A Night in Heaven (1983)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

John G. Avildsen

Writer:

Joan Tewkesbury (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In class, he's just another face in the crowd. In "Heaven," the hottest dance club in town, he's the main attraction.

Plot:

Faye Hanlon is a community-college professor with an emotionally depressed husband and an abundance of sexual frustration...

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Public Nudity | Male Female Relationship | Sex | Shower

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Christopher Atkins	...	Rick Monroe (Ricky The Rocket)
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Faye Hanlon
Robert Logan	...	Whitney Hanlon
Deborah Rush	...	Patsy
Deney Terrio	...	Tony
Sandra Beall	...	Slick
Alix Elias	...	Shirley
Carrie Snodgress	...	Mrs. Johnson
Amy Lyndon	...	Eve
Fred Buch	...	Jack Hobbs
Karen Margaret Cole	...	Louise
Don Cox	...	Revere
Veronica Gamba	...	Tammy
Joseph Gian	...	Pete Bryant
Bill Hindman	...	Russel

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Titusville, Florida, USA

Trivia:

The song "Heaven" by 'Bryan Adams' appeared on the soundtrack of this film before the release of his album "Reckless" a year later.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Faye and Patsy are talking at the airport, Patsy is holding her magazines with her left arm. When they hug, the magazines jump to her right arm.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Retrosexual: The 80's" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Heaven

Talented cast and crew, but a shoddy enterprise...

With a direction from John G. Avildsen ("Rocky") and a screenplay by Joan Tewkesbury ("Thieves Like Us", "Nashville"), one might expect more from this turgid drama about a married community-college teacher who discovers to her embarrassment that a male stripper she sees one night in a dance-club is actually one of her students. Lesley Ann Warren does what she can with a nearly unplayable role, but even her personal style can't dress up this flick with much class. The poorly-produced and edited film has become something of a cult item--mainly due to Christopher Atkins' nude shots--but the script and surrounding melodrama are inept and unfulfilling. * from ****