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Unlikely Angel is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Michael Switzer released in USA on 17 december 1996 with Dolly Parton

Unlikely Angel (1996)

Unlikely Angel
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Released in USA 17 december 1996
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Comedy,    Fantasy
Rating62% 3.149683.149683.149683.149683.14968

Unlikely Angel is a 1996 American Christmas TV movie starring Dolly Parton which premiered on CBS in 1996.

Synopsis

Parton stars as a somewhat-selfish country singer, Ruby Diamond, whose untimely death while driving at night results in her gaining an audience with St. Peter (Roddy McDowall). He offers her a rather unusual arrangement: she will return to Earth on a mission to reunite the suburban Bartilson family (a family that's been torn apart ever since the mother died). If she succeeds by midnight on Christmas Eve, then she will be granted her wings as an angel. If not, she will receive a fate much worse.

Actors

Dolly Parton

(Ruby Diamond)
Roddy McDowall

(Saint Peter)
Allison Mack

(Sarah Bartilson)
Maria del Mar

(Allison)
Eli Marienthal

(Matthew Bartilson)
Brian Kerwin

(Ben Bartilson)
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