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Heaven Can Wait

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Heaven Can Wait (1978)

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Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 25  Rotten:4 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis:
When L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Beatty) is plucked from Earth too soon by an overzealous angel, he is sent back to Earth in another, older body. He struggles to regain his old spot in the line-up while straightening out his host's tangled affairs. Based not on the 1943 movie of the same... [More]
When L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Beatty) is plucked from Earth too soon by an overzealous angel, he is sent back to Earth in another, older body. He struggles to regain his old spot in the line-up while straightening out his host's tangled affairs. Based not on the 1943 movie of the same name, but on 1941's Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Academy Award Nominations: 9, including Best Picture, Best Actor: Warren Beatty, Best Director: Beatty/Henry, Best Adapted Screenplay: Elaine May/Warren Beatty. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Dyan Cannon

Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Screenwriter: Elaine May, Warren Beatty
Story: Harry Segall
Composer: Dave Grusin
Producer: Warren Beatty, Howard W. "Hawk" Koch, Charles McGuire

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 27, 1999

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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12/21/07 04:17 PM
John A. Nesbit
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There are a few laughs from Grodin and Cannon, but Beatty and Christie are like 400-pound gorillas chasing a milkweed seed.

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03/21/07 04:01 PM
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It's certainly likable enough and was a big hit when it came out, but one could hardly call it an auspicious artistic debut -- a crafty commercial entertainment with a certain amount of intelligence is more like it.

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03/21/07 04:00 PM
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Frivolous and amusing in spots.

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07/09/06 08:44 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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The film drags its feet uncertainly from beginning to end.

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02/09/06 03:16 AM
Derek Adams
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10/09/05 01:40 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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09/26/05 09:48 AM
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07/25/05 03:40 AM
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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07/16/05 01:56 PM
Emanuel Levy
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A comedy classic.....if you've never seen it, you have to ask yourself...why?

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06/11/05 11:25 PM
Clint Morris
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There's nothing worse than a pushy narrative.

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05/09/05 03:16 AM
Vincent Canby
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04/26/05 01:34 AM
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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A really enjoyable high concept comedy; better than the 2000 remake!

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01/31/05 10:41 AM
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net
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This is the kind of upbeat screwball comedy Hollywood used to do smoothly and well.

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10/23/04 10:37 PM
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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09/30/04 12:40 AM
Rob Blackwelder
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06/19/04 02:33 AM
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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03/09/04 09:28 AM
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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Heaven Can Wait shines in almost every department: it in one of those rare movies that deserves to be seen again and again.

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01/24/04 06:52 PM
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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Unnecessary, charmless remake of Here Comes Mr.Jordan.

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11/26/03 10:46 PM
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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11/07/03 11:59 AM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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