Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1981

This heavily stylized production with lip-synched musical numbers follows Arthur Parker (Steve Martin), a Depression-era sheet-music salesman with big dreams. When Arthur faces relationship problems with his wife, Joan (Jessica Harper), which are compounded by financial issues, he begins an affair with a withdrawn yet beautiful teacher, Eileen (Bernadette Peters). Though Arthur and Eileen prove to be kindred spirits, fate may not have their happiness in store.

There's a world on both sides of the rainbow where songs come true and every time it rains, it rains...

JBscale
72
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
1 hr. 48 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 1, 1982
US Box Office
$9,171,289 (#4399 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
May 6, 2014
Acquired Date
December 29, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Jessica Harper
Jessica Harper
Vernel Bagneris
Vernel Bagneris
John McMartin
John McMartin
John Karlen
John Karlen
Jay Garner
Jay Garner
Tommy Rall
Tommy Rall
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Francis X. McCarthy
Francis X. McCarthy
Nancy Parsons
Nancy Parsons
George P. Wilbur
George P. Wilbur
M.C. Gainey
M.C. Gainey
Will Hare
Will Hare

Directors

Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross

Producers

Nora Kaye
Nora Kaye
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross

Writers

Dennis Potter
Dennis Potter

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User Reviews

Ratings

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RT Fresh
83%
Tomatometer
29 votes
RT Hot
64%
Popcornmeter
172 votes
METASCORE
64
13 votes
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
6,461 votes

Additional Info

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