Heaven Can Wait

Warren Beatty (1978)

96min

PG Certificate

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by Joanna Berry

This updated version of the 1941 film Here Comes Mr Jordan is one of the few remakes that is almost as good as the original. Warren Beatty co-directs and stars as the football player accidentally selected to die after a car accident. Realising he has been called before his time, Beatty bargains with celestial James Mason and gets the chance to live again but in someone else's body, that of a wealthy businessman whose wife is plotting to kill him. Well played, well written (by Beatty and Elaine May) and well directed, this is one of the highlights of Beatty's career and an enjoyable whimsical delight.

Summary

American football player Joe gets snatched away to the afterlife following his death, but the angel responsible realises too late he was supposed to survive. Joe is offered the chance to return to the land of the living by taking over the body of a murdered millionaire - to the shock of the dead man's killers. Fantasy drama, starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and James Mason.

Cast & Crew

Joe Pendleton Warren Beatty

Betty Logan Julie Christie

Mr Jordan James Mason

Max Corkle Jack Warden

Tony Abbott Charles Grodin

Julia Farnsworth Dyan Cannon

Escort Buck Henry

Krim Vincent Gardenia

Sisk Joseph Maher

Bentley Hamilton Camp

Everett Arthur Malet

Corinne Stephanie Faracy

Lavinia Jeannie Linero

Gardener Harry D K Wong

Peters Larry Block

Conway Frank Campanella

Tomarken Bill Sorrells

Haitian ambassador Joseph K Makel

Oppenheim Keene Curtis

Renfield William Larsen

Middleton Morgan Farley

Lawson William Bogert

Director Warren Beatty

Director Buck Henry

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Language: EnglishColourGuidance: Contains some swearing.Available on: video and DVD

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