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Manna from Heaven
Manna from Heaven
	Movie Poster
Directed by	Gabrielle Burton; Maria Burton
Written by	Gabrielle B. Burton
Produced by	Gabrielle Burton; Charity Burton; Ursula Burton
Starring	Maria Burton; Ursula Burton; Seymour Cassel; Shelley Duvall; Jill Eikenberry; Louise Fletcher; Frank Gorshin; Harry Groener; Shirley Jones; Cloris Leachman; Wendie Malick; Austin Pendleton; Cameron Watson
Cinematography	Ed Slattery
Edited by	Andy Peterson; Robert Tate; Mattie Valentine
Music by	Timothy Jones; James T. Sale
Production; company	Five Sisters Productions
Release date	September 14, 2002;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$505,675 (USA)

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Manna from Heaven is a 2002 American religious comedy film written by Gabrielle B. Burton and co-directed by her daughters Gabrielle C. Burton and Maria Burton. The film won awards at four film festivals.^[1] It was actor Jerry Orbach's final film before his death from prostate cancer in 2004 and Shelley Duvall's last film prior to her return to acting in 2022.

Plot

Manna From Heaven is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later, you find out that it was a just a loan and it is due immediately.

Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY, is mysteriously showered with 20-dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn't have much trouble with convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan".

The problem is … nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them cannot stand each other.

Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption, and by working together they begin to realize their full potential.

Principal cast

Shirley Jones as Bunny
Cloris Leachman as Helen
Louise Fletcher as Mother Superior
Ursula Burton as Sister Theresa
Seymour Cassel as Stanley
Frank Gorshin as Ed
Austin Pendleton as "Two-Digit" Doyle
Shelley Duvall as Detective Dubrinski
Jerry Orbach as Waltz Contest Announcer
Maria Burton as Ramona
Jill Eikenberry as Dottie
Harry Groener as Tony
Vincent O'Neill as Monsignor Dailey
Drew Pillsbury as Mac / Bake
Wendie Malick as Inez
Cameron Watson as Patrick

Critical reception

Dave Kehr of The New York Times liked the film overall:

A product neither of Hollywood nor the New York-Sundance indie axis, Manna From Heaven is a true outsider film, and while it would be easy to fault its lack of technical polish, somewhat discursive script and uneven performances, it is also refreshingly sincere, gentle and good-natured.^[2]

References

^ "Manna from Heaven - IMDb". IMDb.
^ Kehr, Dave (4 April 2003). "FILM IN REVIEW; 'Manna from Heaven'". The New York Times.

External links

Manna from Heaven at IMDb
Manna from Heaven at AllMovie

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[1] "Manna from Heaven - IMDb". IMDb.

[2] Kehr, Dave (4 April 2003). "FILM IN REVIEW; 'Manna from Heaven'". The New York Times.

