Heaven Can Wait
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Film · TMDB
6.6Joe 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.
Released: 1978-06-28101 minDir: Buck HenryFantasy, Comedy, Romance
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.9/10
25,176 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
72/100
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 14 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 26 October 1978
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- Buck Henry
- Screenwriter
- Warren Beatty
- Cast member
- Frank Campanella
- Composer