Heaven Can Wait (1978)
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A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.
Cast
- Warren Beatty
- Julie Christie
- James Mason
- Jack Warden
- Charles Grodin
- Dyan Cannon
- Buck Henry
- Vincent Gardenia
- Joseph Maher
- Hamilton Camp
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- Jun 6, 2020
Every movie should have a subplot where Charles Grodin keeps trying unsuccessfully to kill the main character
Patrick WillemsMay 14, 2017Warren Beatty's ghost leaves a trail of bodies behind in an attempt to win the Superbowl.
matt lynchMay 18, 2021why would they let him keep living if he can’t keep his memories tf kind of logic 😭
Brianna - Aug 17, 2020
this movie is the best himbo resprentation out there
Megan BitchellSep 10, 2022Anchored by a great premise, the film directed by its star (and, as I recently learned, Shirley MacLaine's brother) Warren Beaty and Buck Henry is a sports movie with some charm and an interesting concept that Hollywood has managed to wring out later on, but which…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineJun 15, 2021Curious to see a movie with such an absurd premise remain as lowkey as this does. personally prefer the screwball antics and energy of elaine may's A New Leaf which I think would've lent themselves well to some of the sillier elements here (like the thwarted murder subplot)…
Josh Lewis - Sep 1, 2017
The last ten minutes of this movie take it from good to great.
Aaron MichaelJan 26, 2022“They don't have a football team in Heaven, so God couldn't make me first string.” 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Megan BitchellSep 18, 2021When the soul of promising quarterback Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) is taken from the afterlife too early by an overcautious angel, he has to find a new body in order to achieve his ambitions of playing in the Super Bowl, falling in love in the process, in this fantasy…
Josh Gillam
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- Annie likedHeaven Can Wait
Cute but sad he forgot it all
anais likedHeaven Can WaitAlmost fell off the treadmill when they said Joe was supposed to die March 20th, 2025 (50 years in the future for them, 8 days ago for me). Time is a crazy concept.
Sophie is "meh" onHeaven Can WaitMeh until the end when it hit me in the feels. Glad I watched it but probably wouldn’t put it on again.
- Melissa is "meh" onHeaven Can Wait
I can’t believe this movie is almost 50 years old
alyssa lovedHeaven Can WaitWHY DID THEY HAVE TO END IT LIKE THIS 😕
Javier M likedHeaven Can Wait8.5/10 Solid 70s Flick
- Mark Bateman likedHeaven Can Wait
7/10
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Metacritic
Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait is the most delightful movie the year has offered. Funny, fantastical, fast on its feet, this romantic fantasy comes closer than any film of the past decade to capturing the ingenious, madcap spirit of '30s comedies. [03 July 1978, p.90]
David Ansen
Newsweek
Somehow manages to combine the sweetness and innocence of the original with a satirical bite all its own.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
There is something eerily disconnected about Heaven Can Wait. It may be because in a time of comparative peace, immortality — at least in its life-after-death form — doesn't hold the fascination for us that it does when there's a war going on, as there was in 1941 when Here Comes Mr. Jordan was released and became such a hit. Or perhaps we are somewhat more sophisticated today (though I doubt it) and comedies about heavenly messengers and what is, in effect, a very casual kind of transubstantiation seem essentially silly.
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
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