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We're No Angels ()

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Two escaped cons only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
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Ned
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Jim
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Molly
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Father Levesque
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Deputy
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Warden
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Bobby
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Translator
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Young Monk
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Sheriff
Ken Buhay ...
Bishop Nogalich
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Mrs. Blair
Bill Murdoch ...
Deputy
Jessica Jickels ...
Rosie
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Shopkeeper
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Blacksmith
Sheelah Megill ...
Townswoman
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Workman
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Passersby
David McLeod ...
Passersby
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Passersby
Frank Totino ...
Bystander
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Bystander (as Karen Austin)
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Doctor
Sylvain Demers ...
Canadian Priest
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Border Guard
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Prison Priest
Jack Ackroyd ...
Guard
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Guard
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Guard
Rick Poltaruk ...
Fat Monk
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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(uncredited)
Lee Sollenberger ...
Dog guard (uncredited)
Andru Valpy ...
(uncredited)

Directed by

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Neil Jordan

Written by

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David Mamet ... (written by)
 
Ranald MacDougall ... (earlier screenplay) (suggestion) (as Ranald Macdougall)
 
Albert Husson ... (play "La Cuisine Des Anges") (suggestion)
 
Sam Spewack ... (play "My Three Angels") (suggestion) &
Bella Spewack ... (play "My Three Angels") (suggestion)

Produced by

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Fred C. Caruso ... co-producer (as Fred Caruso)
Robert De Niro ... executive producer
Art Linson ... producer

Music by

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George Fenton

Cinematography by

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Philippe Rousselot ... director of photography

Editing by

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Mick Audsley
Joke van Wijk

Editorial Department

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Jo Burn ... post-production secretary
Dan Gane ... second assistant editor
Clare Knight ... second assistant editor (as Clare De Chenu)
Richard Long ... second assistant editor: Canada
Keith Mason ... first assistant editor
Michael McGarry ... second assistant editor: Canada
Brenda Rawn ... post-production coordinator
Richard Ritchie ... color timer (as Dick Ritchie)
Steve Roberts ... first assistant editor: Canada (as Steven Paul Roberts)
Annabel Ware ... first assistant editor

Casting By

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Wallis Nicita

Production Design by

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Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by

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Richard Harrison
Andrew Ackland-Snow ... (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

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Jim Erickson

Costume Design by

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Theoni V. Aldredge

Makeup Department

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Ian C. Ballard ... hair supervisor (as Ian Ballard)
Lisa Coi ... assistant hair stylist
Ilona Herman ... makeup supervisor
Paul LeBlanc ... hair designer (as Paul Le Blanc)
Roy Sidick ... hair stylist (as Roy A. Sidick)
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil ... makeup artist (as Jo-Anne Smith)
Lisa Jane Taylor ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Warren Carr ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mark Abrams ... third assistant director
Patrick Clayton ... first assistant director
James Devis ... second unit director (as Jim Devis)
Collin Leadlay ... dgc trainee
Rachel Leiterman ... second second assistant director
Robert Petrovicz ... second assistant director: second unit
David W. Rose ... first assistant director: second unit (as David Rose)
Kim H. Winther ... second assistant director (as Kim Winther)
Rob Vouriot ... third assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

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John G. Anderson ... construction buyer
David Birdsall ... assistant set decorator
David Stanley Brand ... carpenter assistant: scenic (as David Brand)
Doug Carnegie ... set decorator buyer (as Douglas Robert Carnegie)
Kenneth H. Hawryliw ... assistant property master
Jan Kobylka ... construction coordinator
Barry Kootchin ... scenic artist
Peter Lando ... assistant set decorator
Peter Nicol ... construction foreman: second unit
Michael Ritter ... assistant art director
Reid Sinclair ... lead person
Michael Stringer ... storyboard artist
Grant Swain ... property master
Randy Tan ... construction foreperson
Thom Wells ... construction foreperson (as Thomas Wells)
David Willson ... construction supervisor
Paul Willson ... construction foreperson
James T. Woods ... scenic artist (as James Woods)
Herman Alexander ... lead carpenter (uncredited)
John Alvin ... poster artist (uncredited)
Richard Cook ... graphics (uncredited)
Grant Cotterall ... scenic carpenter (uncredited)
Paul Jenkinson ... set dresser (uncredited)
Catherine Leighton ... prop buyer (uncredited)
Peter Lieshout ... painter (uncredited)
Brian Shell ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Macleod Sinclaire ... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Nathalie Tremblay ... scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alan Bell ... foley editor
Tony Giacinti ... boom operator
Leonard Green ... assistant adr editor
Derek Holding ... dialogue editor
Ruth Huddleston ... cable person
Eddy Joseph ... adr editor
Chris Joyce ... assistant foley editor
Dominic Lester ... re-recording mixer
Robin O'Donoghue ... re-recording mixer
Kant Pan ... supervising sound editor
Gill Parry ... assistant sound editor
Larry Sutton ... production sound mixer
Daryl Jordan ... assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Stewart Bradley ... underwater special effects coordinator
Steve Crawley ... special effects rigger (as Stephen Crawley)
William H. Orr ... special effects coordinator
Randy Shymkiw ... first assistant special effects
Jak Osmond ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Antony Hunt ... executive producer: The Magic Camera Company (uncredited)

