
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
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Cast

Jack Warden
Max Corkle

Joseph Maher
Sisk

Jeannie Linero
Lavinia

Keene Curtis
Oppenheim

Joel Marston
Board Member

Elliott Reid
Waiter (uncredited)

Julie Christie
Betty Logan

Charles Grodin
Tony Abbott

Frank Campanella
Conway

Bill Sorrells
Tomarken

Earl Montgomery
Board Member

Warren Beatty
Joe Pendleton

Hamilton Camp
Bentley

Deacon Jones
Gorman

James Mason
Mr. Jordan

Richard O'Brien
Advisor to Former Owner

Peter Tomarken
Reporter

Curt Gowdy
TV Commentator

Byron Webster
Waiter (uncredited)

Dick Enberg
TV Interviewer

Ed Peck
Trainer

John Randolph
Former Owner

Lee Weaver
Way Station Attendant

Morgan Farley
Middleton

Allan Graf
Football Player (uncredited)

Bryant Gumbel
TV Sportscaster (uncredited)

Paul D'Amato
Swimmer's Friend (uncredited)

Robert Fortier
Wealthy Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Dyan Cannon
Julia Farnsworth

Buck Henry
The Escort

Vincent Gardenia
Krim

Stephanie Faracy
Corinne

Dolph Sweet
Head Coach

Will Hare
Team Doctor

Roger Bowen
Newspaperman

William Bogert
Lawson

Arthur Malet
Everett

R.G. Armstrong
General Manager

William Sylvester
Nuclear Reporter

Lisa Blake Richards
Woman Reporter

Al DeRogatis
TV Color Analyst