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Michael

- He's an angel... Not a saint.

Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.

Release Date : 1996-12-25

Language :PortugueseEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Alphaville FilmsTurner PicturesWarner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : John Travolta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dorothy Winters

Original Name : Andie MacDowell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frank Quinlan

Original Name : William Hurt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vartan Malt

Original Name : Bob Hoskins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Huey Driscoll

Original Name : Robert Pastorelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pansy Milbank

Original Name : Jean Stapleton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge Esther Newberg

Original Name : Teri Garr

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bruce Craddock

Original Name : Wallace Langham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anita

Original Name : Joey Lauren Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bride

Original Name : Carla Gugino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Groom

Original Name : Tom Hodges

Gender : Male

Character Name : Evie

Original Name : Catherine Lloyd Burns

Gender : Female

Character Name : Italian Waiter

Original Name : Richard Schiff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Calvin Trillin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Court Bailiff

Original Name : Donald J. Lee Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tammy

Original Name : JoAnn Fregalette Jansen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mal

Original Name : David Harrod

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suzanne

Original Name : Jane Lanier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : John Hussey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #1

Original Name : Margaret Travolta

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reporter #2

Original Name : David M. Bernstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #3

Original Name : Betsy Sokolow-Sherman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #4

Original Name : Tracey A. Doyle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Blue Deckert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #1

Original Name : Deborah Nunez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman #2

Original Name : Dell Aldrich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman #3

Original Name : Kay Colvin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Geezer #1

Original Name : James N. Harrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Geezer #2

Original Name : Peyton E. Park

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jennifer

Original Name : Dianne Dreyer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Slacker #1

Original Name : Tim Harrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Slacker #2

Original Name : Daniel Mimura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Counterman

Original Name : Mark Nutter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Thomas F. Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Musician in Bar (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Bruton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motorist (uncredited)

Original Name : Dominic Paolo Testa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bull (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Woodruff Jr.

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Testifies to the JOY of living itself*** Michael, excellently portrayed by John Travolta, is an unorthodox Archangel enjoying his last mission (vacation?) to Earth. A supermarket tabloid from Chicago sends a team to Iowa to get a story and pictures; after discovering that he's a real angel they naturally want to bring him back to the big city. What works best is that the story is essentially a fun-spirited road movie. William Hurt, Andie MacDowell and Robert Pastorelli have an exceptional time meeting Michael and trying to escort him back to Chicago. Michael acts like a tourist having the time of his life, humorously wanting to see those silly little 'attractions' dispersed across the countryside (e.g. "the world's biggest non-stick frying pan," etc.) -- you know, the ones most of us adults roll our eyes at. Lots of fun things and miracles take place along the way. What struck me the most about Michael (the angel) is that he has a genuine spirit of JOY. The simple joy-of-living-itself is all over him; and this has a phenomenal impact on the people around him. It's something most of us could learn from Michael. The film has loads of laughs and, surprisingly, even some profundities. The film runs 105 minutes and was shot in Texas, Iowa and Chicago. GRADE: A

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

Andie MacDowell was once the most adorable person in Hollywood wasn't she? And I mean that as it utterly charming. And the same goes for her performance here, she turns up the charm and does her best to sell the role. But, unfortunately, Travolta (fresh from his Pulp Fiction rebirth) is playing his Vincent Vega role in the comedy and is entirely out of place throughout it. Really, if you are a Travolta fan you should just watch Pulp Fiction, it's basically him doing the same thing in a film where it works and feels appropriate. Here, well, here you just have Andie MacDowell attempting to charm the film into a success, while Travolta still thinks he's working with QT.