A Little Piece of Heaven (film)

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'''''A Little Piece of Heaven''''' is a 1991 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[drama (film and television)|family drama film]] directed by [[Mimi Leder]], written by Betty Goldberg, starring [[Kirk Cameron]], [[Chelsea Noble]], [[Lacey Chabert]], Jenny Robertson, [[Ron McLarty]], [[Jussie Smollett]], and [[Cloris Leachman]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/2099338.xml?dids=2099338:2099338&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+02,+1991&author=Loynd,+Ray&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc='A+Little+Piece+of+Heaven':++A+Nice+Little+Slice+of+Capra |title='A Little Piece of Heaven': A Nice Little Slice of Capra |last=Loynd |first=Ray |date=December 2, 1991 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=February 27, 2009}}</ref> It originally premiered December 2, 1991 on [[NBC]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74758062.html?dids=74758062:74758062&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+11,+1991&author=John+Carmody&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+TV+Column |title=The TV Column |last=Carmody |first=John |date=December 11, 1991 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=February 27, 2009}}</ref>

'''''A Little Piece of Heaven''''' is a 1991 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[drama (film and television)|family drama film]] directed by [[Mimi Leder]], written by Betty Goldberg, starring [[Kirk Cameron]], [[Chelsea Noble]], [[Lacey Chabert]], Jenny Robertson, [[Ron McLarty]], [[Jussie Smollett]], and [[Cloris Leachman]].<ref>{{cite news |title='A Little Piece of Heaven': A Nice Little Slice of Capra |last=Loynd |first=Ray |date=December 2, 1991 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> It originally premiered December 2, 1991 on [[NBC]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/74758062.html?dids=74758062:74758062&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+11,+1991&author=John+Carmody&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=The+TV+Column |title=The TV Column |last=Carmody |first=John |date=December 11, 1991 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=February 27, 2009}}</ref>

== Plot ==

== Plot ==

Will Loomis ([[Kirk Cameron]]) is living with his mentally disabled sister Violet (Jenny Robertson) after their parents have died. She wants a young child to play with for Christmas, so Will drugs and kidnaps a child from the local [[orphanage]], and later, when his sister says she doesn't like the boy and demands her brother gets her a girl, Will kidnaps a girl from an abusive home.

Will Loomis is living with his mentally disabled sister Violet after their parents have died. She wants a young child to play with for Christmas, so Will drugs and kidnaps a child from the local [[orphanage]], and later, when his sister says she doesn't like the boy and demands her brother gets her a girl, Will kidnaps a girl from an abusive home.

The children are told they have died and are in [[heaven]]. Will and Violet try to make their farm "a little piece of heaven" for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the missing children.

The children are told they have died and are in [[heaven]]. Will and Violet try to make their farm "a little piece of heaven" for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the missing children.

== Awards ==

== Awards ==

'''[[Emmy Awards]]'''

'''[[Emmy Awards]]'''

*1992, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Nominated)

*1992, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Nominated)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Little Piece of Heaven |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/little-piece-heaven |website=emmys.com |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>

'''[[Young Artist Awards]]'''

'''[[Young Artist Awards]]'''

*1993, Best Young Actress Under Ten in a Television Movie, [[Lacey Chabert]] (Nominated)

*1993, Best Young Actress Under Ten in a Television Movie, [[Lacey Chabert]] (Nominated)<ref>{{cite web |title=14th Annual Youth in Film Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm |website=YoungArtistAwards.com |access-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217002739/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm |archive-date=February 17, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

[[Category:Films scored by Don Davis (composer)]]

[[Category:Films scored by Don Davis (composer)]]

[[Category:Films about children]]

[[Category:Films about children]]

[[Category:Films about disability in the United States]]

[[Category:Films about intellectual disability]]

[[Category:Films directed by Mimi Leder]]

[[Category:Films directed by Mimi Leder]]

[[Category:NBC original films]]

[[Category:NBC original films]]

[[Category:1990s English-language films]]

[[Category:1990s English-language films]]

[[Category:1990s American films]]

[[Category:1990s American films]]

[[Category:Films about disability]]

[[Category:English-language drama films]]

[[Category:English-language drama films]]