Trivia / Made in Heaven (1987)

• Box Office Bomb: Budget - $13 million. Box Office - $4,753,000.
• Cast the Expert: Matraca Berg and Yonrico Scott, two real-life musicians, play musicians in the movie.
• Creator Backlash: Alan Rudolph was unhappy with the movie, as he clashed with Bruce A. Evans and Raymond Gideon (the screenwriters, who also served as producers) over the tone of the story.
• Playing Against Type: James Tolkan, best known for playing no-nonsense cops, mean authority figures, and ruthless criminals, plays the kindhearted postman Mr. Bjornstead who apparently was loved by everyone.
• Uncredited Role:
  • Ellen Barkin appears briefly as a Femme Fatale who lures Elmo into a robbery.
  • Debra Winger (Timothy Hutton's wife at the time), who plays Emmett, is credited only as "Himself".