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Genres:
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Comedy /
Fantasy /
Romance /
Sport
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Actors:
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Charles Grodin,
Buck Henry,
Stephanie Faracy,
Joseph Maher,
Jeannie Linero,
Harry D.K. Wong,
George J. Manos,
Warren Beatty,
Julie Christie,
James Mason,
Jack Warden,
Dyan Cannon,
Vincent Gardenia,
Hamilton Camp,
Arthur Malet
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Duration:
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101 min.
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Rating:
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(6.8/10)386
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Plot Summary:
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Joe Pendleton is a football quarterback, who hasn't been playing a heaps because of injuries. But age it appears he has fully recovered and the coach wants to make him the starting quarterback. But he goes out equal prime and an accident occurs and the next thing he knows he is on his spirit to heaven. But he convinces the mortals in accusation, Mr. Jordan. that he isn't suppose to be here and upon checking Mr. Jordan discovers that he is hesitation and tries to corrupt him back into his richness but his body has been cremated. Mr. Jordan tells him that they can mock him in another man's grou... p provided that the bracelets's death has not been discovered. Now Mr. Jordan shows him the substance of Leo Farnsworth, who has just been killed by way of his wife and secretary. Joe doesn't want to annihilate Farnsworth's council until a woman, Betty Logan who has a problem with what Farnsworth's obligation is doing to her homewards, insists on meet him. Now Joe's taken with her and would to help her but can only do it if he assumes Farnsworth's congruence. And he does but unfortunately still acts himself which perplexes everyone who knows Farnsworth especially his wife and secretary who are tried that they killed him and are on the crawl of their seats wondering what he is present to do.
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Heaven Can Wait
It was great to this film again. It is a classic and you just never see it in normal rental shops or for sale. Brilliant!
Love, death & comedy
This is one of those rare movies that has a certain ambience all of its own which makes it stand out from the crowd.
Its one of those movies like time travel type films where you will be thinking ... 'ah but wait, how can that be possible' and the little inconsistences in the plot might irritate you a little, especially at the end.
Julie Christie plays the love interest, but I thought she was perhaps miscast as she is a little old here (and her hair style in this is lame) to pull it off convincingly.
But there are genuinely memorable scenes in this movie which I certainly found very moving.
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