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Author Mitch Albom wrote the teleplay for the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of his inspiring bestseller The Five People You meet in Heaven, which debuted on ABC in December 2004. John Voight stars as Eddie, the aging amusement park worker whose attempt to save a young girl imperiled by a runaway ride results in his death. Suddenly in the hereafter, the flummoxed Eddie is visited by a quintet of people from his life, all dead, who ease his transition from life. His heavenly hosts -- including Ellen Burstyn, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Imperioli, and Jeff Daniels -- help Eddie understand the significance of his life by showing him the little things he did along the way that made others' lives better.

All Movie Guide

Mitch Albom wrote the screenplay for this made-for-television adaptation of his best-selling story, which offers a novel perspective on life, death, and the meaning of our existence. Eddie (Jon Voight) is an elderly maintenance man who has spent most of his life keeping the rides at an amusement park in good repair; Eddie has had a hard life, sustaining a serious injury during World War II and losing his wife, and he often wonders what the purpose behind it all is. One day, Eddie is killed while trying to save a young girl who has fallen from a ride, and in the afterlife, he's greeted by five people he knew during his lifetime, who explain to him what the key moments in his life were, and what was to be learned from them. The Five People You Meet in Heaven also features Steven Grayhm (who plays Eddie as a younger man), Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels, Michael Imperioli, and Callum Keith Rennie. Mark Deming

New York Post

Taking its cue from It's a Wonderful Life, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven is about how everyone's life - no matter how unimportant that life seems to be - actually matters a great deal. Lisa Stasi

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• UPC: 707729170938
• Source: LIONS GATE
• Region Code: 1
• Time: 2:13:00
• Sales Rank: 11,689

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