The Five People You Meet in Heaven


3h 2004

Brief Synopsis

83 year old maintenance man Eddie feels like his life has no meaning. Then he dies when trying to save a little girl from falling off a amusement park ride. Waking up in heaven, his life from the beginning to his final moments, as well as his afterlife are explained to him via five people who all we

Film Details

Also Known As
Five Men You Meet In Heaven, Five People You Meet in Heaven
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2004
Location
Ocean City, Maryland, USA; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Synopsis

83 year old maintenance man Eddie feels like his life has no meaning. Then he dies when trying to save a little girl from falling off a amusement park ride. Waking up in heaven, his life from the beginning to his final moments, as well as his afterlife are explained to him via five people who all were part of his life and whose greater significance will soon dawn on him.

Crew

Mitch Albom

Executive Producer

Mitch Albom

Teleplay

Mitch Albom

Source Material

Steven P Arkle

Colorist

Scott Ateah

Stunt Coordinator

James Bitonti

Assistant Director

Heike Brandstatter

Casting Director

Jim Brebner

Assistant Director

Dillard Brinson

Key Grip

Sophie Brodovitch

Assistant

Donald D Brown

Sound Mixer

Bruce Brownstein

Location Manager

Angelina Cameron

Hair Stylist

Sandy Cochrane

Art Director

David Crone

Camera Operator

Brian Cunningham

Illustrator

Stan Edmunds

Makeup Artist

Howard Ellis

Producer

R D 'luther' Fairbairn

Property Master

John Finklea

Music Editor

David Fogg

Special Effects Supervisor

Sandra-ken Freeman

Extras Agent/Coordinator

William Freesh

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mike Godiner

Stunt Double

Braden Haggerty

Camera Operator

Robert Halmi

Executive Producer

Robert Halmi Jr.

Executive Producer

Jennifer Halton

Assistant Editor

Caroline Hanania

Production Designer

Sean Harding

Assistant Camera

Caroline Hardon

Assistant Editor

David Hauka

Unit Production Manager

Craig Henderson

Construction Coordinator

David Hirschfelder

Music Conductor

David Hirschfelder

Music

Steve Jackson

Gaffer

Nancy Kirhoffer

Post-Production Supervisor

Igor Kovalik

Editor

Lynn Kressel

Casting Director

Wendy Lewis

Production Coordinator

Flemming Lund

Assistant Location Manager

Malcom Maclean

Coordinator

Larry Mann

Sound Editor

Alan Markfield

Photography

Coreen Mayrs

Casting Director

Gillian Mccarthy

Editor

Michael Mcgee

Sound Mixer

Rose Marie Mcsherry

Set Decorator

Tish Monaghan

Costume Designer

Kramer Morgenthau

Director Of Photography

Ryan Nicholson

Makeup Effects

Gerry O'riordan

Sound Recordist

Roger Paul

Assistant

Mary Ramos

Music Supervisor

Jaime Rembo

Casting Assistant

Jack Rowand

Photography

John Sanderson

Video Playback

Laurel Schneider

Executive Producer

Megan Shank

Assistant Director

R Russell Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Christ Stanley

Makeup Effects

William Terezakis

Makeup Effects

Lisa Towers

Line Producer

Stuart Waks

Editor

Joel Whist

Special Effects Coordinator

Christine Wilson

Script Supervisor

Film Details

Also Known As
Five Men You Meet In Heaven, Five People You Meet in Heaven
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2004
Location
Ocean City, Maryland, USA; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
3h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for the 2005 Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie (Kramer Morgenthau) by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Aired in United States December 5, 2004

Aired in United States February 8, 2005

Aired in USA on ABC network December 5, 2004.

Began shooting June 3, 2004, and completed shooting August 9, 2004.