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A Balasaur Score of 50 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 30%, Metacritic 30/100. Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do. Most of the 317 1980s fantasy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
After dying in a car crash, Bobby Fantana is forced to pay for his misdeeds by becoming someone's guardian angel. He reluctantly agrees to watch over awkward high schooler Lenny Barnes, teaching him how to be cool and confident. As Bobby teaches Lenny, the two form a close bond.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes30%
Metacritic30/100
Audiences rate it 33 points higher than critics do.
130 audience votes
Key crew
- Kennard RamseyOriginal Music Composer
- Cary MedowayWriter
- Martin CopelandWriter
- Cary MedowayDirector
Cast
- Lewis SmithBobby
- Jason GedrickLenny
- Jane KaczmarekEmily
- Beau DremannMcIntyre
- Richard MulliganRafferty
- Mark MetcalfJoe
- Stephen GregoryGallo
- Anne SawyerSharon
- Nancy ValenMelissa
- Chad Wiggins-GradyJerry
- Scott StoneFrank
- William KerwinSuburbanite
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Themes
guardian angel