Heaven can wait / Paramount Pictures presents ; screenplay by Elaine May and Warren Beatty ; produced by Warren Beatty ; directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry.

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Joe Pendleton, a Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally goes to heaven after a car accident, and returns to earth in the body of another man who was a corporate giant. After deciding to resume his place with the Rams (by purchasing the team), Pendleton must also deal with the consequences of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Heaven can wait (Motion picture : 1978) Widescreen DVD collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Grusin, Dave (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Paramount Pictures Corporation Paramount Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Beatty, Warren, 1937- (Producer, Screenwriter, Director, Actor) May, Elaine, 1932- (Screenwriter) Henry, Buck (Director, Actor) Christie, Julie, 1941- (Actor) Mason, James, 1909-1984 (Actor) Grodin, Charles (Actor) Cannon, Dyan (Actor) Gardenia, Vincent (Actor) Warden, Jack (Actor) Fraker, William A., 1923-2010 (Cinematographer) Jones, Robert C., 1936-2021 (Film editor) Zimmerman, Don, 1944- (Film editor) Segall, Harry, 1897-1975
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned; English or French with optional English subtitles.
Published:	Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, [1999]
Series:	Widescreen DVD collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Segall, Harry, > 1897-1975 > Film adaptations. Quarterbacks (Football) > Drama. Traffic accident victims > Drama. Future life > Drama. Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. Film remakes. Romance films. Feature films > United States. Drama. Film adaptations. Segall, Harry, > 1897-1975. Future life. Quarterbacks (Football) Traffic accident victims.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures) Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. Film remakes. Romance films. Feature films
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Heaven can wait [1978]
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Joe Pendleton, a Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally goes to heaven after a car accident, and returns to earth in the body of another man who was a corporate giant. After deciding to resume his place with the Rams (by purchasing the team), Pendleton must also deal with the consequences of the former businessman's actions. Loose remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
Note:	Based upon a play by Harry Segall. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978. Special feature: Theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AJ9 D0012349 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
ISBN:	0792154584 9780792154587
Credits:	Director of photography, William A. Fraker ; editors, Robert C. Jones, Don Zimmerman ; music, Dave Grusin.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC; Region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Participant or Performer:	Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, Jack Warden, Dolph Sweet.