Michael
A brash Archangel Michael is dispatched to modern-day New York to heal broken souls, but his divine mission collides with relentless tabloid reporters determined to expose the celestial visitor before heaven can intervene.
“He's an angel... Not a saint.”
Synopsis
Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper receives a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Geraldine PeroniShot by John LindleyScored by Randy NewmanDesigned by Dan Davis
Box Office
1996 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$119.7M
US & Canada: $95.3M — 80% of worldwide · International: $24.4M (20%)
Opening weekend: $17.4M — 18% of its US run.
Peak 2,141 theaters
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- Michaelde
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Cast & Crew
48 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Travolta
as Michael
Andie Macdowell
as Dorothy Winters
William Hurt
as Frank Quinlan
Bob Hoskins
as Vartan Malt
Robert Pastorelli
as Huey Driscoll
Jean Stapleton
as Pansy Milbank
Teri Garr
as Judge Esther Newberg
Wallace Langham
as Bruce Craddock
Joey Lauren Adams
as Anita
Carla Gugino
as Bride
Tom Hodges
as Groom
Catherine Lloyd Burns
as Evie
Supporting cast
25Richard Schiff
as Italian Waiter
Calvin Trillin
as Sheriff
Donald J Lee Jr
as Court Bailiff
Joann Fregalette Jansen
as Tammy
David Harrod
as Mal
Jane Lanier
as Suzanne
John Hussey
as Minister
Margaret Travolta
as Reporter #1
David M Bernstein
as Reporter #2
Betsy Sokolow Sherman
as Reporter #3
Tracey A Doyle
as Reporter #4
Blue Deckert
as Joe
Deborah Nunez
as Woman #1
Dell Aldrich
as Woman #2
Kay Colvin
as Woman #3
James N Harrell
as Old Geezer #1
Peyton E Park
as Old Geezer #2
Dianne Dreyer
as Jennifer
Tim Harrison
as Slacker #1
Daniel Mimura
as Slacker #2
Mark Nutter
as Counterman
Thomas F Evans
as Reporter
Stephen Bruton
as Musician in Bar (uncredited)
Dominic Paolo Testa
as Motorist (uncredited)
Tom Woodruff Jr
as Bull (uncredited)
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