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-'''''Manna from Heaven''''' is a 2002 film written by [[Gabrielle Burton|Gabrielle B. Burton]] and co-directed by her daughters Gabrielle C. Burton and [[Maria Burton]]. The film won awards at four film festivals.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248169/awards</ref>  It was actor [[Jerry Orbach]]'s final film before his death from prostate cancer in 2004 and [[Shelley Duvall]]'s final film before her retirement from acting in 2002.
+'''''Manna from Heaven''''' is a 2002 American [[Religious films|religious]] [[comedy film]] written by [[Gabrielle Burton|Gabrielle B. Burton]] and co-directed by her daughters Gabrielle C. Burton and [[Maria Burton]]. The film won awards at four film festivals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248169/awards|title = Manna from Heaven - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> It was actor [[Jerry Orbach]]'s final film before his death from prostate cancer in 2004 and [[Shelley Duvall]]'s last film prior to her return to acting in 2022.
-==Plot==
+== Plot ==
-''Manna From Heaven'' is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan and it's due immediately. Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY is mysteriously showered with 20 dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn't have much trouble convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan." The problem is, nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them can't stand each other. Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption, and by working together they begin to realize their full potential.
+''Manna From Heaven'' is a comedic fable about what happens when you get a gift from God (a financial windfall), but many years later, you find out that it was a just a loan and it is due immediately.
+Once upon a time, many years ago, a neighborhood in Buffalo, NY, is mysteriously showered with 20-dollar bills. Theresa, a young girl who everyone thinks is a saint, doesn't have much trouble with convincing her loose-knit "family" that the money is a gift from Heaven. Years later, Theresa, who has become a nun, has an epiphany that it is time to pay the money back, so she calls the eccentric group together to repay the "loan".
-==Principal cast==
-{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" width="50%"
-|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
-! Actor !! Role
-|-
-| [[Shirley Jones]]|| Bunny
-|-
-| [[Cloris Leachman]] || Helen
-|-
-| [[Louise Fletcher]]|| Mother Superior
-|-
-|[[Ursula Burton]]
-|Sister Theresa
-|-
-| [[Seymour Cassel]] || Stanley
-|-
-| [[Frank Gorshin]] || Ed
-|-
-| [[Austin Pendleton]] || Two-Digit Doyle
-|-
-| [[Shelley Duvall]] || Detective Dubrinski
-|-
-| [[Jerry Orbach]] ||Waltz Contest Announcer
-|-
-|[[Maria Burton]]
-|Ramona
-|}
+The problem is … nobody wants to give back the money, nobody has the money, they don't know to whom it belongs, and most of them cannot stand each other.
-==Critical reception==
+Along the way, the characters learn about family, romance, reconciliation and redemption, and by working together they begin to realize their full potential.
+== Principal cast ==
+{{castlist|
+* [[Shirley Jones]] as Bunny
+* [[Cloris Leachman]] as Helen
+* [[Louise Fletcher]] as Mother Superior
+* [[Ursula Burton]] as Sister Theresa
+* [[Seymour Cassel]] as Stanley
+* [[Frank Gorshin]] as Ed
+* [[Austin Pendleton]] as "Two-Digit" Doyle
+* [[Shelley Duvall]] as Detective Dubrinski
+* [[Jerry Orbach]] as Waltz Contest Announcer
+* [[Maria Burton]] as Ramona
+* [[Jill Eikenberry]] as Dottie
+* [[Harry Groener]] as Tony
+* Vincent O'Neill as Monsignor Dailey
+* Drew Pillsbury as Mac / Bake
+* [[Wendie Malick]] as Inez
+* [[Cameron Watson (actor)|Cameron Watson]] as Patrick
+}}
+== Critical reception ==
 [[Dave Kehr]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' liked the film overall:
-{{cquote |A product neither of Hollywood nor the New York-Sundance indie axis, ''Manna From Heaven'' is a true outsider film, and while it would be easy to fault its lack of technical polish, somewhat discursive script and uneven performances, it is also refreshingly sincere, gentle and good-natured.<ref>https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04E3DA1738F937A35757C0A9659C8B63</ref>}}
+{{cquote |A product neither of Hollywood nor the New York-Sundance indie axis, ''Manna From Heaven'' is a true outsider film, and while it would be easy to fault its lack of technical polish, somewhat discursive script and uneven performances, it is also refreshingly sincere, gentle and good-natured.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04E3DA1738F937A35757C0A9659C8B63|title=FILM IN REVIEW; 'Manna from Heaven'|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 April 2003|last1=Kehr|first1=Dave}}</ref>}}
-==References==
+== References ==
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 == External links ==
 * {{IMDb title|0248169|Manna from Heaven}}
-* {{amg movie|283639|Manna from Heaven}}
+* {{allMovie title|283639|Manna from Heaven}}
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-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:2002 comedy films]]
-[[Category:2000s comedy films]]
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+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
+[[Category:2000s American films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Tim Jones]]
+[[Category:Films set in Buffalo, New York]]
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+{{2000s-US-film-stub}}