HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978)

When star quarterback Joe Pendleton is nearly killed in a car accident, a zealous angel rushes him to heaven's gate, only to discover that it wasn't his "time."  But with his body cremated, the only option is to find a new body.  Enter a newly murdered millionaire corpse. Taking on his corporeal guise, Joe confuses the alleged perpetrators: his wife and accountant, as he purchases the Rams in hopes of once more quarterbacking them to the Superbowl.

The sparkling cast includes: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Jack Warden, Dyan Cannon, Charles Grodin, James Mason, Buck Henry, and Vincent Gardenia.

Directors Warren Beatty and Buck Henry, with "Heaven Can Wait," deliver a nearly perfect fantasy/comedy fable for which they received a best directing nomination.

HEAVEN CAN WAIT was nominated for the Best Picture award.

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