''It Came from the Sky'' is a 1999 American-Canadian

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starring John Ritter,

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Plot

Donald Bridges ( John Ritter) and his wife Alice (

) have a young son, Andy ( Kevin Zegers), who is emotionally disturbed due to a near-drowning accident. The parents frequently argue with each other about how to raise their son until they have uninvited houseguests when a plane carrying Jarvis Moody (

) and Pepper Upper (

) falls from the sky and crashes right onto their roof. Jarvis and Pepper are a pair of wealthy eccentrics who give Donald and Alice a lesson in how to enjoy life. The stranded couple force the stressed parents to cope with each other and with their son. Then Andy asks through his artwork to be taken to a special school for children with his type of disorder. All of their lives are changed forever in this warm, offbeat fairytale.

Cast

* John Ritter as Donald Bridges *

as Alice Bridges * Kevin Zegers as Andy Bridges *

as Pepper Upper *

as Jarvis Moody *Christian Dabe as Young Andy Bridges *Jonathan Ginsberg as Tony (Limo Driver)

Production credits

*Jack Bender (Director and Writer) *Jack Bender, Thomas Coleman and John Fremes (Executive producers) *Ronna Slutske (Producer) *Thomas D. Adelman (Co-associate producer) *Marc Forby (Associate producer) *Vicky Herman (Co-producer)

References

External links

* * 1999 television films 1999 films 1999 comedy-drama films American comedy television films American comedy-drama films Canadian comedy television films Canadian comedy-drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Jack Bender American drama television films 1990s American films 1990s Canadian films {{Canada-tv-film-stub