Heaven Can Wait
“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.
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Cast
66 people
Warren Beatty
Joe Pendleton
Known for
Bonnie and Clyde
Dick Tracy
Julie Christie
Betty Logan
Known for
Finding Neverland
Fahrenheit 451
James Mason
Mr. Jordan
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Jack Warden
Max Corkle
Known for
12 Angry Men
All the President's Men
Charles Grodin
Tony Abbott
Known for
Beethoven
Midnight Run
Dyan Cannon
Julia Farnsworth
Known for
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Deathtrap
Buck Henry
The Escort
Known for
The Graduate
Gloria
Vincent Gardenia
Krim
Known for
Little Shop of Horrors
Moonstruck
Joseph Maher
Sisk
Known for
Frankenweenie
My Stepmother Is an Alien
Hamilton Camp
Bentley
Known for
The Smurfs
DuckTales
Arthur Malet
Everett
Known for
Halloween
The Secret of NIMH
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Also in
Dusty and Sweets McGee
Irreconcilable Differences
Warren Beatty Director · Buck Henry Director Elaine May Screenplay
Worldwide gross $99M · Budget $15M · United States release June 28, 1978
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$98,800,000
Gross vs. budget
6.6×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Denmark · June 28, 1978
Physical
United States · June 28, 1978
Theatrical
Finland
June 28, 1978 · Theatrical
France
December 13, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
October 26, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 8, 1978 · Theatrical
Italy
February 2, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
January 20, 1979 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 28, 1978 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 7, 1978 · Theatrical
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