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Heaven Can Wait
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User Rating:
6.8/10   7,255 votes
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Writers:
Harry Segall (play)
Elaine May (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
28 June 1978 (USA) more
Plot:
A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an over-anxious angel before he was supposed to die, comes back to life in the body of a recently-murdered millionaire. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations more
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A very classy movie more (75 total)

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101 min
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Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006. more
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Factual errors: During the football scrimmage segment none of the players are wearing knee, thigh or hip pads. In an actual live contact scrimmage most players would not take a chance on an injury by playing without all of their pads. more
Quotes:
Joe Pendleton: She loves me, Mr. Jordan!
Mr. Jordan: Joe, you must abide by what is written.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Warriors (1979) more
Soundtrack:
Sonata No 3 more

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13 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
A very classy movie, 5 December 2001
8/10
Author: MyDarkStar from United States

I couldn't think of any other way to describe it in the summary - so I used the word "classy". That's right, classy. It probably stems from the fact that the movie is done in such good taste - very appealing and witty humor.

The entire cast does an absolutely perfect job in this movie. From Warren Beatty, to James Mason (is James Mason physically capable of putting in a bad performance ? ), to Buck Henry, to Jack Warden.

Perhaps the two best performances are Charles Grodin (the slimy personal assistant to Leo Farnsworth),and Dyan Cannon as the psycho Julia Farnsworth. They are both brilliant in their roles.

Very worth watching. Also worth more than its IMDB 6.9 rating.

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