Heart and Souls (1993)

Director:

Ron Underwood

Writers (WGA):

Gregory Hansen (short film)
Gregory Hansen (screen story) ...

Release Date:

13 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

The story of four souls who needed a body and one guy who needed some soul.

Plot:

A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife.

Plot Keywords:

Bus | Guardian Angel | Life After Death | Reincarnation | Red Dress

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Robert Downey Jr.	...	Thomas Reilly
Charles Grodin	...	Harrison Winslow
Alfre Woodard	...	Penny Washington
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Julia
Tom Sizemore	...	Milo Peck
David Paymer	...	Hal the Bus Driver
Elisabeth Shue	...	Anne
Bill Calvert	...	Frank Reilly
Lisa Lucas	...	Eva Reilly
Shannon Orrock	...	Woman at Audition
Michael Zebulon	...	Singer at Audition
Chasiti Hampton	...	Shirley Washington - Age 7
Wanya Green	...	Diane Washington - Age 8
Janet MacLachlan	...	Agnes Miller
Javar David Levingston	...	Billy Washington - Age 4

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (#32586) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The sign on the bus just before four of the main characters die is "4 Terminal."

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the school-age Thomas goes to the boys room, and comes out of the bathroom stall and goes to wash his hand, he doesn't push on the faucet button to start the water flow, and yet he is "washing" his hands

Quotes:

Harrison Winslow: Who came up with this ridiculous concept anyway? Resolve your entire life in one bold stroke? What if I fail? And I will. I'll fail. I'm telling you. I always fail. Then my whole life will be a complete failure.
Thomas Reilly: No offense, Harrison. But you died a failure because you never tried.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Tremors' (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

Ah Ci Ben Mio

One of my all-time favorites!

Just call me a sentimental sap, but This one is one of my favorite movies. Robert Downey Jr., Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick, Charles Grodin, Elisabeth Shue, Tome Sizemore, Dave Paymer where all excellent! What a Great combination! I saw this movie before my youngest son was born and it made such a lasting impression on me that it caused me to make bedtime rituals with him (Prayer, and what he calls his Lu-Lu's (a song We made up)). I've seen this movie maybe a half dozen times and stop and wait any time I see that it's on TV. THis movie made me a Robert Downey Jr. fan, and it made me a little more sympathetic to his personal issues. I'm happy to see that he may have finally turned the corner on his recovery.