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A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)
Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make their farm a little piece of heaven for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the kidnapped children.
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Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make their farm a little piece of heaven for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the kidnapped children.
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Genre:Drama, Family, TV Movie
Written By:Betty Goldberg
In Theaters:12/2/1991
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Spectacor Films, Grossbart Barnett Productions, ACI
Cast
Mimi Leder
Director
Kirk Cameron
Will Loomis
Cloris Leachman
Edwina 'Ed' McKevin
Jenny Robertson
Violet Loomis
Ron McLarty
Agent Mr. Jack Daniels
Chelsea Noble
Carrie Lee, the neighbor
Jussie Smollett
Salem Bordeaux
Lacey Chabert
Princess, aka 'Hazal'
J. Winston Carroll
Sheriff Dickson
Bernard Behrens
Colin Fox
Joyce Campion
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