Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Steve Martin
Arthur Parker
Bernadette Peters
Eileen
Jessica Harper
Joan Parker
Vernel Bagneris
The Accordion Man
John McMartin
Mr. Warner
John Karlen
The Detective
Jay Garner
The Banker
Robert Fitch
Al
Robert Fitch
Al
Tommy Rall
Ed
Christopher Walken
Tom
Eliska Krupka
The Blind Girl
Francis X. McCarthy
The Bartender
Herbert Ross
Director
Dennis Potter
Writer
Raleigh Bond
Mr. Barrett
Nora Kaye
Producer
Gloria LeRoy
A Prostitute
Nancy Parsons
The Old Whore
Toni Kaye
Tart
Gordon Willis
Cinematographer
Richard Marks
Editor
Shirley Kirkes Mar
Tart
Ross Brown
CastingDirector
Jack Fletcher
Elevator Operator
Hank McCann
CastingDirector
Hunter Watkins
Boy
Arell Blanton
Motorcycle Police
George P. Wilbur
Motorcycle Police
M.C. Gainey
Young Policeman
Mark Campbell
Newsboy
Mark Martinez
Schoolboy
Duke Stroud
Counterman
Joseph G. Medalis
Counterman
Richard Blum
Pool Player
William Frankfather
Pool Player
James Mendenhall
Warden
Jim Boeke
Hangman
Robert Lee Jarvis
Policeman
Luke Andreas
Customer
Will Hare
Father Everson
Joshua Cadman
Jumbo
Paul Valentine
Bar Patron
Bill Richards
Bar Patron
John Craig
Bar Patron
Alton Ruff
Bar Patron / Dancer
Karla J. Franko
Bank Secretary
Robin Hoff
Bank Secretary
Linda Montana
Bank Secretary
Bunney Brooke
Bank Secretary
Twink Caplan
Bank Customer
Lillian D'Honau
Bank Customer
Barbara Nordella
Bank Customer
Dean Taliaferro
Bank Customer
Wayne Storm
Bank Guard
Gene Ross
Bank Teller
Edward J. Heim
Bank Teller
Dave Adams
Bank Teller
Greg Finley
Bank Teller
Paul Michael
Bank Teller
Joe Ross
Bank Teller
Tammy O'Rourke
Dancer (uncredited)
Murray Schwartz
Unit Production Manager
Harry V. Lojewski
Music Supervisor
L. Andrew Stone
First Assistant Director
Sidney Wolinsky
First Assistant Editor
Danny Daniels
Choreographer
George Korngold
Music Editor
Richard L. Anderson
Sound Editor
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Set Designer
Stephen Purvis
Dialogue Editor
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
Sound Editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Dialogue Editor
Mark Mangini
Dialogue Editor
John Dunn
Sound Effects Editor
Hal Bell
Second Assistant Director
Emmitt-Leon O'Neill
Second Assistant Director
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Double
Jane Schwartz Jaffe
Assistant Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 11, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Content RatingR
Budget$22,000,000
Box Office$9,171,289
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Wiki.
Pennies from Heaven is a 1981 American musical romantic drama film directed by Herbert Ross, based on the 1978 BBC television drama of the same name. Dennis Potter adapted his screenplay from the BBC series for American audiences, changing its setting from London and the Forest of Dean to Depression-era Chicago and rural Illinois.
The film stars Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Walken and Jessica Harper. Choreographed by Danny Daniels, the film includes musical numbers consisting of actors lip-syncing and dancing to popular songs of the 1920s–30s, such as "Let's Misbehave", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "Let's Face the Music and Dance" and the title song.
While positively received by critics, it was a box office bomb, grossing just a fraction of its budget. Potter received a nomination for the 1981 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, but lost to On Golden Pond.