# The Heavenly Kid (1985)

> A deceased young man must earn his place in heaven by guiding the teenage son he never knew he had.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13964

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
- Director: Cary Medoway
- Cast: Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Jane Kaczmarek, Beau Dremann, Richard Mulligan, Mark Metcalf, Stephen Gregory, Anne Sawyer
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089265/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sweet, breezy, sentimental, lazy sunday, nostalgic 1980s movie night

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