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- 101 Minutes
- Paramount Pictures
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated: PG
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Buck Henry, Warren Beatty
- Written by Elaine May, Warren Beatty
- Starring Buck Henry, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Jack Warden, James Mason, Julie Christie, Vincent Gardenia, Warren Beatty
Synopsis:
HEAVEN CAN WAIT is a romantic fantasy about Joe Pendleton (Beatty), a Los Angeles Rams quarterback who is accidentally summoned to Heaven by an overly zealous celestial escort. Pendleton is returned to earth in the body of another man, who is a corporate giant. While practicing to once again play for the Rans, Pendleton must escape attempts on his life while romantically pursuing a beautiful Englishwomen (Christie) who protests the destruction caused to her village by one of his many corporations.
Won: Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy, 1979 Golden Globes; Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comed (Beatty), 1979 Golden Globes; Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role, 1979 Golden Globes; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, 1979 Academy Awards
Nominated: Best Picture, 1979 Academy Awards; Best Director, 1979 Academy Awards; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Beatty), 1979 Academy Awards; Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Cannon); 1979 Academy Awards
Review:
"This is the kind of upbeat screwball comedy Hollywood used to do smoothly and well. Hollywood still does." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
(Read more)- More on Heaven Can Wait:
- Profile of director/actor Warren Beatty
- Interview with director/actor Warren Beatty
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