Heaven Can Wait

1978·111'

Ernst Lubitsch

FantasyComedyRomance

★ 6.6

Letterboxd TMDB #12185

Joe Pendleton... the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.

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 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

Vincent Gardenia Krim

Joseph Maher Sisk

Hamilton Camp Bentley

Arthur Malet Everett

Stephanie Faracy Corinne