Stunts

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Vic Armstrong ... stunt coordinator
Mickey Gilbert ... stunt coordinator
Troy Gilbert ... stunts
John Scott ... stunt coordinator
Guy Bews ... stunt performer (uncredited)
Gary Bridges ... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dunn ... stunts (uncredited)
Michael Langlois ... stunts (uncredited)
Neil McDaniel ... stunts (uncredited)
Gregg Sargeant ... stunt safety (uncredited)
Lee Sollenberger ... horse stunt rider (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Barry Donlevy ... assistant chief lighting technician (as Barry Andrews Donlevy)
Les Erskine ... chief lighting technician
Glen Forrieter ... second company grip
Dale Garrison ... chief rigging electrician (as Dale 'Tiny' Garrison)
Dave Gordon ... first company grip
Jon Joffin ... additional assistant photographer
John McCallum ... first assistant photographer (as John Sandy McCallum)
Larry McConkey ... steadicam operator
Marty McInally ... additional assistant photographer
Mike Moad ... dolly grip
Andrew Mulkani ... dolly grip
Cam North ... second assistant photographer
Rod Pridy ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Roderick J. Pridy)
Mike Roberts ... camera operator (as Michael Roberts)
Pete Romano ... underwater photographer
Takashi Seida ... still photographer
Brian Thurston ... camera remote technician
Andrew D. Wilson ... additional assistant photographer (as Andy Wilson)
Peter F. Woeste ... camera operator: "c" camera (as Peter F. Woest)
Arthur Wooster ... underwater photographer
Wayne Baker ... underwater assistant camera (uncredited)
James Devis ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Denis Marcotte ... grip (uncredited)
Rob Parisien ... video assist operator (uncredited)
Jack Rigg ... grip (uncredited)
Al Uglanica ... best boy grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jennifer Blake ... extras casting assistant
Connie Hardie ... extras casting assistant
Sid Kozak ... casting: Vancouver
Coreen Mayrs ... extras casting director
Christina Sanchez ... casting coordinator
Joanne Zaluski ... casting associate
Susanne de Pencier ... casting: Canada (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Suzy Benzinger ... assistant: Theoni V. Aldredge
Jennifer Grossman ... costumer
Lyn Kelly ... costume supervisor
Gillian Kieft ... costumer
Kevin Knight ... costumer
Julie MacDonald ... seamstress (as Julie Macdonald)
Tish Monaghan ... costume supervisor
Thomas L. Pankiewich ... costume supervisor
Jane E. Still ... costumer
Kathryn McPhie ... costumer (uncredited)
Sheila White ... set costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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David James Hardwick ... assistant location manager
Kirk Johns ... location manager
Scott F. Mathers ... unit location manager: prison (as Scott E. Mathers)

Music Department

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Richard Bissill ... musician: French horn
Michael Connell ... music editor
George Fenton ... music conductor / orchestrator
Keith Grant ... music recordist
Christopher Palmer ... orchestrator
Eliza Thompson ... assistant: Mr. Fenton
Jeff Atmajian ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Steve Mair ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Gerry O'Riordan ... assistant music engineer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Lara Fox ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Rodney Beech ... transportation co-captain (as Rod Beech)
Jadde Erxsan ... chef (as Jadde Ericksan)
Dennis Houser ... driver captain
Scott Irvine ... transportation coordinator (as Scott James Irvine)
Rob Vreugde ... driver captain

