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Manna from Heaven

Manna from Heaven

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

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Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$505675

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

14 September 2002

Country

United States of America

Cast

Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Bunny

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Helen

Louise Fletcher

Louise Fletcher

Mother Superior

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Stanley

Frank Gorshin

Frank Gorshin

Ed

Wendie Malick

Wendie Malick

Inez

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Dottie

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Two-Digit Doyle

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Detective Dubrinski

Hallee Hirsh

Hallee Hirsh

Young Theresa

Harry Groener

Harry Groener

Tony

Faye Grant

Faye Grant

Rita

Drew Pillsbury

Drew Pillsbury

Mac / Bake

Jerry Orbach

Jerry Orbach

Waltz Contest Announcer

Ursula Burton

Ursula Burton

Theresa

Maria Burton

Maria Burton

Ramona

Cameron Watson

Cameron Watson

Patrick

Vincent O'Neill

Vincent O'Neill

Monsignor Dailey

Maureen Porter

Maureen Porter

Rosalie Annunciata

Gabrielle B. Burton

Gabrielle B. Burton

Young Bunny

Jennifer Burton

Jennifer Burton

Young Helen

Buddy Bolton

Buddy Bolton

Young Ed

Tamera Gindlesperger

Tamera Gindlesperger

Young Dottie

Kate LoConti

Kate LoConti

Young Inez

Abby Royle

Abby Royle

Young Rita

Neal Moeller

Neal Moeller

Young Tony

Amy Wieczorek

Amy Wieczorek

Mrs. MacNamara

Kathleen Betsko Yale

Kathleen Betsko Yale

Poor Woman

Carolyn Ferrini

Carolyn Ferrini

First Dance Couple Woman

Roger V. Burton

Roger V. Burton

Second Dance Couple Man

Michael Dugan

Michael Dugan

First Dance Couple Man

Al Dinneen

Al Dinneen

Casino Manager

Phil LaMarr

Phil LaMarr

Assistant Casino Manager

Eric Ronis

Eric Ronis

Homeless Man

Aniruddh Patel

Aniruddh Patel

Print Shop Manager

Charity Burton

Charity Burton

Runaway Teen

Steven J. Tasker

Steven J. Tasker

Man Hustled by Helen

Paul Todaro

Paul Todaro

Freddy

Joseph G. Giambra

Joseph G. Giambra

Clifford

Susan Rossetti

Susan Rossetti

Battered Woman

Kristen Gasser

Kristen Gasser

Annie MacNamara

Anthony Masiello

Anthony Masiello

Self

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