Mr. Destiny (1990)

Directed by

James Orr

Genre

fantasy film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 227 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in his 30s blames his life problems on a baseball game failure from his youth. His guardian angel shows him an alternative reality where he succeeded, but he discovers that trade-off cost him the people he loves.

whimsicallightheartedsentimentalthoughtfulfast-pacedwish-fulfillmentreflectivehumorous

What happens

Mr. Destiny is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by James Orr, and starring Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz, Courteney Cox, Jay O. Sanders and Rene Russo. It is heavily inspired by the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. In the film, a man in his 30s blames most of his life's problems on his failure in a baseball game during his adolescence. His guardian angel grants him the wish to see that failure corrected. The man is transported to an alternative reality where he has had a more successful career and a more powerful position. The price is that he has lost his loved ones from his previous life and has multiple new enemies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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