
Heaven Can Wait
Joe Pendleton... the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.
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
Trailer
Cast

Curt Gowdy
TV Commentator

Paul D'Amato
Swimmer's Friend (uncredited)

Charles Grodin
Tony Abbott

Joseph Maher
Sisk

Roger Bowen
Newspaperman

Bryant Gumbel
TV Sportscaster (uncredited)

Elliott Reid
Waiter (uncredited)

Jeannie Linero
Lavinia

William Bogert
Lawson

Peter Tomarken
Reporter

Lisa Blake Richards
Woman Reporter

Dyan Cannon
Julia Farnsworth

Stephanie Faracy
Corinne

Ed Peck
Trainer

Buck Henry
The Escort

Allan Graf
Football Player (uncredited)

Byron Webster
Waiter (uncredited)

Warren Beatty
Joe Pendleton

Dolph Sweet
Head Coach

Will Hare
Team Doctor

Lee Weaver
Way Station Attendant

William Sylvester
Nuclear Reporter

Frank Campanella
Conway

John Randolph
Former Owner

Morgan Farley
Middleton

Joel Marston
Board Member

Robert Fortier
Wealthy Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Hamilton Camp
Bentley

Earl Montgomery
Board Member

Richard O'Brien
Advisor to Former Owner

Julie Christie
Betty Logan

Jack Warden
Max Corkle

Al DeRogatis
TV Color Analyst

James Mason
Mr. Jordan

Arthur Malet
Everett

Bill Sorrells
Tomarken

Dick Enberg
TV Interviewer

R.G. Armstrong
General Manager

Keene Curtis
Oppenheim

Deacon Jones
Gorman

Vincent Gardenia
Krim