
Heaven Can Wait
Joe Pendleton... the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.
Fantasy Comedy Romance Drama
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.
Director Buck Henry
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Cast

Byron Webster
Waiter (uncredited)

Bill Sorrells
Tomarken

Will Hare
Team Doctor

Allan Graf
Football Player (uncredited)

R.G. Armstrong
General Manager

Jeannie Linero
Lavinia

Roger Bowen
Newspaperman

Joseph Maher
Sisk

Julie Christie
Betty Logan

Charles Grodin
Tony Abbott

Keene Curtis
Oppenheim

Bryant Gumbel
TV Sportscaster (uncredited)

James Mason
Mr. Jordan

Lisa Blake Richards
Woman Reporter

John Randolph
Former Owner

Paul D'Amato
Swimmer's Friend (uncredited)

Dyan Cannon
Julia Farnsworth

Ed Peck
Trainer

Lee Weaver
Way Station Attendant

Warren Beatty
Joe Pendleton

Joel Marston
Board Member

Earl Montgomery
Board Member

Deacon Jones
Gorman

Elliott Reid
Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Warden
Max Corkle

Hamilton Camp
Bentley

Frank Campanella
Conway

William Bogert
Lawson

Robert Fortier
Wealthy Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Dick Enberg
TV Interviewer

Peter Tomarken
Reporter

Richard O'Brien
Advisor to Former Owner

Buck Henry
The Escort

Vincent Gardenia
Krim

Arthur Malet
Everett

Morgan Farley
Middleton

Stephanie Faracy
Corinne

Dolph Sweet
Head Coach

William Sylvester
Nuclear Reporter