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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 critic reviews
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Heaven Can Wait videos
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - Deja Vu
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - How Heaven Works
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - He's Not There
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - An Airplane Dream
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - Anxious Conspirators
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - I Don't Frighten Anybody
Heaven Can Wait: Official Clip - Picking a New Body
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Movie Info
Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, is killed in an auto accident. In the afterlife, Joe discovers that his guardian angel (Buck Henry) has taken him from his body prematurely, and he is due many more years on earth. Unable to return to his body, Joe assumes the form of greedy multimillionaire industrialist Leo Farnsworth. As Farnsworth, Joe attempts a return to football and falls in love with environmental activist Betty Logan (Julie Christie).
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Rating: PG
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
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Producer: Warren Beatty
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Writer: Harry Segall, Elaine May, Warren Beatty, Robert Towne
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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Production Co: Paramount Pictures
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Sound Mix: Stereo
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Critic Reviews for Heaven Can Wait
Audience Reviews for Heaven Can Wait
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Delightfully reminiscent of certain comedies from the 30s and 40s. Grodin and Cannon give truly hysterical performances.
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A pro-footballer is given a second chance after being taken out of the game early. A milquetoast remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan, I would advise you see the original first before this lame-o copy, which, though the cast is stellar, has a low level life light going. Only James Mason and Dyan Cannon have any idea of what's needed here.
kevin w Super Reviewer -
Very enjoyable film. Entertaining and thoughtful, and also pretty funny at times, along with some great football scenes, Heaven Can Wait has a bit of something for everyone.
Stephen S Super Reviewer -
A consistently funny story concerning a backup quarterback (Warren Beatty) for the St. Louis Rams who finally gets his chance to start for the team before he is killed in a car accident. However, when he arrives at Heaven's gates he is told that he was killed by accident, and is instead given a new body of an older rich man where he is still determined to get his old job with the Rams back. While there are plenty of plot holes if you look at it closely, this movie aims to be a comedy and it accomplishes just that. Beatty's character is likeable and easy to root for and there are enough interesting characters and situations that arise that make this film worthwhile.
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