The Heavenly Kid

Name: The Heavenly Kid
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: July 26, 1985
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 30
Cast: Anne Sawyer, Beau Dremann, Chad Wiggins-Grady, Jane Kaczmarek, Jason Gedrick

1985

METASCORE

Generally unfavorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Movie Details & Credits

Orion Pictures | Release Date: July 26, 1985 | PG-13

Starring: Anne Sawyer, Beau Dremann, Chad Wiggins-Grady, Jane Kaczmarek, Jason Gedrick, Lewis Smith, Mark Metcalf, Nancy Valen, Richard Mulligan, Stephen Gregory

Summary: A hip guardian angel named Bobby Fantana, who died in a car race in the 60s, reluctantly agrees to watch over lonely 80s high schooler Lenny Barnes who needs guidance on how to become cool.

Director: Cary Medoway

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Stream On

Buy on

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Bill Cosford

Richard Mulligan attempts to provide comic relief for the comedy, in the role of a grizzled archangel, but it's a thankless task. The most interesting element of the film is its premise. [26 July 1985, p.D8]

Gene Siskel

Teenage summer film trash such as The Heavenly Kid makes one root for the leaves to start turning brown. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Cary Medoway uses backlighting and spatially distorting lenses to give the film the hyped-up look of a rock video, but his handling of actors is so inept that he must rely on the rock score to make the most basic emotional points. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Guardian angel movies almost always have a little charm, but The Heavenly Kid has none. Read full review

Paul Attanasio

Everything about The Heavenly Kid is ripped off, from a sprig of music that apes the Beverly Hills Cop theme to Gedrick, who was obviously cast because he looks like Tom Cruise, but cheaper. [26 July 1985, p.D2]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

A reprehensible film that unashamedly steals ideas (if not entire scenes) from other works. Read full review

SEE ALL 6 REVIEWS

Write a Review

Negative:

User Reviews

jeonnie

Feb 27, 2020

This is an 80s movie which would typically be classified today as cheesy but that's the way they made movies back then but to rate this as a bad movie must be by people who enjoy sex, violence, CG and horrible stories like modern movies. Heavenly Kid is a feel good movie with a great storyThis is an 80s movie which would typically be classified today as cheesy but that's the way they made movies back then but to rate this as a bad movie must be by people who enjoy sex, violence, CG and horrible stories like modern movies. Heavenly Kid is a feel good movie with a great story and alot of humor. Honestly the soundtrack is one of it's best features. I'm sorry but if you don't like this movie your an unemotional bag of stiffness..… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

SEE ALL 1 REVIEWS