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Almost an Angel

  • 19901990
  • PGPG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Almost an Angel (1990)
A small-time crook becomes convinced he is an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one.
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A small-time crook becomes convinced he is an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one.A small-time crook becomes convinced he is an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one.A small-time crook becomes convinced he is an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
4.6K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,941
3,556
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John Cornell
    • Writer
      • Paul Hogan
    • Stars
      • Paul Hogan
      • Linda Kozlowski
      • Elias Koteas
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Cornell
    • Writer
      • Paul Hogan
    • Stars
      • Paul Hogan
      • Linda Kozlowski
      • Elias Koteas
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    • 34User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews

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    Photos31

    Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Willie Nelson in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Elias Koteas and Paul Hogan in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Elias Koteas in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Paul Hogan in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Linda Kozlowski in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Paul Hogan and John Cornell in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Paul Hogan and Douglas Seale in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Paul Hogan in Almost an Angel (1990)
    Almost an Angel (1990)
    Almost an Angel (1990)
    Almost an Angel (1990)

    Top cast

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    Paul Hogan
    Paul Hogan
    • Terry Dean
    Linda Kozlowski
    Linda Kozlowski
    • Rose Garner
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Steve
    Doreen Lang
    Doreen Lang
    • Mrs. Garner
    Douglas Seale
    Douglas Seale
    • Father
    Ruth Warshawsky
    • Irene Bealeman
    Parley Baer
    Parley Baer
    • George Bealeman
    Michael Alldredge
    Michael Alldredge
    • Sergeant Freebody
    David Alan Grier
    David Alan Grier
    • Det. Bill
    Larry Miller
    Larry Miller
    • Teller
    Travis Venable
    • Bubba
    Robert Sutton
    Robert Sutton
    • Guido
    Ben Slack
    • Reverend Barton
    Troy Curvey Jr.
    Troy Curvey Jr.
    • Tom the Guard
    Eddie Frias
    • Young Guard Trainee
    Peter Vasquez
    Peter Vasquez
    • Thug
    • (as Peter Mark Vasquez)
    Lyle J. Omori
    • Thug's Crony
    Joseph Walton
    • Prisoner #1
    • Director
      • John Cornell
    • Writer
      • Paul Hogan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Paul Hogan, when he was interviewed about the film, he had been offered the lead role of Sam Wheat in another supernatural film, Ghost (1990), which eventually went to Patrick Swayze. Hogan said he had read the script and it was not funny. He wanted Swayze to play the role of Steve Garner in this film, but Swayze passed and the part went to Elias Koteas.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1 min) The priest is shown Terry's arrest record by a police officer. The record is for an arrest on January 12, 1986, and shows his date of birth as October 25, 1952, and his age as 37. Terry would have been 33 on that date in 1986, not 37.
    • Quotes

      Terry Dean: I'm dead aren't I? Where the hell am I? You God?

      God: You're not a religious man are you, Mr Dean?

      Terry Dean: No but, I did plan to get very religious just before I died. You know, just in case.

      God: Yes.

      Terry Dean: Left it a bit late, didn't I?

      God: Hmmm. Let me put it in language you'll understand. You're on probation, Mr Dean. Think of me as your probation officer.

      Terry Dean: Probation officer? Sure.

      God: I've been through your sheet, Mr Dean. You have a criminal record that started when you were nine years old.

      Terry Dean: Yeah, well... I don't suppose I can lie to you, Sir.

      God: You can try. You're almost a mystery. In your entire life you did nothing but take. Yet at the end you gave the noblest gift; you gave your life for another being.

      Terry Dean: Well it seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

      God: Rubbish! It was instinct. If you'd had time to think you wouldn't have done it. Nevertheless, your instinct has earned you another chance. Probation, Mr Dean.

      Terry Dean: How does that work?

      God: You will go back and dedicate yourself to helping others. Giving not taking. You will become an Angel of Mercy.

      Terry Dean: An angel? Me?

      God: Probationary. Strictly on a trial basis. You will not speak of this incident to anyone.

      Terry Dean: Your honour, does this happen all the time when people get sent back to help out?

      God: From time to time, worthy people are chosen to be Angels of Mercy. But these are difficult times, Mr Dean. In this century you're the first scumbag we've sent back.

      Terry Dean: Scumbag? That's a bit much, isn't it? Scumbag?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Green Card/Almost an Angel/Hamlet/Come See the Paradise/Alice (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Some Wings
      Music by Maurice Jarre

      Lyrics by Ray Underwood

      Performed by Vanessa Williams

      Conducted and Produced by Maurice Jarre

    User reviews34

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    Top review
    Hogan is a HERO! to folks with disabilities.
    Paul Hogan (in ... Angel) has to rate just a tad higher than Jon Voight (in Coming Home) and that says a lot about a Stars ability to credibly emote and indulge in meaning-full social intercourse.

    Folks with disabilities want to be treated just like ... folks. Period! And Hogan's scene in the pub where he was going to "fight" the paraplegic was so totally incredible!

    Why am I so enthusiastic about this film? I have lived with a disability since 1949, and used a wheelchair since 1957.

    Love to contact Hogan and have him "Chat" about his take on disability ... in the real. I'm sure he'd come across just like a HERO!
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    • trekker4
    • Mar 18, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beinahe ein Engel
    • Filming locations
      • Fillmore, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Ironbark Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,939,946
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,608,365
      • Dec 25, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,939,946
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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