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Heaven Can Wait

PG
Movie
1978
1h 41m
English
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.8
IMDB
Heaven Can Wait (1978) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
80

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Warren Beatty
Joe Pendleton
Julie Christie
Betty Logan
James Mason
Mr. Jordan
Jack Warden
Max Corkle
Charles Grodin
Tony Abbott
Dyan Cannon
Julia Farnsworth
Buck Henry
The Escort
George J Manos
Security Guard
Dick Enberg
TV Interviewer
Dolph Sweet
Head Coach
RG Armstrong
General Manager
Ed Peck
Trainer
John Randolph
Former Owner
Richard OBrien
Advisor to Former Owner
Joseph F Makel
Haitian Ambassador
Directed By: Buck Henry, Warren Beatty
Written By: Warren Beatty (Screenplay), Elaine May (Screenplay)

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LNero says...
2 years ago
I can't disagree with the other tepid reviews, but I laughed out loud pretty consistently throughout, and Julie Christie's performance really sold the clincher in the end in a way that outshone the rest of the execution. It's also an interesting time capsule to look back on the first time our society tried to be responsible about environmental stewardship, and how the powers of influence at the time sabotaged that so that we're barely in the same place that we were over forty years ago.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
5 months ago
A quarterback returns after death
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kirstensnow says...
2 years ago
its not that bad, not great either.
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BraylonMitch07 says...
3 years ago
It’s messy, inconsistent, and frequently repetitive but undoubtedly enjoyable. Sort of odd how much love it got from the Oscars back in 1979 too.
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