The Heavenly Kid

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The Heavenly Kid

DVD Cover of The Heavenly Kid
Directed by Cary Medoway
Produced by Mort Engelberg
Written by Cary Medoway
Martin Copeland
Starring Lewis Smith
Jason Gedrick
Richard Mulligan
Music by Kennard Ramsey
Roxanne Seeman
Cinematography Steven B. Poster
Editing by Christopher Greenbury
Distributed by Orion Pictures Corporation
Release date(s) July 26, 1985
Running time 90 minu.
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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The Heavenly Kid is a 1985 romantic comedy film. The film was directed by Cary Medoway. The cast included Lewis Smith, Jason Gedrick, Jane Kaczmarek, Richard Mulligan and others.

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[edit] Plot

The story starts out showing a young greaser-type rebel, Bobby (Lewis Smith) racing a rival toward the edge of a cliff in a game of chicken. Bobby apparently wins as his rival "chickens" out by diving out of the car before Bobby does. Bobby is unable to get out of the car in time and dies in a fiery accident as his car falls over the cliff. Following a strange trip, Bobby learns from his new spirit guide Rafferty (Richard Mulligan) that he needs to earn his ticket "Uptown" by acting as a Guardian angel for nerdy Lenny Barnes. Bobby tries to help Lenny by giving him a makeover and attempting to help him win the affection of the hottest girl in school, Sharon. However, Bobby eventually realizes that the new lifestyle Lenny is leading is not noble, as it causes him to rebel against everyone including his parents. In doing so, Bobby eventually realizes that Lenny's mother (Jane Kaczmarek of 'Malcolm in the Middle' fame) is his former girlfriend and is married to the man he died racing against. Bobby breaks one of the Uptown rules and reveals himself to Lenny's mother. Bobby then learns that he is actually Lenny's father. In a scene reminiscent of the opening sequence Lenny has a car race against Sharon's former boyfriend. Much like Bobby's car race, the race ends with Lenny and Bobby flying over the edge off cliff and the car exploding in a fiery wreck. However, Bobby helps prevent Lenny from dying and they climb up the cliff together. Bobby helps Lenny realize the error of his ways as he reunites with his former girlfriend who was by his side even during his "nerdy years". They then watch Bobby and Rafferty fly into the sky on a motorbike, and Bobby eventually does go on the escalator to Uptown.

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack for The Heavenly Kid is a rare find if you can get your hands on it. Released on Elektra Records under the Catalog #: 9 60425-1.

The soundtrack consisted of 10 songs featured in the movie.

Tracklisting:
01 - Joe Lynn Turner - Heartless
02 - John Fiore - The Heavenly Kid (Out On the Edge)
03 - Jamie Bond - Heart of Love
04 - Howard Hewett - Obsession
05 - Debra Laws - Crusin' Tonight
06 - Jamie Bond - Animal Attraction
07 - Micky Thomas - Two Minute Love
08 - The George Duke Band - So Mean to Me
09 - George Duke - Hamburgers
10 - Neko-Meka - When the Children Make the Mighty Fall

The soundtrack was taken out-of-print almost as quickly as it became available due to manufacturing defects on the LP. During the tracks Animal Attraction and Crusin' Tonight there are several mis-aligned grooves that transfered to all copies of the LP which caused major skips and poor quality sound.

In 2007 a digital copy of the soundtrack became available online on certain blogs for soundtracks. The soundtrack had been completely remastered by a fan and everyone who had commented on the quality was blown away by the perfection of it.

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