Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 American sports fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry about a young man (played by Beatty) being mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel, and the resulting complications of how this mistake can be undone, given that his earthly body has been cremated. It was the second film adaptation of Harry Segall's play of the same name, the first being Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).
Plot
Joe Pendleton, a backup quarterback for the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams, is looking forward to leading his team to the Super Bowl. While he is riding his bicycle through a tunnel, an overzealous guardian angel on his first assignment, known only as The Escort, sees a large truck heading into the other end of the tunnel towards Joe. The Escort plucks Joe out of his body early in the mistaken belief that Joe was about to be killed in order to save him from any suffering.
Awards
Cast
- Arthur Malet
- Buck Henry
- Charles Grodin
- Deacon Jones
- Dolph Sweet
- Dyan Cannon
- Ed Peck
- Elliott Reid
- Frank Campanella
- Hamilton Camp
- Jack Warden
- James Mason
- John Randolph
- Joseph Maher
- Julie Christie
- Keene Curtis
- Morgan Farley
- Paul D'Amato
- R. G. Armstrong
- Stephanie Faracy
- Vincent Gardenia
- Warren Beatty
- William Sylvester