Always

– Pete Sandich is a reckless fire-fighting pilot who is killed in what was to have been his final miss..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 2 Minutes
Release Year:
1989
Always (1989)

Pete Sandich is a reckless fire-fighting pilot who is killed in what was to have been his final mission. Ascending to Heaven, Pete is introduced to business-like angel who instructs the spectral Pete to pass on his aviation knowledge to his young successor. While doing so, Pete also smoothes the course of romance for his earthly girlfriend who, after several months of grieving, finally falls in love with another man.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
Genre:
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Always (1989) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Dec 1989

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Jerry Belson (screenplay), Dalton Trumbo (screenplay "A Guy Named Joe"), Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (screenplay adaptation "A Guy Named Joe"), Chandler Sprague (story "A Guy Named Joe"), David Boehm (story "A Guy Named Joe")

Main Actors:

Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson, John Goodman

Plot:

Pete Sandich and buddy Al Yackey are daredevil aerial forest-fire fighters. Pete finds True Love with Dorinda but won't give up the job. When he takes one risk too many, Dorinda faces deep grief and cannot easily put her life back together.

Awards:

3 nominations.

Production:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
Metacritic:
50%