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- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
Summary A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.
Directed By: Michael Dinner
Written By: Charles Purpura
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
Heaven Help Us
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Summary A new transfer student to St. Basil's Boys' Prep School tries to fit in while romantically pursuing a troubled young girl.
Directed By: Michael Dinner
Written By: Charles Purpura
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
64
75% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
17% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This ensemble comedy, with its fine cast and clever writing, has more mass appeal than the conventional coming-of-age caper. The plot, though scattered, is tried and runs true. [8 Feb 1985, p.23]
This wonderfully touching and funny reminiscence of life in a Catholic boys high school in Brooklyn circa 1965 went mostly unnoticed by critics and moviegoers alike. HEAVEN HELP US is a refreshingly honest portrayal of teenagers. No character is stereotyped, and events turn out differently than expected.
It's an unambitious, derivative but engaging little comedy...It's hardly original. It's hardly deep. But, in contrast with much of its genre ("Porky's" and its progeny), it's a model of sophistication, decorum and even taste. It has crass moments and cheap shots, but it's still good: cleverly thought out and gracefully filmed by first-time film director Michael Dinner, who directed the PBS "Miss Lonelyhearts."
Very funny in spots and wonderfully evocative of Brooklyn, circa 1965, pic suffers somewhat by dividing its attention between outrageous pranks and realistic sketches of the Catholic school experience.
As directed by Michael Dinner from Charles Purpura's script, the movie combines the anti-Catholic
satire of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You with the rowdy
sexuality of Porky's and the stereotyping of every mediocre teen film ever
made. [8 Feb 1985]
A hellishly bad film. [8 Feb 1985, p.9]
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