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1989 Certificate PG
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For all its state-of-the-art special effects, Always is essentially a remake of the 1943 Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne fantasy vehicle A Guy Named Joe--minus the wartime context. Richard Dreyfuss stars as a reckless fire-fighting pilot who is killed in what was to have been his final mission. Ascending to Heaven, Dreyfuss is .. Read more

Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Audrey Hepburn
Director Steven Spielberg
Genres Comedy

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For all its state-of-the-art special effects, Always is essentially a remake of the 1943 Spencer Tracy-Irene Dunne fantasy vehicle A Guy Named Joe--minus the wartime context. Richard Dreyfuss stars as a reckless fire-fighting pilot who is killed in what was to have been his final mission. Ascending to Heaven, Dreyfuss is introduced to businesslike angel Audrey Hepburn (playing the equivalent of the Lionel Barrymore role in A Guy Named Joe). Hepburn instructs the spectral Dreyfuss to pass on his aviation knowhow to his young successor, Brad Johnson. Our ghostly hero also smoothes the course of romance for his earthly girl friend Holly Hunter, who after several months' worth of grieving has fallen in love with Johnson. John Goodman injects a dose of comedy relief as Dreyfuss' faithful buddy.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Audrey Hepburn, Brad Johnson
Director Steven Spielberg
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 57 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 10 Apr 2003
Production year: 1989
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    This was Steven Spielberg's attempt to make a more grown-up fantasy, after he was criticised for pandering to the child in all of us with ET and Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's effectively an update of the Spencer Tracy film A Guy Named Joe, with Richard Dreyfuss as the firefighter pilot who returns from the dead to watch over the love of his life (Holly Hunter). Best pal John Goodman steals the show, and Audrey Hepburn (in her last screen role) gives him a run for his money as an angelic guide, while both Hunter and Dreyfuss just manage to stave off the syrup to produce a romantic tale of everlasting love.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Sentimental remake of the 1944 movie A Guy Named Joe (qv).

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 15 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    A Little Cheesey But...

    This was one of my wife's choice of films, but I watched it and was won over. Funny, sad, and moving. A story that's just a little bit different.

      • David from Durham
      • Posted 08 Apr 2005 20:08

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Underrated Spielberg film

    It seems there are three 'Spielbergs'. Two of them are loved filmmakers: the one that makes thrilling blockbusters whether genuinely great (Jaws, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park) or slightly overrated (War Of The Worlds, Minority Report, Temple Of Doom) and the one that makes epic dramas like The Color Purple, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List and Amistad.

    However, there is also the forgotten Spielberg. The one that, when he brings out a film, is constantly maligned for delivering something that "doesn't feel Spielberg" or "could have been done by another director". These are often sadly underrated films like Empire Of The Sun, The Terminal, the great Catch Me If You Can and this 1980s gem, Always.

    The story of a firefighting pilot, Richard Dreyfuss, who loses his life at the beginning of the film but has a chance to see how the people he left behind (love of his life Holly Hunter and best friend John Goodman) will cope without him as he helps a rookie pilot (Brad Johnson) find his own wings.

    It is touching but also funny and never gets too saccerine. Dreyfuss is endlessly likeable as is Goodman while Hunter really got noticed here. Also worth the rental alone is the final screen performance of the late, great 'Audrey Hepburn' reminding us how classy and wonderful an actress she was making an impact in a small role.

      • Motta80 from West Sussex
      • Posted 13 Jul 2005 15:27

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