Screenwriters Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon, fresh off of the success of Starman, dreamt up another romantic fantasy, about two souls (Timothy Hutton and Kelly McGillis) who meet in Heaven and then must overcome innumerable obstacles to reuniting when reincarnated back on Earth. Rudolph spikes the sweetness with quirky ingredients—and cameos ranging from Neil Young to Tom Petty to The Far Side cartoonist Gary Larson to an unrecognizable Debra Winger.