Seven Minutes in Heaven (film)
| Seven Minutes in Heaven | |
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| Directed by | Linda Feferman |
| Produced by |
Sheila Goodwin Fred Roos Mark Silverman (associate prod.) |
| Written by |
Jane Bernstein Linda Feferman |
| Starring |
Jennifer Connelly Byron Thames Maddie Corman |
| Music by |
Robert Kraft Songs by Josie Aiello |
| Cinematography | Steven Fierberg |
| Edited by | Marc Laub |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | May 9, 1985 |
Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Seven Minutes in Heaven is a 1985 teen film directed by Linda Feferman and starring Jennifer Connelly in one of her first film roles.
Plot
Natalie (Jennifer Connelly) allows her classmate Jeff (Byron Thames), who ran away from home after a fight with his stepfather (Marshall Bell), to stay at her place while her father (Michael Zaslow) is away on a business trip. Natalie soon starts dating Jeff's friend James Casey (Alan Boyce), who is not as faithful as she thinks, while her best friend Polly (Maddie Corman) falls in love with baseball player Zoo Knudsen (Billy Wirth). These relations bring tension between the three friends.
Cast
- Jennifer Connelly as Natalie Becker
- Byron Thames as Jeff Moran
- Maddie Corman as Polly Franklin
- Alan Boyce as James Casey
- Michael Zaslow as Bob Becker, Natalie's father
- Polly Draper as Aileen Moran Jones, Jeff's mother
- Marshall Bell as Gerry Jones, Jeff's stepfather
- Lauren Holly as Lisa
- Billy Wirth as Zoo Knudsen
- Margo Skinner as Mrs. Franklin
- Terry Kinney as Bill the Photographer
- Denny Dillon as Aunt Gail
- Paul Martell as White House Aide
- Michael Higgins as Senator Peterson
- Matthew Lewis as Polly's Father
Filming locations
Some scenes were filmed in and around Montclair High School in Montclair, New Jersey, US and Mamaroneck High School in Mamaroneck, New York. Interior school scenes were filmed inside Nutley High School in Nutley, New Jersey.
Home video
Seven Minutes In Heaven was released on DVD in July 7, 2010.