Heaven Can Wait
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.
Directed by
Warren Beatty
Buck Henry
Cast
Warren Beatty - Joe Pendleton
Julie Christie - Betty Logan
James Mason - Mr Jordan
Jack Warden - Max Corkle
Charles Grodin - Tony Abbott
Dyan Cannon - Julia Farnsworth
Buck Henry - Escort
Vincent Gardenia - Detective Krim
Joseph Maher - Sisk
Production Co.
Paramount Pictures
Shelburne Associates
Produced by
Howard "Hawk" Koch Jr
Charles H. Maguire
Warren Beatty
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Writer
Warren Beatty
Harry Segall
Elaine May
Music
Dave Grusin
