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Heaven's Prisoners
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780645691
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0780645693
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: New Line Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
MPN: DN6725D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 07, 2003
Running Time: 133 minutes
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: May 17, 1996
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Editorial Review:
When he emerged from film school in the mid-1980s, director Phil Joanou was touted as the next Steven Spielberg, perhaps because Spielberg took him on as a protégé briefly. Since then, it's been "Phil who?" thanks to a series of mediocre thrillers like this one. Based on one of a series of novels by James Lee Burke about a troubled ex-cop named Dave Robicheaux, this film sat on the shelf for a couple of years before finally being released in 1995. Alec Baldwin plays Robicheaux, a recovering alcoholic who has put life on the New Orleans police department behind him--until a plane crashes in the lake next to his house. He rescues a young Central American girl from the wreck and adopts her--and winds up involved in a gumbo of drug running and dirty dealing involving an old pal named Bubba. Tip-off that this movie should have gone straight to video: Bubba is played by Eric Roberts. Redeeming feature (at least for men, who are all dogs, as everyone knows): a Teri Hatcher nude scene. --Marshall Fine
A Vietnam vet/ex-detective leaves New Orleans with his wife for a quieter life in Louisiana's bayou. However a plane crash on the Gulf gets him involved in the world of murder and deception.Running Time: 106 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794043672521
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - This New Orleans movie is about atmosphere, not plot
Ever since "Streetcar Named Desire" New Orleans has been a very popular movie location, but this was one of the lesser efforts. This film has some strong points--good Louisiana atmosphere, good performances and good action--but the positives are at least balanced, and probably outweighed, by its negatives, to wit, slow pacing and a plot that makes no sense.
Alec Baldwin plays a retired New Orleans cop who has moved out to the bayou with his wife. While they are out on their boat, ... Read More
Rating:  - great movie
If you like Alec Baldwin, you'll like this movie. Nothing more need be said.
Rating:  - amazon is heaven
I had been searching for this movie on DVD and none of our local stores carried this movie. So I thought let me see if Amazon had it they did and I scheduled a movie party on the weekend after Amazon said we would have. We received the movie earlier than expected. Thank you Amazon
Rating:  - Heaven's Gooney Birds
Alec Baldwin's DAVE RICHLEAU is a travesty. The entire film is too dark and the "f" word is used with every breath, lending nothing to what was a very good book. I wasted my money on this rag.
Rating: - back to the bayou
Pretty good damn flick. Good entertainment value and a great cast (except the implausible Mary Masterton as a stripper).Overall a good plot with some subtle twists. Great locations and some good action scenes.
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