Heaven Can Wait
Summary:
Opting for light entertainment after the critical satire of Shampoo (1975), producer-director-writer-star Warren Beatty remade the 1941 comic fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Dimly amiable L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Beatty) is prematurely called to Heaven by an over-eager escort (Buck Henry, who co-directed) after a traffic accident. When archangel Mr. Jordan (Ja... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Warren Beatty - (Joe Pendleton)
Julie Christie - (Betty Logan)
James Mason - (Mr. Jordan)
Jack Warden - (Max Corkle)
Charles Grodin - (Tony Abbott)
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Review:
It might be named after Ernst Lubitsch's 1943 masterpiece, Heaven Can Wait, but this 1978 Warren Beatty vehicle was actually a remake of the 1941 classic Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Not bad company for co-director, co-writer and star Beatty to keep. He may have set out to fill some pretty big shoes, but he chose his collaborators well, ... Continue >>
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