![]() ![]() Eddie first encounters the Blue Man (Jeff Daniels), a Ruby Pier sideshow attraction who died of a heart attack after swerving to avoid hitting young Eddie with his car. ![]() Five celestial tour guides usher Eddie through his orientation and make it their business to see that his trips down memory lane help him understand how much his positive influence on others meant. Waking up in Heaven, Eddie is amazed to find paradise a quicksilver place that adapts itself to mirror the dreams of mortals. Injured in WWII and widowed prematurely, Eddie always felt shortchanged by his career as an amusement park technician at Ruby Pier rather than value his part in ensuring the safety of youngsters on rides, the late Eddie feels he wasted his life by never venturing beyond the borders of his home town. Careworn Eddie (Voight), a man whose spirit has been eroded by misfortune, dies saving the life of a child. Mitch Albom improves upon his inspirational best-seller with a teleplay that pushes all the right buttons director Lloyd Kramer and a strong cast headed by Jon Voight keep his tear-jerker's tide of suds from overwhelming its very real insights. ![]()
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