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| Eyes of an Angel | |
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| Directed by | Robert Harmon |
| Written by | Robert Stitzel |
| Produced by | Michael Phillips Chris Chesser |
| Starring | John Travolta Ellie Raab Tito Larriva Jeffrey DeMunn |
| Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
| Edited by | Donn Cambern Zach Staenberg |
| Music by | Randy Edelman |
Production company | Trans World Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Live Home Video |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million[1] |
Eyes of an Angel is a 1991 American drama film starring John Travolta and directed by Robert Harmon. It was released in France, Sweden, and on television in the United States as The Tender. It was released straight-to-video in 1994 under its proper title to coincide with Travolta's bigger name release, Pulp Fiction. According to the opening credits, the movie is based on a true story. The film was shot predominantly in Chicago with some pickups and reshoots in Los Angeles. It was the final film to be produced under the Trans World Entertainment label.
Travolta plays Bobby Allen, a down-on-his-luck single father and recovering alcoholic whose wife died of a drug overdose. With no job and no money, he turns to Cissy, his late wife's brother, for a job as a money courier, while his 10-year-old daughter finds a wounded fighting dog. She takes care of the dog over her father's objections, until Bobby is betrayed by Cissy, who blames him for his sister's death. Desperate, Bobby steals Cissy's money and flees with the girl to California, leaving the dog behind. The dog follows them across the country to be reunited with the girl, while Cissy pursues Bobby to retrieve his money and to take the girl.
- ^ "After the 'Fever' Broke : John Travolta, a pop-culture king of the '70s, struggles to revitalize his film career". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 1989.