Heart and Souls (1993) Drama Fantasy Comedy Romance
Heart and Souls (1993) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

- Overall Score: ☆ 6.13/10
IMDB: ☆ 7.0/10
Metascore: ☆ 5.6/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 5.8/10
Heart and Souls Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: In 1959, in San Francisco, the telephone operator Penny Washington leaves her three children to work in her night shift. The shy singer Harrison Winslow is afraid of the stage and quits his audition. The waitress Julia is proposed by her boyfriend and she does not accept; then she regrets and leaves her job to seek him out. The smalltime thief Milo Peck tries to retrieve a collection of stamps that he had stolen from a boy. They embark in a bus and the driver Hal distracts while driving and has a serious accident, and driver and passengers die. Meanwhile, Frank Reilly is driving his pregnant wife Eva Reilly to the hospital. Frank successfully escapes from the bus but Eva is nervous and delivers her baby in the car. The souls of the four passengers become the guardian angels and the invisible friends of the boy Thomas Reilly. Seven years later, Penny, Julia, Harrison and Milo conclude that they are harming the boy and they decide to become invisible also to him. Thirty and something years later, Hal returns with his bus to take them four and the quartet learns that they had all those years to resolve the issues of their lives. They ask Hal to stall and give some more time for them to resolve their unfinished lives and they decide to come back to Thomas, who is now a tough businessman and indecisive in his relationship with girlfriend Anne, and ask him to help them to resolve their issues and become free souls. In the end, Thomas also becomes a better man.
Tagline: The story of four souls who needed a body and one guy who needed some soul.
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Heart and Souls Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1993 (more 1993 movies)
Nominations: 10
Language: English
Country: United States
Writers: Gregory Hansen, Erik Hansen, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson
Producers: Cari-Esta Albert, Dixie J. Capp, Sean Daniel, Erik Hansen, Gregory Hansen, James Jacks, Dirk Petersmann, Nancy Roberts
Editors: O. Nicholas Brown
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Heart and Souls Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Thomas Reilly |
| Charles Grodin | ... | Harrison Winslow |
| Alfre Woodard | ... | Penny Washington |
| Kyra Sedgwick | ... | Julia |
| Tom Sizemore | ... | Milo Peck |
| David Paymer | ... | Hal the Bus Driver |
| Elisabeth Shue | ... | Anne |
| Bill Calvert | ... | Frank Reilly |
| Lisa Lucas | ... | Eva Reilly |
| Shannon Orrock | ... | Woman at Audition |
| Michael Zebulon | ... | Singer at Audition |
| Chasiti Hampton | ... | Shirley Washington - Age 7 |
| Wanya Green | ... | Diane Washington - Age 8 |
| Janet MacLachlan | ... | Agnes Miller |
| Javar David Levingston | ... | Billy Washington - Age 4 |
| Robert William Newhart | ... | Bob Newhart |
| Sean O`Bryan | ... | John McBride |
| Sean O''Bryan | ... | John McBride |
| Steven Clawson | ... | Bartender |
| John Stuart Morris | ... | Wanda |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. (b. April 4, 1965) – Thomas Reilly
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
Also known as: Bob Downey | Robert Downey | Robert Downey Jr - Charles Grodin, as Harrison Winslow, passed away at age 86 in Wilton, Connecticut, USA.
Sign: Taurus, Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Also known as: Chuck Grodin - Alfre Woodard (b. November 8, 1952) – Penny Washington
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 3½" (1.61 m) - Kyra Sedgwick (b. August 19, 1965) – Julia
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) - Tom Sizemore (b. November 29, 1961) – Milo Peck
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 10¼" (1.78 m) - David Paymer (b. August 30, 1954) – Hal the Bus Driver
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 7" (1.7 m) - Elisabeth Shue (b. October 6, 1963) – Anne
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)
Also known as: Elizabeth Shue | Lisa Shue - Bill Calvert (b. June 13, 1966) – Frank Reilly
Sign: Gemini
Also known as: William Calvert - Lisa Lucas – Eva Reilly
- Shannon Orrock – Woman at Audition
Also known as: Shannon Orrick | Shanon Orrock | Shanón Orrock | Shanõn Orrock - Michael Zebulon – Singer at Audition
- Chasiti Hampton – Shirley Washington - Age 7
- Wanya Green – Diane Washington - Age 8
- Janet MacLachlan, as Agnes Miller, passed away at age 77 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Virgo
Also known as: Janet Mac Lachlan | Janet McLaughlan - Javar David Levingston – Billy Washington - Age 4
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