
The Book of Life(1998)
New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.

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.

Mickey Rooney
Gabriel
Nicola Kelly
Maya
George Saunders
Jim
Jake Adams
David Avallone
Angel in Black / animal voices
April Breneman
Victoria
Betsy Monroe
Trish
Kurt Woodruff
Bill
Eden Young
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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