Eyes of an Angel

Jul 26, 1991

1h 35m

★ 6.9

Overview

John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses a wounded Doberman used for fighting, back to health. Duped by underworld types he was working as a courier for, father and daughter leave the dog and flee cross-country to Los Angeles with both canine and mobsters in pursuit.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Bobby

John Travolta

The Girl

Ellie Raab

Cissy

Tito Larriva

Goon

Richard Edson

Goon

Vincent Guastaferro

Georgie

Jeffrey DeMunn

Pit Bull Handler

Gene LeBell

Waiter

Frank Ammirati

Motel Owner

Sidney Chankin

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