• Writer/Director, Robert Alaniz chose Heavens to Betsy for the title of the film because it was a phrase his mother, Doris Alaniz used to say a lot when he was growing up.
  • Actor, Jim O’Heir and Director, Robert Alaniz first met in 1983 when Robert was looking for an announcer for his cable TV show The Bronco Bob Comedy Show.
  • Jim eventually became a featured regular on the show until he moved to Indiana.
  • “Wishes” the cat in the film is portrayed by Robert’s own cat, “Missy”.
  • In the film, it was the first time leading actress, Karen Lesiewicz had ever held a cat.
  • Actors, Steve Parks and Jim O’Heir were also in Robert’s previous film Mind Over Mindy (2016).
  • The films Heaven Can Wait (1978) and The Family Man (2000) were strong inspirations for the script of Heavens to Betsy.