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Christopher Atkins, Lesley Ann Warren, Robert Logan, Carrie Snodgress, Sandra Beall ... see more see more... , Alix Elias , Amy Levine , Fred Buch , Dan Fitzgerald , Joey Gian , Robert Goodman , Bill Hindman , Will Knickerbocker , Linda Lee , Deborah Rush , Denny Terrio , Sherry Moreland , John Archie , Harold Bergman , Scott Stone , Dee Miller , Bonnie Timmermann , Andy Garcia , Gary Don Cox , Cindy Perlman , Brian Smith

Veering off in several thematic directions at once, A Night in Heaven starts with a torrid student-teacher romance which becomes somewhat derailed by adding on a failing marriage, political allusions ... read more read more...related to NASA, a frustrated sister of the teacher, and several additional characters, many of whom are stuffing bills into male dancer's jock straps. Faye (Lesley Ann Warren) has just flunked a student in her speech class when she goes out that night to the "Heaven" nightclub and lo-and-definitely behold, there is Rick (Christopher Atkins), the failed student in his incarnation as a successful male stripper. This was a view of the student that Faye had never expected, and before anyone can flip a $20, the two are making mad, passionate love. While this may satisfy a few fantasies, events lead to an ultimate confrontation between the teacher's husband (who worked for NASA) and Rick that is even less believable than the student-teacher sexual liaison. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: John G. Avildsen

Release Date: November 18, 1983

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DVD Release Date: August 9, 2005

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  • stevenecarrier
    April 7, 2011
    stevenecarrier
    I am almost embarrassed that "A Night in Heaven" is from John G. Avildsen (the director of "Rocky" and "The Karate Kid") and Joan Tewkesbury (writer of "Nashville") because it's one of the most nonsensical movies I have ever seen, and yes, I'm judging this by 1980s standards. Lon... read moreg story short it's about sexual repression, male strippers and fired NASA employees. Why did I watch this? One simple reason. Christopher Atkins, who is extremely sexy in this and it's worth watching just for him. Not that he's a good actor by any stretch of the imagination, but he's just so damn hot no one cares. This is a truly bizarre movie and the last 10 minutes are some of the strangest.
  • ajv2688
    January 26, 2011
    ajv2688
    I liked it, maybe it's more of a chick flick, but hey, I'm a chick! The story was good, and the guys are hot, I really enjoyed it. It's not the best romance movie, but it's entertaining, and has some good 80s songs.
  • The80sExpert
    January 26, 2011
    The80sExpert
    A good romantic drama, even though it does leave you wondering what happened to one of the characters in the end. The actors are really good, though, and Atkins is hot in this movie. It's a nice movie, and I liked it.
  • jam233
    June 14, 2010
    jam233
    This film has way too many plots and subplots and director John G. Avildsen doesn?t seem to have any clue what direction he wants to take it. It tackles too much and doesn?t satisfy on any level because it just touches on the multiple subject matters rather than focusing on one o... read morer two. Lesley Ann Warren is good though, but Christopher Atkins is just awful. Obviously he never took any much needed acting lessons after The Blue Lagoon. It?s a mess of a film.
  • JonnyMac78
    May 24, 2010
    JonnyMac78
    This movie is better sutied for the female crowd. Alittle boring and too much male nudity. But it was awesome that the Rick character got what he deserved in the end.
  • iluvmovies2006
    January 8, 2009
    iluvmovies2006
    I thought it was ok. Racy and sexy. But it's not that well put together and whoever edited it, edited out a lot of stuff that would I'm sure, have made it better. There seems to be some plot holes and some skipping to the storyline. But that's ok. Over all it was ok.
  • mamamiasweetpeaches
    October 31, 2006
    mamamiasweetpeaches
    This is one of the first "dirty movies" I ever saw as a Catholic school girl. Hahaha. Even THEN I knew it was cheesy and smarmy: But was it entertaining? Hell yes! And even NOW, many years later, it IS cuz it's so bad it's good. Christopher Atkins (Who I don't think was EVER sexy... read more...not even in THE BLUE LAGOON loin cloth!) is a teen stripper who diddles his married teacher (Leslie Ann Warren) for better grades.
    This film had a very memorable sex scene: HE was nude and she was fully clothed (Usually it's the other way around!) Even though the room was dark and his manhood was almost a silhouette I remember me and my best friend hooting at the screen (We were 12, what do you expect?!) A great drinking movie: Just grab a couple of bottles of wine, some of your randyest girlfriends and hoot it up! Hoot! Hoot!

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Vincent Canby
August 30, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 6, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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May 30, 2001
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  • The following quote comes a version of Romeo and Juliet. Who says it in what year. "And when I shall die, take him and cut him up in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will fall in love with night and pay no worship to the garish sun."  Answer »
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