Almost an Angel (1990)

29% of critics liked it
(7 reviews)
41% of users liked it
(5,856 ratings)

Australian star Paul Hogan just couldn't seem to come up with a hit comparable to his 1986 international hit Crocodile Dundee. Hogan's Almost an Angel was a nice try, but no cigar. The star plays a lifelong thief who suffers a potentially fatal accident. While "in limbo", Hogan is visited by God… More Australian star Paul Hogan just couldn't seem to come up with a hit comparable to his 1986 international hit Crocodile Dundee. Hogan's Almost an Angel was a nice try, but no cigar. The star plays a lifelong thief who suffers a potentially fatal accident. While "in limbo", Hogan is visited by God (amusingly played by Charlton Heston-well, why not Charlton Heston?). When he recovers, Hogan is convinced that he'd been returned to the land of the living in order to do God's work. He turns over a new leaf, coming to the assistance of wheelchair-bound Elias Koteas and his pretty sister Linda Kozlowski (the real-life Mrs. Hogan). At first suspicious of Hogan, Kozlowski is finally won over by his new-found sincerity. So lightweight that it threatens to float away at any moment, Almost an Angel is held together exclusively by Paul Hogan's star appeal. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to insure a box-office success. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: John Cornell
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

On DVD: Jun 3, 2008
Studio: Paramount Home Video

Critic Reviews

Clint Morris, Moviehole
An entertaining, and even touching tale from Hoges
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
Angel is a film that makes us smile even when we're not sure we should.
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Portrait of a one-trick pony in the middle of his third trick.

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Anthony L

Paul Hogan is probably the coolest man alive and when he dies, he is definitely going to heaven, no doubt about it!
Dean M

Average comedy and awful load of mush, written by Paul Hogan.

Cast

            Paul Hogan as Terry Dean

            Elias Koteas as Steve

            Linda Kozlowski as Rose Garner

            Charlton Heston as Moses

            Doreen Lang as Mrs. Garner

            Joe Dallesandro as Thief

            Robert Sutton as Guido

            Sammy Lee Allen as Bubba

            Douglas Seale as Father

            Ruth Warshawsky as Irene Bealeman

            Parley Baer as George Bealeman

            Ben Slack as Reverand Barton

            David Alan Grier
            
            Larry Miller
            
            Hank Worden as Pop

            Michael Alldredge as Sergeant Freebody

            Greg Barnett
            
            Steven Brill
            
            William De Acutis
            
            Richard Grove
            
            Stephanie Hodge
            
            Hal Landon Jr.
            
            Jason Marsden
            
            Candi Milo
            
            Leslie Morris
            
            Justin Murphy
            
            Ray Reinhardt
            
            Vickilyn Reynolds
            
            Charles David Richards
            
            Shawn Schepps
            
            Laurie Souza
            
            Tony Veneto
            
            Bob Minor
            
            Mike Runyard
            
            Peter Mark Vasquez
            
            Eddie Frias
            
            Travis Venable
            
            Troy Curvey Jr.
            
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