Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Note: this print runs 42 minutes against a recorded 99 to 101 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Warren Beatty, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia
Directed by Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 American sports fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry about Joe Pendleton, a young man (played by Beatty) mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel The Escort, and the complications involved in undoing the mistake after his earthly body has been cremated. It was the second of three film adaptations of Harry Segall's 1938 play of the same name.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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