Heaven Can Wait(1978)

Poster of Heaven Can Wait

Synopsis

Shortly before the Super Bowl, a quarterback named Joe Pendleton is almost killed in a car accident and an overly zealous angel takes him to heaven before his time. The archangel Mr. Jordan tries to return Joe to his body, but it has been cremated and Joe accepts the body of an elderly millionaire, Farnsworth, who was recently murdered by his wife and secretary and who are confounded to see him alive. As Farnsworth, Joe buys the football team so that he can be its new quarterback and begins training for the Super Bowl, while romancing a woman named Betty. When the murderers kill Farnsworth again, Joe gets the body of a quarterback who is about to die and leads the team to victory. After this, Mr. Jordan erases Joe's memory and he meets Betty again.
Shortly before the Super Bowl, a quarterback named Joe Pendleton is almost killed in a car accident and an overly zealous angel takes him to heaven before his time. The archangel Mr. Jordan tries to return Joe to …
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In Theaters

  • January 1, 1978

MPAA Rating

PG

Genres

Adaptation, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Sports, Remake

Run Time

1 hour 41 minutes

Distributors

Paramount Pictures

Director

Warren Beatty

Director

Buck Henry

Director

CAST

Warren Beatty

Joe Pendleton

Julie Christie

Betty Logan

James Mason

Mr Jordan

Jack Warden

Max Corkle

Charles Grodin

Tony Abbott

Dyan Cannon

Julia Farnsworth
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