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Heaven Can Wait (1978)

PG  |   |  Comedy, Fantasy, Romance  |  28 June 1978 (USA)
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A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.

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Joe Pendleton is a football 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 was not ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. Another body must be found without his death being discovered, and that of a recently murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development, as he buys the Los Angeles Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl. At the same time, he falls in love with an English environmental activist who disapproves of his policies and actions. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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SEK 3,864,734 (Sweden)
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Paul McCartney wrote a song for the film called "Did We Meet Somewhere Before?". Warren Beatty wasn't satisfied with it so the song was discarded. It was eventually used in the movie Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979). See more »

Goofs

When Max finds out the truth, his cigar jumps from his hand to his mouth and back again between shots. See more »

Quotes

Mr. Jordan: The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct proportion to the intensity with which others are trying to prove him wrong.
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Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Sun Ra (1978) See more »

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The Rams Marching Song
By John T. Boudreau
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19 January 1999 | by (Las Vegas) – See all my reviews

6.9 is not a terrible score on here, but for a movie of this quality it is a shame. I very rarely have given a film a 9 and it is very unusual for me to give a higher than average score. This was my favorite movie when I was a kid and when I saw it again recently I was just as impressed as an adult. The cast was excellent and they managed to evoke much emotion out of a fairy tale like story. One of the few remakes worthy of discussion. I would consider this a must see for anyone who has any kind of feelings whatsoever.


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