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Heaven Can Wait|Warren Beatty

Heaven Can Wait

Warren Beatty and Julie Christie
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Overview

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.

Awards:
1978 - Academy Awards - Best Art Direction - Set Decoration - Winner

Main Cast & Crew:
Buck Henry - Director
Warren Beatty - Director
Warren Beatty
Julie Christie
James Mason
Jack Warden
Charles Grodin
Dyan Cannon
Buck Henry
Vincent Gardenia
Joseph Maher
Hamilton Camp

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Mono Sound, Widescreen)
  • Run Time: 101
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 032429285232
  • Genre: COMEDIES
  • Rating: PG (MPAA)
  • Release Date: October 2017

Movie Reviews

Notes:
Theatrical Release: June 28, 1978. Co-directors Buck Henry and Warren Beatty both made their film directing debuts with "Heaven Can Wait." Remake of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" (1941), directed by Alexander Hall. Shot in California, with Movielab color, Panavision equipment. Released in USA June 28, 1978. Other cast members included Frank Campanella; Larry Block (Peters); Dick Enberg (The Interviewer); Ed V. Peck (Trainer); Deacon Jones and Curt Gowdy (TV Commentator). Titles by Wayne Fitzgerald; sound effects editor Dick Oswald; music editor Milton Lustig. "Sonata #3" by Handel performed by Paul Brodie and Antonin Kubalek.

Reviews:
"...HEAVEN CAN WAIT is an outstanding film....[The] entire cast is excellent....[The] script and direction are very strong, providing a rich mix of visual and verbal humor..." - 06/21/1978 Variety


"...A kind of earnest cheerfulness that is sometimes most winning....[Beatty and Christie create] characters of import..." - 06/28/1978 New York Times, p.C17

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