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.

Cast

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

as Joe Pendleton

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

as Betty Logan

James Mason

James Mason

as Mr. Jordan

Jack Warden

Jack Warden

as Max Corkle

Charles Grodin

Charles Grodin

as Tony Abbott

Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon

as Julia Farnsworth

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

as The Escort

Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

as Krim

Joseph Maher

Joseph Maher

as Sisk

Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

as Bentley

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Maybe Warren Beatty was also a fan of Powell & Pressburger as this has shades of "Matter of Life and Death" (1946) to it. Rather than a fighter pilot though, it's quarter-back "Joe" (Beatty) who is erroneously selected to take the Concorde to heaven. He protests to supremo "Jordan" (James Mason) who...

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