Pearly Gates (film)
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| director = Scott Ehrlich
| producer = Scott Ehrlich
| writer = Scott Ehrlich
Penny Orloff
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| cinematography = Denis Maloney
| editing = Michael Darrow
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| released = {{Film date|2015|4|26|Newport Beach}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Pearly Gates is a 2015 American drama film directed by Scott Ehrlich and starring Scott Grimes, Uzo Aduba (her film debut) and Lainie Kazan.{{cite web|last=Linden|first=Sheri|title='Pearly Gates': Newport Beach Review|date=4 May 2015|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/pearly-gates-newport-beach-review-789929|accessdate=9 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=Watch: 'Orange is the New Black' Star Uzo Aduba in Exclusive Trailer for Her First Movie 'Pearly Gates'|date=14 April 2015|publisher=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/04/watch-orange-is-the-new-black-star-uzo-aduba-in-exclusive-trailer-for-her-first-movie-pearly-gates-63105/|accessdate=9 August 2020}}
Cast
- Scott Grimes as Richard Whiner
- Bonnie Somerville as Sharon
- Illeana Douglas as Karen
- Uzo Aduba as Corrie
- Hill Harper as Dave
- Lainie Kazan as Millie
- Sam McMurray as Sol
- Jack Noseworthy as Dan
- Peter Bogdanovich as Marty
- Larry Miller as Rabbi
- Vincent Spano as Mayor / Satan
- Jason Gray-Stanford as The Assistant
Production and Reception
The movie was based on a staged musical of the same name from 2011. It was filmed it 2015 in California.{{Cite web |date=2014-02-06 |title=Original Musical Pearly Gates to Begin Filming |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/original_musical_pearly_gates_to_begin_filming/prweb11553581.htm |access-date=2024-01-16 |publisher=Simon Peter Productions |language=en |via=www.prweb.com}} Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter described it as, "an ostensible comedy," with "banal observations about what it means to be remembered."
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