90 Minutes in Heaven (film)

90 Minutes in Heaven

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michael Polish
Produced by
Written by Michael Polish
Based on 90 Minutes in Heaven
by Don Piper
Starring
Cinematography M. David Mullen
Edited by Cary Gries
Production
companies
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films[1]
Release dates
  • September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)
Running time
 121 minutes[2]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $5 million[3]
Box office $4.8 million[4]

90 Minutes in Heaven is a 2015 Christian drama film directed by Michael Polish, based on the bestseller Don Piper biographic novel by the same name.[5][6][7] It is the first film by Giving Films, a sister company to retail chain Family Christian Stores,[8] and the company plans to donate all profits from the film to charitable organizations.[9][10][11][12]

Synopsis

Don Piper (Hayden Christensen), was involved in a horrific car crash and was pronounced dead at the scene and covered by a tarp. 90 minutes later he had been brought to the emergency room and returns to life, and claims to have seen Heaven and visited with deceased relatives while there.

Cast

Production

The project was shot in Atlanta, Georgia,[13] and the shooting finished in March 2015.[9][14][15] Since its publication, Don Piper's book was twice on the New York Times Best Seller list, was listed as a USA Today best-seller,[16] and has sold 7 million copies in 46 languages.[17]

The producers chose to stay as true to the book which inspired the film as possible:[18]

[sic]"I think a lot of people read books, especially true stories, and then the movie is not even close to the real story and they make up things. I told Don that I thought the story stood for itself and my commitment to him was that it would be true to the book, and be true period." - Rick Jackson[18]

Actress Kate Bosworth stated she "was amazed how Piper's story affects so many people" and that she felt blessed "to be a part of the movie's cast."[18] Filming began in January 2015,[5][7][19] and by March 8, 2015, filming has wrapped and the project went into post-production.[20][21]

Release

Home media

90 Minutes in Heaven was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 1, 2015.[22]

Reception

90 Minutes in Heaven has received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rating of 24%, based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10.[23] Metacritic gives the film a score of 28 out of 100, based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[24]

References

  1. ↑ Busch, Anita (2015-07-08). "Trailer: Hayden Christensen's '90 Minutes In Heaven'". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  2. ↑ EVO Entertainment. "90 Minutes In Heaven". EVO Entertainment. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  3. ↑ Fleming, Mike (2015-01-07). "Family Christian Retail Chain To Make '90 Minutes In Heaven' Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  4. ↑ "90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Lopez-Mitjavile, Diana Lyn (January 12, 2015). "Pastor's near-death experience made into movie, starring Kate Bosworth, Hayden Christensen". Christian Today. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ Schuster, Shawn (March 12, 2015). "'90 Minutes in Heaven' Film Based on Best-Selling Book Expected to Release This Fall". The Gospel Herald. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Jones, Brandon (January 31, 2015). "'90 Minutes In Heaven' Goes Into Production, New Site Up With Kate Bosworth, Hayden Christenson". The Global Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ Allen, Bob (March 27, 2015). "'90 Minutes in Heaven' headed to big screen". The Baptist Standard. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Yapching, Mark (March 16, 2015). "'90 Minutes in Heaven' wraps up filming in Atlanta". Christian Today. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Religion News Service. "WATCH: '90 Minutes in Heaven' Film Tells Riveting Story of Life After Death" (text and video). Charisma Magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Carballo, Charlie (February 23, 2015). "Hayden Christensen is unrecognizable in 90 Minutes To Heaven with red hair". Daily Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  12. ↑ Fleming Jr., Mike (January 7, 2015). "Family Christian Retail Chain Forms Film Shingle With ' 90 Minutes In Heaven '". Deadline. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  13. ↑ staff (March 5, 2015). "'90 Minutes in Heaven' filmed in Buckhead". The Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  14. ↑ Law, Jeannie (March 12, 2015). "Don Piper's '90 Minutes In Heaven' Movie Ends Production: Kate Bosworth, Michael W. Smith & More Appear in Leading Roles" (text and video). Breathecast. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  15. ↑ Conrad, Michael (March 12, 2015). "'90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN' Wraps Atlanta Filming". Religion News Service. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Piper's '90 Minutes in Heaven' back on 'New York Times' best-seller list". Christian Retailing. 25 April 2014.
  17. ↑ staff. "90 Minutes in Heaven". Christian Film Database. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 Ong, Czarina (May 23, 2015). "90 Minutes in Heaven producer explains why they stayed faithful to Don Piper's book". Christian Today. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  19. ↑ Koonse, Emma (January 15, 2015). "Family Christian Entertainment 'To Be the Disney' of Faith-Based Films As '90 Minutes In Heaven' Enters Production". Christian Post. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  20. ↑ staff (March 14, 2015). "'90 Minutes In Heaven' Wraps, Still Set For 2015 Release". The Global Dispatch. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  21. ↑ White, Chelsea (March 8, 2015). "'In heaven!' Kate Bosworth and her director husband Michael Polish share a kiss to celebrate wrapping their new film". Daily Mail. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  22. ↑ "90 Minutes in Heaven DVD and Blu-ray". dvdsreleasedates.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  23. ↑ "90 Minutes in Heaven". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  24. ↑ "90 Minutes in Heaven reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

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