A Night in Heaven (1983)

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Veering off in several thematic directions at once, A Night in Heaven starts with a torrid student-teacher romance which becomes somewhat derailed by adding on a failing marriage, political allusions related to NASA, a frustrated sister of the teacher, and several additional characters, many of whom… More Veering off in several thematic directions at once, A Night in Heaven starts with a torrid student-teacher romance which becomes somewhat derailed by adding on a failing marriage, political allusions related to NASA, a frustrated sister of the teacher, and several additional characters, many of whom are stuffing bills into male dancer's jock straps. Faye (Lesley Ann Warren) has just flunked a student in her speech class when she goes out that night to the "Heaven" nightclub and lo-and-definitely behold, there is Rick (Christopher Atkins), the failed student in his incarnation as a successful male stripper. This was a view of the student that Faye had never expected, and before anyone can flip a $20, the two are making mad, passionate love. While this may satisfy a few fantasies, events lead to an ultimate confrontation between the teacher's husband (who worked for NASA) and Rick that is even less believable than the student-teacher sexual liaison. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By: John G. Avildsen
Genres: Drama, Romance

In Theaters: Nov 18, 1983 Wide
On DVD: Aug 9, 2005
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

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Steven C

I am almost embarrassed that "A Night in Heaven" is from John G. Avildsen (the director of "Rocky" and "The Karate Kid") and Joan Tewkesbury (writer of "Nashville") because it's one of the most nonsensical movies I have ever seen, and yes,… More
I am almost embarrassed that "A Night in Heaven" is from John G. Avildsen (the director of "Rocky" and "The Karate Kid") and Joan Tewkesbury (writer of "Nashville") because it's one of the most nonsensical movies I have ever seen, and yes, I'm judging this by 1980s standards. Long story short it's about sexual repression, male strippers and fired NASA employees. Why did I watch this? One simple reason. Christopher Atkins, who is extremely sexy in this and it's worth watching just for him. Not that he's a good actor by any stretch of the imagination, but he's just so damn hot no one cares. This is a truly bizarre movie and the last 10 minutes are some of the strangest.
AJ V

I liked it, maybe it's more of a chick flick, but hey, I'm a chick! The story was good, and the guys are hot, I really enjoyed it. It's not the best romance movie, but it's entertaining, and has some good 80s songs.

Cast

            Christopher Atkins as Rick

            Lesley Ann Warren as Faye

            Robert Logan as Whitney

            Carrie Snodgress as Mrs. Johnson

            Sandra Beall as Slick

            Alix Elias as Shirley

            Amy Levine as Eve

            Fred Buch as Jack Hobbs

            Dan Fitzgerald as Guard

            Joey Gian as Pete

            Robert Goodman as Disick

            Bill Hindman as Russel

            Will Knickerbocker as Larry

            Linda Lee as Ivy

            Deborah Rush as Patsy

            Denny Terrio as Tony

            Sherry Moreland
            
            John Archie as Raymer

            Harold Bergman as Sladkus

            Scott Stone as Lee

            Dee Miller
            
            Bonnie Timmermann
            
            Andy Garcia as T.J.

            Gary Don Cox as Revere

            Cindy Perlman as Linda

            Brian Smith as Osgood
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A Night in Heaven (1983)

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