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Heaven Can Wait (1978) [PG]

Release Date:
June 28, 1978

Original Title:
Heaven Can Wait

Alternate Titles:
Az ég tud várni
Der Himmel kann warten
Der Himmel soll warten
O Céu Pode Esperar
天国から来たチャンピオン
천국의 사도

Genres:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  FR: TP  GB: PG  IE: PG  IT: T  JP: G  US: PG 

Runtime: 101

Joe Pendleton... the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.

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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.

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Production

Additional Writing:
Robert Towne

Art Direction:
Edwin O'Donovan

Assistant Director:
Hawk Koch

Camera Operator:
Nick McLean

Casting:
Patricia Mock

Costume Design:
Theadora Van Runkle
Richard Bruno

Director:
Warren Beatty
Buck Henry

Director of Photography:
William A. Fraker

Editor:
Robert C. Jones
Don Zimmerman

Executive Producer:
Hawk Koch
Charles H. Maguire

Gaffer:
Doug Pentek

Hairstylist:
Lynda Gurasich

Key Grip:
Art Brooker

Makeup Artist:
Lee Harman

Music Editor:
Milton Lustig

Original Music Composer:
Dave Grusin

Producer:
Warren Beatty

Production Accountant:
Sam Bernstein

Production Design:
Paul Sylbert

Property Master:
Alan Levine

Screenplay:
Elaine May
Warren Beatty

Script Supervisor:
Karen Hale Wookey

Second Assistant Camera:
Robert Samuels

Second Assistant Director:
Craig Huston

Second Unit Director:
Craig R. Baxley

Set Decoration:
George Gaines

Sound Effects Editor:
Richard Oswald

Sound Mixer:
Tom Overton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
John Wilkinson

Special Effects:
R.A. MacDonald

Still Photographer:
Peter Sorel

Stunt Coordinator:
Craig R. Baxley

Stunts:
Dick Ziker

Theatre Play:
Harry Segall

Title Designer:
Wayne Fitzgerald

Unit Production Manager:
Charles H. Maguire

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