Talking to heaven
Talking to Heaven is a 2002 supernatural drama starring Ted
Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Jack Palance. It's inspired by the life of
medium
James Van Praagh. The film's rated PG-13. the film aired on The
Hallmark Channel.
This two-part CBS
TV movie was filmed as Talking to Heaven, the title of the
autobiographical book upon which it was based. Ted Danson stars as
real-life psychic James Van Praagh, a man who spent much of his life
ignoring or denying his clairvoyant gifts until it became impossible
for him to suppress them any longer. After experiencing several
"visitations" from dead people in his youth, Van Praagh was tagged as a
freak and shunned by friends and family members alike. It is only
during a particularly difficult period of his adult life that James is
willing to acknowledge his special talents, and then only because he
has had visions of a forlorn young boy with bound hands. Galvanized
into action by such grim images, not to mention the plaintive voices of
several additional ghostly youngsters, James agrees to assist the
authorities in locating the buried victims of a serial killer who may
still be at large. Living With the Dead originally aired on April 28
and 30, 2002.
It’s similar to the 2005 thriller WHITE
NOISE. AS the film follows James (Ted Danson) and his friend
Midge (Queen Latifah) as they try to figure out why James is being
stalked by these otherworldly beings. James gets close to uncovering the
truth about his unique gift while also aiding detectives in a
fascinating murder case.
