Date with an Angel

Date with an Angel

Year: 1987

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: English

Director: Tom McLoughlin

ComedyScience FictionFantasyRomanceCrude humor and satire

Aspiring composer Jim Sanders is engaged to spoiled rich girl Patty, but after his bachelor party he finds a beautiful, broken‑winged angel in his pool. As the heavenly visitor becomes known, Jim must juggle a dangerously jealous fiancée, an exploitative future father‑in‑law, and his pals’ outrageous business scheme.

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1

Engagement party kidnapping

During the engagement party, three masked robbers seize Jim and force him into a car, disappearing into the night. The attackers are revealed to be Jim's best friends, George, Don, and Rex, who intend to stage a bachelor night prank. Jim is taken back to his apartment as part of the plan, setting in motion a strange sequence of events.

Night of the engagement party Patty Winston's engagement party
2

Jim revives an injured Angel

Jim awakens to find an unconscious angel by his pool and revives her with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The angel cannot speak and communicates only through coos and squeals, and Jim notices her broken right wing. She regains consciousness and, in a surprising moment, kisses Jim.

Same night Jim's apartment
3

Morning discovery and a plan to exploit the Angel

Morning reveals the Angel still at Jim's apartment, and George, Don, and Rex propose exploiting her for profit. Jim refuses and tends to her wounded wing, showing his protective instincts. Patty arrives, misreads the situation as an affair, and storms off in anger.

The next morning Jim's apartment
4

Angel's fries and the failed reconciliation attempt

That night, the Angel develops a taste for French fries at a fast food restaurant. Jim steps away to call Patty in the hopes of reconciliation, while his friends try to lure the Angel into their car with more fries. Jim returns, foils the scheme, and carries the Angel back to his apartment.

Night Fast-food restaurant
5

Ed is captivated by the Angel

Ed Winston visits Jim's apartment and is immediately drawn to the Angel, leaving with a strange fixation. He is clearly enchanted by her presence, a development that unsettles Jim and Patty. The dynamic of the group grows tense as the Angel's mystery deepens.

The next day Jim's apartment
6

Angel becomes a target of a campaign plan

Ed moves to use the Angel as a spokesperson, hoping to replace Patty and take control of the cosmetics company. Patty grows furious as her role in the campaign is threatened. Meanwhile, Jim's friends hatch a scheme to trap the Angel in hopes of leveraging her for their own ends.

The next day Ed's cosmetics company
7

Angel is kidnapped and paraded to the press

George, Don, and Rex kidnap the Angel and stage a public reveal at a press conference to display her to the world. Jim arrives to rescue her and carries her away to his old treehouse in the woods. The incident heights tensions with Patty, Ed, and Jim's parents arriving on the scene.

The following day Press conference / Treehouse escape
8

Rescue and treehouse refuge

In the treehouse, Jim explains that his father first inspired his music and that six months earlier he began suffering headaches that crushed his ability to compose. The Angel listens as they share a dance to one of Jim's compositions, strengthening their bond. Together they reflect on their unlikely romance and its costs.

Evening after the rescue Old treehouse in the woods
9

A warning to leave; Angel disappears; Patty confronts

Jim urges the Angel to leave before others find her; she vanishes from view. Patty arrives, slaps Jim in a fit of jealousy, and is confronted by the invisible Angel who fights back. Ed and Jim's parents rush in as the scene escalates, and the Angel reappears to drive away Patty and Ed with rain clouds.

That night Treehouse / woods
10

Hospitalization and the revelation of Jim's illness

Jim collapses and is rushed to a hospital. Doctors reveal that his headaches are caused by an advanced brain tumor. The Angel appears in his hospital room, and Jim believes she has come to take him to heaven.

Shortly after the treehouse events Hospital
11

Angel as nurse and hope

The Angel returns as a speaking nurse who reassures the family that Jim will be around for a long time. She tells them she has the highest authority that Jim will recover and stays by his side. Jim finds renewed hope in her unwavering devotion.

During his hospitalization Hospital room
12

Leave of absence and plan to be together

The Angel secures a leave of absence for good behavior, clearing the way for them to be together. She reveals a craving for French fries as a quirky reminder of their bond, and the two share a tender kiss. Their relationship remains framed by the looming threat of Jim's illness.

After the leave is granted Hospital room
13

Together against the odds

Jim and the Angel commit to being together despite the odds, with hospital walls and illness hovering in the background. They share a hopeful embrace as they face the future, however uncertain it may be. The moment seals their vow to stay connected no matter what.

Final moment Hospital room

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