Heaven Can Wait (1978)
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.
Directors:
Buck Henry, Warren Beatty.
Writers:
Elaine May, Warren Beatty.
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Warren Beatty as Joe Pendleton |
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Julie Christie as Betty Logan |
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James Mason as Mr. Jordan |
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Jack Warden as Max Corkle |
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Charles Grodin as Tony Abbott |
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Dyan Cannon as Julia Farnsworth |
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Buck Henry as The Escort |
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Vincent Gardenia as Krim |
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Joseph Maher as Sisk |
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Hamilton Camp as Bentley |
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Arthur Malet as Everett |
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Stephanie Faracy as Corinne |
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Jeannie Linero as Lavinia |
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Harry D.K. Wong as Gardener |
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George J. Manos as Security Guard |
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Larry Block as Peters |
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Frank Campanella as Conway |
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Bill Sorrells as Tomarken |
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Dick Enberg as TV Interviewer |
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Dolph Sweet as Head Coach |
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R.G. Armstrong as General Manager |
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Ed Peck as Trainer |
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John Randolph as Former Owner |
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Richard O'Brien as Advisor to Former Owner |
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Joseph F. Makel as Haitian Ambassador |
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Will Hare as Team Doctor |
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Lee Weaver as Way Station Attendant |
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Roger Bowen as Newspaperman |
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Keene Curtis as Oppenheim |
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William Larsen as Renfield |
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Morgan Farley as Middleton |
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William Bogert as Lawson |
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Robert E. Leonard as Board Member |
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Joel Marston as Board Member |
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Earl Montgomery as Board Member |
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Robert C. Stevens as Board Member |
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Bernie Massa as Coliseum Security Guard |
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Peter Tomarken as Reporter |
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William Sylvester as Nuclear Reporter |
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Lisa Blake Richards as Woman Reporter |
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Charlie Charles as Highwire Performer |
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Nick Outin as Chauffeur |
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Jerry Scanlan as Hodges |
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Jim Boeke as Kowalsky |
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Marvin Fleming as Gudnitz |
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Deacon Jones as Gorman |
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Les Josephson as Owens |
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Jack Snow as Cassidy |
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Curt Gowdy as TV Commentator |
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Al DeRogatis as TV Color Analyst |
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Benjie Bancroft as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Arline Bletcher as Woman in Line (uncredited) |
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Charlie Cowan as Football Player (uncredited) |
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Garrett Craig as Swimmer (uncredited) |
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Paul D'Amato as Swimmer's Friend (uncredited) |
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Robert Fortier as Wealthy Man in Restaurant (uncredited) |
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Allan Graf as Football Player (uncredited) |
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Bryant Gumbel as TV Sportscaster (uncredited) |
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Jim Healy as TV Sportscaster (uncredited) |
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Chick Hearn as Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Ray Pourchot as Board Member (uncredited) |
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Nick Raymond as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Elliott Reid as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Byron Webster as Waiter (uncredited) |
| Editing | Robert C. Jones | Editor |
| Directing | Buck Henry | Director |
| Editing | Don Zimmerman | Editor |
| Writing | Elaine May | Screenplay |
| Camera | William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Production | Warren Beatty | Producer |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Warren Beatty | Director |
| Sound | Richard Oswald | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Warren Beatty | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynda Gurasich | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theadora Van Runkle | Costume Design |
| Production | Hawk Koch | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Bruno | Costume Design |
| Art | George Gaines | Set Decoration |
| Production | Charles H. Maguire | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Milton Lustig | Music Editor |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Art | Edwin O'Donovan | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Doug Pentek | Gaffer |
| Directing | Craig Huston | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Nick McLean | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Hawk Koch | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Sam Bernstein | Production Accountant |
| Production | Patricia Mock | Casting |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Alan Levine | Property Master |
| Crew | R.A. MacDonald | Special Effects |
| Production | Charles H. Maguire | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Robert Towne | Additional Writing |
| Camera | Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Art | Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
| Crew | Craig R. Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Craig R. Baxley | Second Unit Director |
| Writing | Harry Segall | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Arthur Brooker | Key Grip |
