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Opting for light entertainment after the critical satire of Shampoo (1975), producer-director-writer-star Warren Beatty remade the 1941 comic fantasy Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Dimly amiable L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Beatty) is prematurely called to Heaven by an over-eager escort (Buck Henry, ...more
MPAA Rating: PG | Year: 1978 | Running Time: 105 minutes
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$8.99HEAVEN CAN WAIT / (WS)
It might be named after Ernst Lubitsch's 1943 masterpiece, Heaven Can Wait, but this 1978 Warren Beatty vehicle was actually a remake of the 1941 classic Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Not bad company for co-director, co-writer and star Beatty to keep. He may have set out to fill some pretty big shoes, but he chose his collaborators well, recruiting co-director Buck Henry and screenwriter Elaine May to help re-create an intelligent, old-fashioned story. The snappy, amiable fun remained intact, making ...more
- Warren Beatty - Joe Pendleton
- Julie Christie - Betty Logan
- James Mason - Mr. Jordan
- Jack Warden - Max Corkle
- Charles Grodin - Tony Abbott
- Larry Block - Peters
- Jim Boeke - Kowalsky
- Roger Bowen - Newspaperman
- Frank Campanella - Conway
- Dick Enberg - TV Interviewer
- Morgan Farley - Middleton
- Robert Fortier - Wealthy Man in Restaurant
- Byron Webster - Waiter
- Lee Weaver - Way Station Attendant
- Warren Beatty - Director
- Buck Henry - Director
- Howard W. Koch - Executive Producer
- Charles H. Maguire - Executive Producer
- Warren Beatty - Producer
- Buck Henry - Producer
- Charles H. Maguire - Producer
- Warren Beatty - Screenwriter
- Elaine May - Screenwriter
- George P. Gaines - Art Director
- Edwin O'Donovan - Art Director
- Richard Bruno - Costume Designer
- Arlene Encell - Costume Designer
- Michael W. Hoffman - Costume Designer
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