Always
1989 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
This remake of the 1943 film A GUY NAMED JOE stars Richard Dreyfuss as Pete Sandich, a daredevil pilot who specializes in putting out forest fires. Pete promises his girlfriend, Dorinda (Holly Hunter), that he will stop flying, but when his best friend, Al (John Goodman), gets into engine trouble while fighting a blaze, Pete attempts a daring rescue--saving his friend but killing himself. Waking up in the afterlife, Pete meets an angel, Hap (Audrey Hepburn), who sends him back to earth as a ghost no one can see or hear. When Dorinda flies into a fire to save trapped smoke jumpers, Pete telepathically talks her through the dangerous mission. Hap tells Pete he must help Dorinda overcome her grief and lead her to a new love with a novice pilot (Brad Johnson). While Pete watches the two start their romance, he battles feelings of jealousy and sadness at giving her up.
Direction Steven Spielberg
Cast Richard Dreyfuss · Holly Hunter · John Goodman · Audrey Hepburn · Brad Johnson · Ed Van Nuys · Keith David · Roberts Blossom · Marg Helgenberger · Dale Dye
Soundtrack John Williams
Screenplay Jerry Belson · Dalton Trumbo · Frederick Hazlitt Brennan · Chandler Sprague · David Boehm
Cinematography Mikael Salomon
Original title Always
5.4
5K votes (FilmAffinity)
Add to lists
Share