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Heaven Can Wait (1978) A great poet once wrote how sad it is when an athlete dies young. There is possibly something sadder: When he doesn't die at all, and is whisked off to heaven through a misunderstanding.
A throwback to the high-gloss screwball comedies of the 1940s, Heaven Can Wait beguiles with seamless production values and great comic relief from Charles Grodin and Dianne Cannon. Read...
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- Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
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- Warren Beatty
Heaven Can Wait Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies. Heaven Can Wait holds up as one of the best films of 1978 and...
A calamitous mistake has been made in HEAVEN CAN WAIT. The LA Rams' ambitious backup quarterback Joe Pendleton ( Warren Beatty , who also co-wrote and co-directed) has been sent to heaven before his time, courtesy of his escort ( Buck Henry ), a newbie on supervisor Mr. Jordan's heavenly staff.
- Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
- Renee Schonfeld
- Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Jack Warden
Jun 15, 2015 · Nominated for nine Oscars and winning one for Best Art Direction, Heaven Can Wait grossed $82 million at the box office in 1978, there are many reasons why this one is a beloved classic, not the least of them being that it’s just so effortlessly entertaining and it never stops enjoying itself.
"Heaven Can Wait" is an excellent remake of an equally excellent 1940's classic, "Here Comes Mr. Jordan", changing the dead character from boxer to football player but pretty much keeping everything else the same.
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA. • 4 Wins & 8 Nominations. A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
