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ACTOR
Bryan BurkeDiane LaddRalph MacchioRachel Ticotin
DIRECTOR
Richard Friedman
SYNOPSICS
Can't Be Heaven (1999) is a English movie. Richard Friedman has directed this movie. Bryan Burke,Diane Ladd,Ralph Macchio,Rachel Ticotin are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1999. Can't Be Heaven (1999) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama,Family,Romance movie in India and around the world.
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Can't Be Heaven (1999) Reviews
Can't Be Heaven is a great heartwarming story about love that all ages will enjoy.
Danny is falling in love with his best friend Julie, but isn't sure what to do about it. Danny recruits a mentor to help him win Julie's affections, Hubbie Darling, a jazz sax player from the 30's who he happened to meet in the cemetery while visiting his father's grave. Hubbie has his problems though, as he has been dead for 60 years and is refusing to go to heaven until he can be joined by his one true love who is still alive. Hubbie offer's Danny advise and gives him suggestions on how to win Julie over, but what worked in the way of romance in the 30's may not have the same effect in the 90's. Danny finds himself nervous around Julie when she starts hanging out with Archie, the handsome new boy in the class. With Hubbie's advise, he is not only losing Julie's love, but he's getting beat up by the new boy who is also after Julie's affections. But Danny persists, he trusts Hubbie's instincts. Hubbie teaches Danny to play a love song he wrote for his sweetheart, but never had the chance to play it for her. Danny learns the song and plays it beautifully. At a school dance Danny finds a way to show Julie how he feels towards her, he plays the sax which touches Julie who then starts to realize that she feels more for Danny the she thought. But Danny's mettle is tested when he has to defend Julie from a physical attack by Archie. Danny barely wins the fight, but he for the first time asserts himself for Julie. Later, Danny plays the song for Hubbie in the cemetery, Danny's grandmother hears the music and follows it. There in the cemetery, she see's Hubbie. We learn that it is Danny's grandmother Hubbie has been waiting for. Hubbie shows Danny that when two people belong together, nothing can keep them apart, not even death.
A Sweet Surprise
I started watching "Can't be Heaven" just to see what Ralph Macchio looks like these days, and was gradually hooked into this latter-day "Wonder Years" story line. This film is a refreshing escape from the typical hard-pounding hip hop garbage that dominates teen-theme films today. Ralph Macchio offers a fine, understated performance while Diane Ladd brings realism and feeling to a role often wrought by overacted stereotype. By the end of the film, it feels all right to believe that Danny (Bryan Burke) can burn on the sax like jazz legend Red Holloway, who provides the smooth Chicago sound. Jazz fans will notice that Macchio's character, Hubbie, is also a jazz man from the "Windy City". "Can't be Heaven" is truly a sweet surprise, stocked with a surprisingly familiar cast. Pick up some goodies from your local Italian bakery and settle in for some smiles and tears, all worth the effort.
A cute movie
I only saw this movie a few days ago on cable and I think its OK.Its a cute little film that kids would enjoy.Its all about a boy called Danny,who is falling in love with his best friend,Julie but is having trouble telling her how he feels.It gets worse when a new boy(Archie)joins their class at school and Julie falls for him.One day,Danny is visiting his father's grave,showing him a tune he is learning to play on his sax,when he meets Hubbie,a dead sax player from the 1930's.Hubbie is a ghost waiting for his girlfriend so they can go to Heaven. Hubbie teaches Danny to play the sax well and he also teaches him a few things about love.I do agree with the person who said it might have been better if the kids were older and I also find Julie a bit annoying.All in all though this is an OK movie and I'll give it two out of five stars.
A Great Movie.
Yeah, this movie didn't make it big on the big screen. A Very unforutante thing because it was so good. It's such a warm movie. Deffinitly worth seeing if your a sweet happy person. If you like cute, good ending movies, this is the movie for you. Not only is the best actor in it. (Ralph Macchio) but the story of the movie is almost realistic. The ending is deffintly the way a movie should end, guy gets the girl, and a true love re-united after a long wait. Deffinitly worth seeing.
A really cute film that deserves a lot of credit...
My kids loved "Can't be Heaven." This is a very underrated, very touching, and very cute film that really is what family filmmaking is about. This one will definitely make you cry it's so heartwarming. Ralph Macchio rocks!