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Making Waves

Making Waves

19943.81h 45m

Overview

Up in Heaven, the angelic supervisor Gideon sends the apprentice angel Maya down to Earth to earn her wings by sorting out the lives of a group of friends. When Jim learns that his good friend Bill has gone mad and now believes in an invisible talking bear called Oswald, he agrees to bring their group of friends back together for the first time in 12 years for a yacht trip.

Directed by George Saunders
Written by George Saunders
Produced by Ross Hammer
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Top Cast

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Gabriel

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Nicola Kelly

Maya

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George Saunders

Jim

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Jake Adams

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David Avallone

Angel in Black / animal voices

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April Breneman

Victoria

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Betsy Monroe

Trish

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Kurt Woodruff

Bill

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Eden Young

About Making Waves

Making Waves is a fantasy, comedy film released in 1994. Directed by George Saunders, it stars Mickey Rooney, Nicola Kelly, George Saunders. Up in Heaven, the angelic supervisor Gideon sends the apprentice angel Maya down to Earth to earn her wings by sorting out the lives of a group of friends. When Jim learns that his good friend Bill has gone mad and now believes in an invisible talking bear called Oswald, he agrees to bring their group of friends back together for the first time in 12 years for a yacht trip.

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