Was "Please Mr. Postman" featured in this movie?

[daviddesper]

I was watching an old VHS tape tonight that I recorded probably back in the early to mid 90s, but the show was actually from the late 70s. During a commercial, I heard the Marvelettes singing Please Mr. Postman. It appeared to be a promo for a movie that I think was entitled "Dear God."

Does anyone remember such a movie and if so, was there a soundtrack for it featuring our girls? Any other good stuff on it?

[kenneth]

Never 'hoid of it but apparently there is such a movie...can't find mention of the soundtrack, however.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_God_%28film%29

[daviddesper]

After I posted my initial message, I thought to check it out on Internet Movie Database, and it was a 1996 movie featuring Greg Kinnear, so that means that the commercial I saw was from that time frame. Still wonder why the Marvs' were featured in the ad though. Maybe someone else will have some further insight.

[kenneth]

"Please Mr. Postman" apparently has been used in many films. I think the early Robert DeNiro film "Mean Streets" [[pretty sure it's that film) has a scene where there's a bar fight going on and meanwhile, "Postman" is blaring away on the juke box.

[Methuselah2]

Besides Martin Scorsese's MEAN STREETS [[1973), The Marvelettes' PLAYBOY turned up in his GOODFELLAS [[1990).

[kenneth]

@methuselah2,

Obviously, Scorsese is a Marvelettes fan!

[Motown4Ever518]

He should do a movie about them then.LOL