A Little Piece of Heaven (film)

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A Little Piece of Heaven
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Genre
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Family
Written byBetty Goldberg
Directed byMimi Leder
StarringKirk Cameron
Cloris Leachman
Jenny Robertson
Ron McLarty
Chelsea Noble
Jussie Smollett
Lacey Chabert
ComposerDon Davis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJoan Baernett
Jack Grossbart
ProducerJohn Danylkiw
Production locationToronto
CinematographyFrançois Protat
EditorJacque Elaine Toberen
Running time110 minutes
Production companiesGrossbart Barnett Productions
Spectacor Films
DistributorNBC
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original releaseDecember 2, 1991 (1991-12-02)

A Little Piece of Heaven is a 1991 American made-for-television family drama film directed by Mimi Leder, written by Betty Goldberg, starring Kirk Cameron, Chelsea Noble, Lacey Chabert, Jenny Robertson, Ron McLarty, Jussie Smollett, and Cloris Leachman.[1] It originally premiered December 2, 1991 on NBC.[2]

Plot[]

Will Loomis (Kirk Cameron) is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet (Jenny Robertson) after their parents have died. She wants a young child to play with, so Will drugs and kidnaps a child from the local orphanage, and later, when his sister says she doesn't like the boy and demands her brother gets her a girl, Will kidnaps a girl from an abusive home.

The children are told they have died and are in heaven. Will and Violet try to make their farm "a little piece of heaven" for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the missing children.

Cast[]

Awards[]

Emmy Awards

  • 1992, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Nominated)

Young Artist Awards

  • 1993, Best Young Actress Under Ten in a Television Movie, Lacey Chabert (Nominated)

References[]

  1. ^ Loynd, Ray (December 2, 1991). "'A Little Piece of Heaven': A Nice Little Slice of Capra". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Carmody, John (December 11, 1991). "The TV Column". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2009.

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