| The Heavenly Kid | |
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 DVD Cover of The Heavenly Kid |
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| Directed by | Cary Medoway |
| Produced by | Mort Engelberg |
| Written by | Cary Medoway Martin Copeland |
| Starring | Lewis Smith Jason Gedrick Richard Mulligan |
| Music by | Kennard Ramsey Roxanne Seeman |
| Cinematography | Steven B. Poster |
| Editing by | Christopher Greenbury |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | July 26, 1985 |
| Running time | 90 minu. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
The Heavenly Kid is a 1985 comedy film directed by Cary Medoway and starring Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Jane Kaczmarek, and Richard Mulligan.
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The story starts out showing a young greaser-type rebel, Bobby (Lewis Smith) racing a rival toward the edge of a cliff in a game of chicken. Bobby apparently wins as his rival "chickens" out by diving out of the car before Bobby does. Bobby is unable to get out of the car in time due to his bracelet getting caught on a gearshift, and he dies in a fiery accident as his car falls over the cliff. Following a strange trip, Bobby learns from his new spirit guide Rafferty (Richard Mulligan) that he needs to earn his ticket "Uptown" by acting as a Guardian angel for nerdy Lenny Barnes.
Bobby tries to help Lenny by giving him a makeover and attempting to help him win the affection of the hottest girl in school, Sharon. However, Bobby eventually realizes that the new lifestyle Lenny is leading is not noble, as it causes him to rebel against everyone including his parents. In doing so, Bobby eventually realizes that Lenny's mother (Jane Kaczmarek) is his former girlfriend and is married to the man he died racing against. Bobby breaks one of the Uptown rules and reveals himself to Lenny's mother. Bobby then learns that he is actually Lenny's father. In a scene reminiscent of the opening sequence, Lenny has a car race against Sharon's former boyfriend. Having ben told by Rafferty that Lenny will die just as Bobby did earlier, Bobby offers to trade his own chance to move Uptown (essentially, his own immortal soul) to save Lenny's life. Much like Bobby's car race, the race ends with Lenny and Bobby flying over the edge of a cliff, and the car exploding in a fiery wreck. However, Bobby helps prevent Lenny from dying and they climb up the cliff together. Bobby helps Lenny realize the error of his ways as he reunites with his former girlfriend who was by his side even during his "nerdy years".
When Bobby offers himself to Rafferty to fulfil his end of the bargain by accepting a ride "Downtown" (essentially, to Hell), Rafferty explains that this will not be happening. Bobby incredulously asks why, as he had made a deal to trade his own soul for Lenny's second chance at life. Rafferty explains to Bobby that he had learned to love and value someone more than himself—and that, said he, is how one earned a ticket Uptown. Lenny and his girlfriend then watch Bobby and Rafferty fly into the sky on a motorbike, and Bobby eventually does go on the escalator to Uptown.
The soundtrack consists of 10 songs featured in the movie. It was taken out-of-print almost as quickly as it became available due to manufacturing defects on the LP: during the tracks Animal Attraction and Crusin' Tonight there are several mis-aligned grooves that transferred to all copies of the LP which caused major skips and poor quality sound. The Promotional copy of this record does not have these defects however.
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