Heaven Can Wait

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.

Discover

Warren Beatty

Joe Pendleton

Julie Christie

Betty Logan

James Mason

Mr. Jordan

Jack Warden

Max Corkle

Charles Grodin

Tony Abbott

Dyan Cannon

Julia Farnsworth

Buck Henry

The Escort

Arthur Malet

Everett

George J. Manos

Security Guard

Larry Block

Peters

Bill Sorrells

Tomarken

Dick Enberg

TV Interviewer

Dolph Sweet

Head Coach

R.G. Armstrong

General Manager

Ed Peck

Trainer

John Randolph

Former Owner

Richard O'Brien

Advisor to Former Owner

Joseph F. Makel

Haitian Ambassador

Will Hare

Team Doctor

Lee Weaver

Way Station Attendant

Roger Bowen

Newspaperman

Keene Curtis

Oppenheim

William Larsen

Renfield

Morgan Farley

Middleton

Robert E. Leonard

Board Member

Joel Marston

Board Member

Earl Montgomery

Board Member

Robert C. Stevens

Board Member

Bernie Massa

Coliseum Security Guard

Peter Tomarken

Reporter

William Sylvester

Nuclear Reporter

Lisa Blake Richards

Woman Reporter

Charlie Charles

Highwire Performer

Nick Outin

Chauffeur

Jim Boeke

Kowalsky

Jack Snow

Cassidy

Curt Gowdy

TV Commentator

Al DeRogatis

TV Color Analyst

Benjie Bancroft

Reporter (uncredited)

Arline Bletcher

Woman in Line (uncredited)

Charlie Cowan

Football Player (uncredited)

Garrett Craig

Swimmer (uncredited)

Paul D'Amato

Swimmer's Friend (uncredited)

Robert Fortier

Wealthy Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Allan Graf

Football Player (uncredited)

Bryant Gumbel

TV Sportscaster (uncredited)

Jim Healy

TV Sportscaster (uncredited)

Chick Hearn

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Ray Pourchot

Board Member (uncredited)

Nick Raymond

Reporter (uncredited)

Elliott Reid

Waiter (uncredited)

Byron Webster

Waiter (uncredited)

Art

George Gaines

Set Decoration

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Edwin O'Donovan

Art Direction

Alan Levine

Property Master

Paul Sylbert

Production Design

Camera

William A. Fraker

Director of Photography

Art Brooker

Key Grip

Nick McLean

Camera Operator

Peter Sorel

Still Photographer

Robert Samuels

Second Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Lee Harman

Makeup Artist

Lynda Gurasich

Hairstylist

Theadora Van Runkle

Costume Design

Richard Bruno

Costume Design

Crew

R.A. MacDonald

Special Effects

Robert Towne

Additional Writing

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Craig R. Baxley

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Buck Henry

Director

Warren Beatty

Director

Craig Huston

Second Assistant Director

Hawk Koch

Assistant Director

Karen Hale Wookey

Script Supervisor

Craig R. Baxley

Second Unit Director

Editing

Lighting

Doug Pentek

Gaffer

Production

Warren Beatty

Producer

Hawk Koch

Executive Producer

Charles H. Maguire

Executive Producer

Sam Bernstein

Production Accountant

Charles H. Maguire

Unit Production Manager

Sound

Dave Grusin

Original Music Composer

Richard Oswald

Sound Effects Editor

Milton Lustig

Music Editor

John Wilkinson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom Overton

Sound Mixer

Writing

Elaine May

Screenplay

Warren Beatty

Screenplay

Harry Segall

Original Film Writer

Art

George Gaines

Set Decoration

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Edwin O'Donovan

Art Direction

Alan Levine

Property Master

Paul Sylbert

Production Design

Camera

William A. Fraker

Director of Photography

Art Brooker

Key Grip

Nick McLean

Camera Operator

Peter Sorel

Still Photographer

Robert Samuels

Second Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Lee Harman

Makeup Artist

Lynda Gurasich

Hairstylist

Theadora Van Runkle

Costume Design

Richard Bruno

Costume Design

Crew

R.A. MacDonald

Special Effects

Robert Towne

Additional Writing

Dick Ziker

Stunts

Craig R. Baxley

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Buck Henry

Director

Warren Beatty

Director

Craig Huston

Second Assistant Director

Hawk Koch

Assistant Director

Karen Hale Wookey

Script Supervisor

Craig R. Baxley

Second Unit Director

Editing

Lighting

Doug Pentek

Gaffer

Production

Warren Beatty

Producer

Hawk Koch

Executive Producer

Charles H. Maguire

Executive Producer

Sam Bernstein

Production Accountant

Charles H. Maguire

Unit Production Manager

Sound

Dave Grusin

Original Music Composer

Richard Oswald

Sound Effects Editor

Milton Lustig

Music Editor

John Wilkinson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom Overton

Sound Mixer

Writing

Elaine May

Screenplay

Warren Beatty

Screenplay

Harry Segall

Original Film Writer