Moran) |
| Amber Lynn Partridge | ... | animal handler |
| Dimitrius Sagriotis | ... | production assistant |
| Lauren Scott | ... | assistant: to Mr. Mercer |
| Christine Solberg | ... | assistant to Greg Kinnear |
| Emily Stricker | ... | production assistant |
| Chelsea Sumter | ... | production assistant |
| Jody Thiessen | ... | production assistant |
| Robert Velo | ... | production financing |
| Cullen Wallace | ... | assistant: to Mr. Wallace |
| Matt Webber | ... | stand-in |
| Dani Dare | ... | voice actor (uncredited) |
| Dara Iruka | ... | voice actor (uncredited) |
| Amanda Smart | ... | paint artist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- TriStar Pictures (presents)
- Roth Films
- Screen Gems
Distributors
- TriStar Pictures (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (2014) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Bandwidth Digital Releasing (2014) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Big Picture 2 Films (2014) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (2014) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2014) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2014) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2014) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2014) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Affirm Films (marketing and promotion)
- Canada Film Capital (tax incentive consulting services)
- Madison Gate Records (score album)
- Reunion Records (soundtrack)
- Sync OnSet (continuity software)
- The Aaron Sims Company (concept art)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This is the story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. His son Colton claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth... things he couldn't possibly know. Todd and his family are then challenged to examine the meaning from this remarkable event. The church turns on him and so does eveyone who is closer or further to him including his wife. Written by Sony Pictures Publicity |
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| Taglines | Based on the incredible true story See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $22,522,221, 20 Apr 2014 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $101,332,962 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Lithuanian painting girl who appears at the beginning and ending of the movie, played by Ursula Clark, is based on the real-life Akiane Kramarik (born in July 9, 1994, in Mount Morris, Illinois), a girl who affirmed to have experienced an NDE and to have met Jesus in heaven. In addition, the painting about Jesus shown in the movie is the real painting made by Kramarik, called Prince of Peace. See more » |
| Goofs | The events in the film took place prior to 2004 when the pastors last child was born, so the grave stone for the dead Marine should not have read "Birth 1990 - Death 2009". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Making of 'Heaven Is For Real' (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing See more » |
| Quotes |
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Todd Burpo: Is heaven a hope? Or as real as the earth and sky? I once asked my grandfather that question. And he said by the time he knew the answer, it would be too late for him to tell me. The day would come when I asked that question again, staring into the eyes of my son. See more » |