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DirectorBuck Henry
Runtime1h 41m · PG
GenresComedy · Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Release1978-06-28
Film
Heaven Can Wait
1978· PG· 1h 41m· Comedy· Drama· Fantasy· Romance
“Joe Pendleton... the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.”
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.
1978-06-28
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Key Crew
DirectorBuck Henry
ScreenplayElaine May
ProducerWarren Beatty
Director of PhotographyWilliam A. Fraker
Original Music ComposerDave Grusin
EditorDon Zimmerman
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Details
Released1978-06-28
Runtime1h 41m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures
Budget$15M
Box office$99M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 448 votes
Original languageen
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