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Manna from Heaven (film)

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Wikipedia article




'Manna from Heaven' is a 2002 film written by Gabrielle B. Burton and co-directed by her daughters Gabrielle C. Burton and Maria Burton. The film won awards at four film festivals. It was actor Jerry Orbach's final film before his death from prostate cancer in 2004 and Shelley Duvall's final film before her retirement from acting in 2002.

Plot



'Manna From Heaven' is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately. Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY is mysteriously showered with 20-dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn't have much trouble convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan." The problem is, nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them can't stand each other. Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption, and by working together they begin to realize their full potential.

Principal cast



* Shirley Jones as Bunny

* Cloris Leachman as Helen

* Louise Fletcher as Mother Superior

* Ursula Burton as Sister Theresa

* Seymour Cassel as Stanley

* Frank Gorshin as Ed

* Austin Pendleton as "Two-Digit" Doyle

* Shelley Duvall as Detective Dubrinski

* Jerry Orbach as Waltz Contest Announcer

* Maria Burton as Ramona

* Jill Eikenberry as Dottie

* Harry Groener as Tony

* Vincent O'Neill as Monsignor Dailey

* Drew Pillsbury as Mac / Bake

* Wendie Malick as Inez

* Cameron Watson as Patrick

Critical reception



Dave Kehr of 'The New York Times' liked the film overall:

References




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