28 Sep 2005
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.
Heaven Help Us
If God had wanted them to be angels, He would have given them wings!
Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.
Top Billed Cast
Donald Sutherland Brother Thadeus
John Heard Brother Timothy
Andrew McCarthy Michael Dunn
Mary Stuart Masterson Danni
Kevin Dillon Rooney
Malcolm Danare Caesar
Jennifer Dundas Boo
Kate Reid Grandma
Wallace Shawn Father Abruzzi
Jay Patterson Brother Constance
George Anders Brother Augustus
Dana Barron Janine
John Eric Bentley First Man
Imogene Bliss Cook
Philip Bosco Brother Paul
Donald Breitman Brother Gregory
Nolan Carley Bartender
Calvert DeForest Bridge Operator
Patrick Dempsey Corbet
Christopher Durang Priest
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