Michael

Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it’s true. But that’s not the only surprise.

• Director:Nora Ephron
• Genre:Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
• Runtime:105 minutes

Cast

John Travolta : Michael
Andie MacDowell : Dorothy Winters
William Hurt : Frank Quinlan
Bob Hoskins : Vartan Malt
Robert Pastorelli: Huey Driscoll

Vartan Malt is the editor of a tabloid called the National Mirror that specializes in unlikely stories about celebrities and frankly unbelievable tales about ordinary folks. When Malt gets word that a woman is supposedly harboring an angel in a small town in Iowa, he figures that this might be up the Mirror’s alley, so he sends out three people to get the story — Frank Quinlan, a reporter whose career has hit the skids; Huey Discoll, a photographer on the verge of losing his job (even though he owns the Mirror’s mascot Sparky the Wonder Dog); and Dorothy Winters, a self-styled “angel expert” (actually a dog trainer hired by Malt to eventually replace Discoll) .

They arrive at the rooming house of Pansy Milbank, who informs them that she does indeed have an angel for a tenant, and introduces them to Michael. Michael has wings like an angel, but the resemblance ends there; Michael loves cigarettes, has an uncontrollable sweet tooth (and a pot belly to match), tends to use a large number of non-angelic phrases, is not much on personal hygiene, and likes to hang out with the ladies. Michael informs his visitors that an angel is allowed to take a certain number of “vacations” on Earth, and he’s in the midst of one now; trouble is, this is the last one he’s entitled to, and he wants to make the most of it.

After Pansy unexpectedly dies, Frank and Huey stumble upon a great story idea — if Michael wants to have some fun, why not take him to Chicago, where he can really kick up his heels? Michael reveals that this was his idea from the beginning. The rest of the film is the experiences that Frank, Huey, Dorothy, Sparky and Michael have while driving to Chicago (Michael refuses to fly). During the trip it is slowly revealed that Michael is an angel whose mission on Earth is to get Frank and Dorothy together despite both having had bad experiences with love.

After Sparky is hit by a truck and killed, Michael brings him back to life. In the process he uses up his allotment of miracles and begins to weaken. The group reaches Chicago just in time for Michael to see the Sears Tower (which he has always wanted to see) and disappear. After Frank and Dorothy go their separate ways, Michael returns one more time (this time with Pansy in tow) and successfully get Frank and Dorothy back together for good. Read more

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