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A Night in Heaven

1983Movie1 h 23 minR

39
WeakGoodWatch score

An explicitly sexual, romantic comedy movie about everyday modern life and family.

Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking

Skip it if you're watching with family

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Story

In class, he's just another face in the crowd. In "Heaven", the hottest dance club in town, he's the main attraction.

Faye Hanlon is a community-college professor with an emotionally depressed husband and an abundance of sexual frustration. Her sister drags her to a male strip-club for a girls-night out, where she discovers that one of the dancers is her failing student Rick Monroe, a.k.a. "Ricky the Rocket". A heated affair between teacher & student ensues, as Faye struggles to reconcile her emotions and make consequential life choices: Continue her lustful sessions with the studly-but-shallow teen stripper? Or break it off with Ricky & work to salvage her marriage to the loving-but-distant husband?

Feels like

  • Erotic Drama
  • Forbidden Romance
  • Marital Crisis
  • Teacher-Student Affair
  • Psychological Conflict
  • Self-Discovery
  • 80s Melodrama
  • Character-Driven
  • Taboo Relationships

Cast

Crew

Directed by
John G. Avildsen
Written by
Joan Tewkesbury
Music by
Jan Hammer

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Facts

November 18, 1983 · 1 h 23 min · R

Released
November 18, 1983
Runtime
1 h 23 min
Age rating
R
Content
Nudity, Sexual Content
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original language
English
Made in
United States

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is A Night in Heaven worth watching?"

Questions about A Night in Heaven

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Is A Night in Heaven worth watching?

39
WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 39 (IMDb 4.3).

Is A Night in Heaven good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 8 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Will A Night in Heaven make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly sharp wit (5 of 10) and cringe comedy (5 of 10).