Heaven Can Wait (1978 Film)

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  • Heaven Can Wait is a lighthearted remake of the 1941 comedy Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Warren Beatty wrote, produced, directed and starred in Heaven Can Wait, which was released on June 28, 1976. It was nominated for nine Oscars, but won only one -- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration. http://www.allmovie.com/work/heaven-can-wait-21978

  • Plot Synopsis

    Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), an L.A. Rams quarterback, is in a traffic accident and is sent to heaven prematurely by his Escort (Buck Henry). When the mistake is discovered by Mr. Jordan (James Monroe), the archangel tells Joe he will put him back in his body. This idea is short lived when it is discovered that Joe had been cremated. Before Joe's accident he was about to play in the Super Bowl; he tells the Mr. Jordan that he needs a fit body -- not that of Farnsworth who is old and out of shape. Joe changes his mind when he sees Betty Logan (Julie Christie) in Farnsworth's home. Joe is able to convince his favorite coach Max Corkle (Jack Warden) that it is him in someone else's body and he then hires Max to help get him in shape. As Joe waits for a more appropriate body he begins dating Betty. Meanwhile Julia Farnsworth (Dyan Cannon) and secretary Tony Abbott (Charles Gordin) move forward with plans to kill Farnsworth. The archangel Mr. Jordan finally finds a body suitable for the athlete that Joe was, but Joe becomes concerned that he might not remember that he had fallen in love with Betty.http://www.allmovie.com/work/heaven-can-wait-21978

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  • Reviews

    "Heaven Can Wait is an outstanding film. Harry Segall's fantasy comedy-drama play, made in 1941 by Columbia as Here Comes Mr Jordan, returns in an updated, slightly more macabre treatment."—Varietyhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117791564.html?categoryid=31&cs=1


    "Whatever the reason, "Heaven Can Wait," Warren Beatty's remake of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan," gives the impression of being a swinging 1978 romantic comedy struggling to free itself from the body of the 1941 film. Most of the time it remains locked in, embraced by the unyielding requirements of its elaborate, facetious plot gimmick."—Vincent Canby, The New York Timeshttp://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F06E7D61131E632A2575BC2A9609C946990D6CF&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes


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