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Heaven Can Wait
1978
Jun 28, 1978 · Warren Beatty stars as a football quarterback who is accidentally taken to heaven and returns to life in a millionaire's body. He faces challenges in his career, love and fate in this remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
- (23K)
- Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
- 1978-06-28
A Victorian playboy reviews his life with Satan after his death in this Ernst Lubitsch classic. Starring Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, and Charles Coburn, nominated for 3 Oscars and praised by critics.
- Ernst Lubitsch
- 92
- 2 min
Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 American sports fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry about a young man (played by Beatty) being mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel, and the resulting complications of how this mistake can be undone, given that his earthly body has been cremated.
- $6 million
- June 28, 1978
- Warren Beatty
- Dave Grusin
Heaven Can Wait is a 1943 Technicolor American supernatural comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay was by Samson Raphaelson based on the play Birthday by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Edward Cronjager.
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Birthday/Születésnap, 1934 play, by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete
- Samson Raphaelson
Joe Pendleton. Julie Christie. Betty Logan. Jack Warden. Max Corkle. James Mason. Mr. Jordan. Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, is killed in an auto accident. In...
- (389)
- Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
- PG
- Warren Beatty
A comedy about a football quarterback who is accidentally taken to heaven and put in the body of a murdered millionaire. He tries to regain his old life, win the Super Bowl, and woo an environmental activist.
A classic comedy by Ernst Lubitsch about a playboy who reviews his life before entering hell. Featuring Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, and Laird Cregar, with commentary, essay, and trailer.
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