Additional Crew

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Sheila Aquiline ... assistant accountant (as Shiela Aquiline)
Robert Beyer ... consultant
Robin Chambers ... assistant: Mr. De Niro
Daneen Lagrone Conroy ... assistant: Ms. Moore (as Daneen Conroy)
Jacqueline Dallamore ... craft service (as Jaqueline V. Johnson) / first aid (as Jaqueline V. Johnson)
Mark Dumas ... animal trainer (as Mark Wiener)
Lynn Elston ... production auditor
Elaine Fleming ... production office coordinator
Tim Hilts ... assistant production coordinator (as Tim C. Hiltz)
Gloria Lee ... assistant: Mr. De Niro
John Linson ... assistant: Mr. Caruso
Kimberly MacKenzie ... researcher (as Kim Mackenzie)
Pat Morrison ... assistant: Mr. Penn
Peter Mustapich ... translator
Linda Neild ... production accountant
Ida Pan ... production assistant (as Ida Maria Pan)
Jamie Payton ... wrangler
Brigitte Prochaska ... unit publicist
Deborah Ricketts ... researcher (as Debbie Ricketts)
Patti Roberts-Nelson ... production associate (as Patti Roberts Nelson)
Joanne Ryan ... craft service / first aid
Guy Bews ... wrangler (uncredited)
Dianne E. Collins ... publicist: M/S Billings Publicity Ltd. (uncredited)
Richard Morrison ... title designer (uncredited)
Alan Potashnick ... assistant: Robert De Niro (uncredited)
Lee Sollenberger ... animal trainer (uncredited)

Thanks

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Ray McAnally ... in memory of
Laurie Smith ... the producers wish to thank: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority - Recreation Land Management and Environmental Resources Division
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A couple of escaped convicts on the run find refuge with the Church when they are mistaken for two priests. The two are keen to flee but are unable to do so without the help of Molly. Written by Rob Hartill

Plot Keywords
Taglines Escaped convicts disguised as priests. It'll take a miracle to get away with this one. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nous ne sommes pas des anges (France)
  • Wir sind keine Engel (Germany)
  • Nunca fuimos ángeles (Spain)
  • No som àngels (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 我們不是天使 (Taiwan)
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Runtime
  • 106 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $2,047,630, 17 Dec 1989

Did You Know?

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Trivia The fictional 1930s Depression-era town of Brandon, in which the film takes place, was designed by Wolf Kroeger and built from scratch in Canada. According to the TCMDb, "the set cost $2.5 million, the largest film set ever constructed in Canada". See more »
Goofs When Bob comes out from hiding on the shrine he fires a total of seven shots without reloading his six shot revolver. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in She-Devil/Driving Miss Daisy/War of the Roses/Glory/Enemies: A Love Story (1989). See more »
Soundtracks In The Garden Of Tomorrow See more »
Crazy Credits In the ending credits, the film is dedicated to the actor Ray McAnally who passed away shortly after this film was made. See more »
Quotes Jim: [as Father Brown, he is asked to give a sermon to the town. He reads from a brochure stuck in his Bible that says "An Encounter with a Bear"] Have you ever felt completely alone? Alone in a world of danger, and no one to rely on? Danger on every hand, in a world fraught with danger? And at the brink of death I felt in my pocket, and what did I find? What did I find?
[Opens the brochure - it's an ad for guns]
Jim: What did I find? Nothing. There's nothing there. It's all in your head. They can take the money from you. They can take the position from you. I don't know, they can whip you, people turn their back on you. Everything happens to every body. And you ain't gonna find nothing in your pocket can stave it off, nothing can stave it off! Pain, affliction, we say, power. Power doesn't do it. Cause you never have enough. Money? I don't know, you know anybody has enough, still? Trouble befalls us, everyone has their sadness in their heart. Some people are meant to be hard. I don't know. It just seems like they are. We meet them.
[holds up his Bible]
Jim: Is God good? I don't know. All I know is something might give you comfort. And maybe you deserve it. If it comforts you to believe in God, you do it, that's your business. People have guilty, you know, guilty secrets, well if that's yours, that you want to go believe in something, well that's not so bad.
[the town claps and cheers]
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