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Heaven Help Us

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Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1985-02-08

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Michael Dinner

Writer: Charles Purpura

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Original title: Heaven Help Us

Production Companies: Silver Screen Partners, HBO Films

Production Countries: United States of America

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