Michael (1996 film)
Michael is a 1996 film about the Archangel Michael, who is sent to Earth to do various tasks, including mending some wounded hearts.
- Directed by Nora Ephron. Written by Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron, Pete Dexter, and Jim Quinlan.
Michael
[edit]- I'm not that kind of angel.
- Battle!
- As he prepares to confront a bull in a field.
- No injuries, 6360 battles.
- Remember Sparky, no matter what they say, you can never have too much sugar.
- The miles will fly and your children won't cry, if you play car bingo.
- Whatever they say, you can never have too much of earth.
Dorothy Winters
[edit]- It's cookies! He smells like cookies — and the smell gets stronger when he's in heat.
Dialogue
[edit]- Huey Driscoll: Can I just pull on your wings to see how they're attached?
- Michael: Why don't you pull on your pecker to see how it's attached?
- Pansy Milbank: Hey. Language.
- Frank Quinlan: An angel that says "pecker."
- Pansy Milbank: Language.
- Michael: You know, I invented marriage
- Pansy Milbank: Oh really?
- Michael: Yep. All these people were milling around, trying to get together, everything was in chaos so I told 'em, "Have a ceremony".
- Michael: Remember what John and Paul said.
- Frank Quinlan: The apostles?
- Michael: No, The Beatles. "All you need is love."
- Frank Quinlan: Bring him back.
- Michael: That's not my area.
- Frank Quinlan: Would someone please tell me what his area is? Don't give me that "that's not my area" stuff. BRING HIM BACK.
Cast
[edit]- John Travolta - Michael
- Andie MacDowell - Dorothy Winters
- William Hurt - Frank Quinlan
- Bob Hoskins - Vartan Malt
- Robert Pastorelli - Huey Driscoll
- Jean Stapleton - Pansy Milbank
- Teri Garr - Judge Esther Newberg
- Wallace Langham - Bruce Craddock
- Joey Lauren Adams - Anita, Brown's waitress
- Richard Schiff - Italian waiter
- Carla Gugino - Bride
- Tom Hodges - Groom
- Sparky - Himself
External links
[edit]
- Michael quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael (1996 film) at Allmovie
- Michael (1996 film) at Rotten Tomatoes