Heaven Can Wait

(1978)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 457 votes

Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Drama

Year: 1978

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Buck Henry, Уоррен Битти

Cast: Уоррен Битти, Джули Кристи, Джеймс Мейсон, Джек Уорден, Чарльз Гродин, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Винсент Гардения, Joseph Maher, Hamilton Camp

Plot

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.

Joe Pendleton is a football 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 was not ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. Another body must be found without his death being discovered, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the Los Angeles Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl. At the same time, he falls in love with an English environmental activist who disapproves of his policies and actions.