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directed by Richard Friedman. The film stars

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, Bryan Burke,

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and

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. The film was loosely based on the 1968 movie ''

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''.

Plot

Danny, is a young student in middle school. He starts to develop feelings for his best friend, Julie. However a new student by the name of Archie comes in and sweeps Julie off her feet. Danny flees to the graveyard where his father is buried and talks to him about his problems. He soon comes across Hubbie the Ghost, who helps Danny with his girl problems. As a former living person from the 1930s, Hubbie, gives Danny his advice. The advice repeatedly backfires, always leaving Danny depressed. Danny soon learns that Hubbie once had a former lover before dying in an accident. Danny and Julie end up together at a school dance and Hubbie re-connects with his former love with the help of Danny.

Cast

* Bryan Burke as Danny *

as Hubbie Darling *

as Nana Gina *

as Maggie *

as Julie *

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as Pawn Shop Owner *

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as Teresa Powers *

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as Archie * Matt McCoy as Mike *

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as Miss Viola *

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as Shirley * Mike Alaimo as Father Micelli *

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as Anzio * Annie Abbott as Miss Wisser * Siri Baruc as Young Nona Gina * Bryan Robinson as Edgar * Jamie Williams as Phil

Releases

The film was first released in 1999 on DVD by Ardustry Home Entertainment, and re-released in 2009 by Mill Creek Entertainment.

Reception

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'' praised the film as an imaginative and refreshing look at adolescent romance, writing that it was "an amusing coming of age story far above the run-of-the-mill teen fare churned out in abundance".

References

External links

* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, forever_together, Can't Be Heaven (Forever Together) 1999 films 1999 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films American teen comedy films American romantic comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language comedy-drama films