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Heaven Can Wait
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
1978 · Directed by Buck Henry · 101 min · Fantasy · Comedy · Romance · Drama · 57 frames
Tagline
Joe Pendleton... the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.
Crew
- Screenplay: Elaine May, Warren Beatty
- Cinematography: William A. Fraker
- Edited by: Robert C. Jones, Don Zimmerman
- Music: Dave Grusin
- Production design: Paul Sylbert
- Produced by: Warren Beatty
Cast
- Warren Beatty as Joe Pendleton
- Julie Christie as Betty Logan
- James Mason as Mr. Jordan
- Jack Warden as Max Corkle
- Charles Grodin as Tony Abbott
- Dyan Cannon as Julia Farnsworth
- Buck Henry as The Escort
- Vincent Gardenia as Krim
- Joseph Maher as Sisk
- Hamilton Camp as Bentley
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Paramount Pictures
- Budget: $15,000,000
- Box office: $98,800,000
- Themes: infidelity, sports, afterlife, american football, based on play or musical, remake, los angeles, california, quarterback, super bowl, environmental activist
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