Release Year: 2005 Rating: PG-13 Duration: 95 minutes Other Title: If Only It Were True Director: Mark S. Waters Producer: Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, David Householter Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
When David sublet his quaint San Francisco apartment, the last thing he expected was a roommate. He had only begun to make a complete mess of the place when a pretty young woman named Elizabeth suddenly shows up, adamantly insisting the apartment is hers. David assumes there's been a giant misunderstanding...until Elizabeth disappears as mysteriously as she appeared. Changing the locks does nothing to deter Elizabeth, who begins to appear and disappear at will. Convinced that she is a ghost, David tries to help Elizabeth cross over to the "other side." But while Elizabeth has discovered she can walk through walls, she is convinced that she is still alive and isn't crossing over anywhere. As Elizabeth and David search for the truth about who Elizabeth is and how she came to be in her present state, their relationship deepens into love. Unfortunately, they have very little time before their prospects for a future together permanently fade away.
cast
Alyssa Shafer as Lily Brody Ben Shenkman as Brett Rushton Caroline Aaron as Grace Chris Pflueger as Tom Brody Dina Spybey as Abby Brody (as Dina Waters) Donal Logue as Jack Houriskey Gabrielle Made as Nurse Maria Ivana Milicevic as Katrina Jon Heder as Darryl Kerris Dorsey as Zoe Brody Mark Ruffalo as David Abbott Reese Witherspoon as Elizabeth Martinson Ron Canada as Dr. Walsh Rosalind Chao as Fran Shulie Cowen as Nurse Jenny
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[from trailer]
Darryl: I'm ninety-nine percent *parched* right now. I could sure use a *co-la*.
Wanting to be the next GHOST -- and succeeding handsomely -- JUST LIKE HEAVEN is sweetly funny and delightfully romantic. The script, by Peter Tolan (ANALYZE THIS) and Leslie Dixon (FREAKY FRIDAY), creates two completely believable characters, even if one of them is a spirit and the other one is the only one who can see her.