''Home of Angels'' is a 1994

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by James Oliva and Nicolas L. DePace and

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Plot

Billy (Lance Robinson) defies his mother (

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) and father ( Craig Sechler) and makes a secret trip from

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to sneak his grandfather (

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) out of a nursing home and bring him home for the holidays. The convalescent home's inhabitants distract the staff so Billy and his confused Grandfather can make their escape. They cross path with a street gang whose leader (

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) commands a pursuit. They are given a hiding place by a concerned homeless man Buzzard Bracken (

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), but their sanctuary is only temporary, as the gang invades the homeless camp and capture Billy and Gramps. Buzzard and his homeless friends rescue the two and raise money by panhandling in order to get them on their way back to Long Island and a

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reunion.

Cast

Production

''Home of Angels'' was produced by Cloverlay Productions, whose only movie produced so far is ''Home of Angels''. Filmed on locations in

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in 1992, was

first

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when he was then 17.

Distribution

''Home of Angels'' was distributed on VHS by Bridgestone Multimedia.

Critical response

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: "''With its falsely upbeat approach to Alzheimer's disease and homelessness, the sticky-sweet 'Home of Angels' plays like a PSA masquerading as timely drama. Although it merits consideration for delving into topics rarely addressed in children's movies, its good intentions are undone by its cutesy tone''"movies.tvguide.com
''Home Of Angels'': Review, Retrieved 2008-11-24

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0122106, title=Home of Angels
TCM listing
1994 films American Christmas films 1990s English-language films 1994 directorial debut films