City of Angels (1998)
An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.
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Seth -
Dr. Maggie Rice -
Cassiel -
Nathaniel Messinger -
Jordan Ferris -
Anne -
Teresa Messinger -
Susan -
Susan's Mother -
Doctor -
Man in Car -
Woman in Car -
Foreign Visitor in Car
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Air Traffic Controller -
Jimmy, Anesthesiologist
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Director:
Brad SilberlingWriters:
Wim Wenders (screenplay "Der Himmel über Berlin"), Peter Handke (screenplay "Der Himmel über Berlin"), Richard Reitinger (screenplay "Der Himmel über Berlin"), Dana Stevens (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
The rooftop scene with Dennis Franz and Nicolas Cage sitting on scaffolding high above the city was shot for real. Both actors were afraid of heights.
Quotes
Seth:
The little girl asked me if she could be an angel.
Cassiel:
They all want wings.
Seth:
I never know what to say.
Cassiel:
Tell them the truth. Angels aren't human. We were never human.
Seth:
What if I just make her a little pair of wings out of paper?
Goofs
Maggie enters the public restroom of the hospital to vomit. The angle from behind the toilet shows marble bathroom stall walls and balloon curtains on the windows. This scene was obviously filmed in the public restroom of either an upscale hotel or restaurant, not a hospital.
Alternate Versions
The DVD contains some additional/extended scenes:
- Seth studies Maggie in her home while she is preparing a bath.
- Maggie's dog Earl leaves her bed at night and she turns the light on. He sits beside Seth who is watching her. As she can't see Seth she just goes back to sleep.
- The first surgery scene is extended.
- Maggie prepares dinner while Seth watches her.
- Seth and Maggie visit Nathaniel Messinger at his bed.
- After Nathaniel told Maggie that Seth can fall, she goes and searches for angels in the hospital.
- A montage of small tidbits that had to be cut like Seth talking to a Vietnamese woman or him trying to feel the blowing wind at the beach.
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Mama You Got a DaughterWritten and Performed by John Lee Hooker
Courtesy of Vee-Jay, Ltd. Partnership
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Plot Summary
Genres
Drama | Fantasy | RomanceDetails
Release Date:
10 April 1998Language
English
Country of Origin
USA, GermanyFilming Locations
Johnie's Coffee Shop - 6101 Wilshire Boulevard, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$15,369,048 12 April 1998
Gross USA:
$78,685,114
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$198,685,114
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