Heaven Tonight (1990)
- Starring:
- John Waters, Rebecca Gilling, (more)
- Director(s):
- Pino Amenta
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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What happens when baby-boom rock 'n rollers, having had their fleeting moment of fame and notoriety, grow up, get other jobs, and have children of their own? For one thing, if this movie is to be believed, they envy their children's musical abilities and, when the youngsters get involved in their own version of rebel-music, they re-create the famed "generation gap" all over again. Johnny (played by Australian actor John Waters) was a member of a 1960s band called the Chosen Ones and enjoyed the famed trinity of that era: sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. Now the middle-aged man is bored with his "straight" job and wants to see if he can't start a revival of his band's popularity, but his wife wants his career change to be more practical and suggests that they invest in a restaurant. At the same time, Johnny's much more talented son Paul is making waves in his own band. One highlight of this film is the surprisingly skillful music-making of the performers, none of them music pros. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- John Waters - Johnny Dysart
- Kim Gyngell - Baz Schultz
- Guy Pearce - Paul Dysart
- Reg Evans - Norm Jenkins
- Gary Adams - Roadie
- Matthew Quartermaine - Steve
- Tibor Gyapjas - Trevor
- Rebecca Gilling - Annie Dysart
- Sean Scully - Tim Robbins
- Bruce Venables - Detective #1
- Robert Morgan - Carl Bracken
- Nick Lathouris - Hot dog man
- Edward Hepple - Caretaker
- Director(s):
- Pino Amenta
- Writer(s):
- Frank Howson
- Producer(s):
- Frank Howson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children)
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