
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

Will Hare
Team Doctor

Warren Beatty
Joe Pendleton

Bill Sorrells
Tomarken

John Randolph
Former Owner

Deacon Jones
Gorman

Byron Webster
Waiter (uncredited)

Julie Christie
Betty Logan

Lee Weaver
Way Station Attendant

Al DeRogatis
TV Color Analyst

Keene Curtis
Oppenheim

Earl Montgomery
Board Member

Vincent Gardenia
Krim

Hamilton Camp
Bentley

Stephanie Faracy
Corinne

Richard O'Brien
Advisor to Former Owner

Joel Marston
Board Member

Dyan Cannon
Julia Farnsworth

Buck Henry
The Escort

Lisa Blake Richards
Woman Reporter

Allan Graf
Football Player (uncredited)

William Bogert
Lawson

William Sylvester
Nuclear Reporter

James Mason
Mr. Jordan

Jeannie Linero
Lavinia

Bryant Gumbel
TV Sportscaster (uncredited)

Charles Grodin
Tony Abbott

Curt Gowdy
TV Commentator

Arthur Malet
Everett

Dolph Sweet
Head Coach

Robert Fortier
Wealthy Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Elliott Reid
Waiter (uncredited)

Roger Bowen
Newspaperman

Joseph Maher
Sisk

Ed Peck
Trainer

Morgan Farley
Middleton

Peter Tomarken
Reporter

Jack Warden
Max Corkle

Dick Enberg
TV Interviewer

R.G. Armstrong
General Manager

Paul D'Amato
Swimmer's Friend (uncredited)

Frank Campanella
Conway