Manna from Heaven (2002)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Directors:

Gabrielle Burton
Maria Burton

Writer:

Gabrielle B. Burton (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

What happens when a "gift from God" turns out to be a loan?

Plot:

What happens when you get a "gift from god" (a financial windfall), but, many years later, find out it was just a loan -- due immediately....

Plot Keywords:

Money | Gift | God | Heaven | Manna

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Shirley Jones	...	Bunny
Cloris Leachman	...	Helen
Louise Fletcher	...	Mother Superior
Seymour Cassel	...	Stanley
Frank Gorshin	...	Ed
Wendie Malick	...	Inez
Jill Eikenberry	...	Dottie
Ursula Burton	...	Theresa
Harry Groener	...	Tony
Faye Grant	...	Rita
Austin Pendleton	...	Two-Digit Doyle
Shelley Duvall	...	Detective Dubrinski
Drew Pillsbury	...	Mac / Bake
Maria Burton	...	Ramona
Cameron Watson	...	Patrick

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and some sexual references.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Company:

Five Sisters Productions

Trivia:

The company who made the movie is helmed by the real-life five Burton sisters.

Quotes:

Ed: Did it ever dawn on any of you that there was something queer about that dough?
Inez: Dawned on me.
Dottie: What do you mean?
Ed: The cops didn't cordon off the neighborhood. They didn't pound on our doors and give us 24 hours to turn it in or charge us with theft. That was a lot of dough, and nobody ever came after it.
Helen: Well, if they show up now, they're thirty years late and thirty three hundred dollars short.
Inez: Double that. Every cent I got is tied up in "Ace Dealers School", the best dealers' school in Winnemucca.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Camelot (1967)

Soundtrack:

Whispering

Great movie. Look for it!

I saw this is Olathe, KS, and this is the first big city the film's opening in -- what a coup for the midwest! This is a great movie. And the neatest part is that the filmmakers (five real sisters and their parents!) are traveling with the movie, so you can meet them. They are genuinely nice people, and their enthusiasm for filmmaking is wonderful. Their movie is funny and well-made, and it's got a great feeling to it. It's nice to see a movie this refreshing. Check their website to see where it's going next. You don't want to miss it. We all need a laugh now, and this one keeps you laughing and laughing -- a great comedy. It's hard NOT to like this movie, as you can see from other comments here and votes. By the way, the rating system on this site doesn't make any sense, because if you look, almost everyone has voted a 10, but the website is giving it a 5.5? That's just wrong. This movie is a gem, and the audience knows it. Don't miss it.