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28/06/1978 Fantasy, Comedy, Romance 1h 41m
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Joe Pendleton... the only guy who ever raised Hell about going to Heaven.

Overview

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.

  1. Warren Beatty

    Director

  2. Buck Henry

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Warren Beatty

    Joe Pendleton

  2. Julie Christie

    Betty Logan

  3. James Mason

    Mr. Jordan

  4. Jack Warden

    Max Corkle

  5. Charles Grodin

    Tony Abbott

  6. Dyan Cannon

    Julia Farnsworth

  7. Buck Henry

    The Escort

  8. Vincent Gardenia

    Krim

  9. Joseph Maher

    Sisk

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-23
Maybe Warren Beatty was also a fan of Powell & Pressburger as this has shades of "Matter of Life and Death" (1946) to it. Rather than a fighter pilot though, it's quarter-back "Joe" (Beatty) who is erroneously selected to take the Concorde to heaven. He protests to supremo "Jordan" (James Mason) who discovers that his new charge is still supposed to have another fifty-odd years with his mortal coil. OK, let's just put him back. Ah, well no - he has already been cremated. That's just one jigsaw puzzle too much, even for the celestial. "Jordan" decides that he can borrow the body of someone next...read the rest
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Recommendations

  1. Sidelined: The QB and Me62%
  2. Date with an Angel68%
  3. Yoh! Bestie63%
  4. The Woman in Red62%
  5. Just Like Heaven69%
  6. Electric Dreams63%
  7. Relationship Goals62%
  8. The Heavenly Kid65%
  9. She's Funny That Way59%
  10. The Wrong Paris67%
  11. Kiss Me Goodbye58%
  12. All Dogs Go to Heaven 260%
  13. The Love Bug65%
  14. A Cinderella Story66%
  15. Isn't It Romantic61%
  16. Love on the Sidelines63%
  17. The Lonely Guy62%
  18. Speechless59%
  19. The Kissing Booth71%
  20. Champagne Problems60%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$98,800,000.00

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