Heaven Can Wait
Joe Pendleton is caught in a car crash and transported to a heavenly way station before he is quite dead. After a search for a corporeal substitute, Joe ends up in the body of a multimillionaire whose wife is attempting to murder him.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Joe Pendleton Warren Beatty
- Betty Logan Julie Christie
- Mr Jordan James Mason
- Max Corkle Jack Warden
- Tony Abbott Charles Grodin
- Julia Farnsworth Dyan Cannon
- The Escort Buck Henry
- Krim Vincent Gardenia
- Sisk Joseph Maher
- Bentley Hamilton Camp
- Everett Arthur Malet
- Corinne Stephanie Faracy
- Lavinia Jeannie Linero
- gardener Harry D.K. Wong
- security guard George J. Manos
- Peters Larry Block
- Conway Frank Campanella
- Tomarken Bill Sorrells
- TV interviewer Dick Enberg
- head coach Dolph Sweet
- general manager R.G. Armstrong
- trainer Ed Peck
- former owner John Randolph
- adviser to former owner Richard O'brien
- Haitian ambassador Joseph F. Makel
- team doctor Will Hare
- way station attendant Lee Weaver
- newspaperman Roger Bowen
- Oppenheim Keene Curtis
- Renfield William Larsen
- Middleton Morgan Farley
- Lawson William Bogert
- board member Robert E. Leonard
- board member Joel Marston
- board member Earl Montgomery
- board member Robert C. Stevens
- Coliseum security guard Bernie Massa
- reporter Peter Tomarken
- nuclear reporter William Sylvester
- woman reporter Lisa Blake Richards
- highwire performer Charly Charles
- chauffeur Nick Outin
- Hodges Jerry Scanlan
- Kowalsky Jim Boeke
- Gudnitz Marvin Fleming
- Gorman Deacon Jones
- Owens Les Josephson
- Cassidy Jack T. Snow
- TV commentator Curt Gowdy Sr
- TV color analyst Al Derogatis
Credits
Direction
- Director Warren Beatty
- Director Buck Henry
- Assistant Director Howard W. Koch Jr
- Assistant Director Craig Huston
Rights
Production
- Production Company Shelburne Associates
- Production Company Paramount Pictures
- Executive Producer Howard W. Koch Jr
- Executive Producer Charles H. Maguire
- Producer Warren Beatty
- Production Manager Charles H. Maguire
Writing
- Screenplay Elaine May
- Screenplay Warren Beatty
- Original play Harry Segall
Photography
- Photography William A. Fraker
Special Effects
- Special Effects Robert Macdonald
Editing
- Editor Robert C. Jones
- Editor Don Zimmerman
Design
- Production Designer Paul Sylbert
- Art Director Edwin O'donovan
- Set Decorator George Gaines
Costumes
- Costumes Richard Bruno
- Costumes for Mss. Christie & Cannon Theadora Van Runkle
Make-up
- Make-up Lee Harmon
Titles
- Title Design Wayne Fitzgerald
Music
- Music David Grusin
Sound
- Sound Recording Tom Overton
- Sound Re-recording John 'Doc' Wilkinson
- Sound Effects Editor Richard L. Oswald
Consultant
- Technical consultant Les Josephson
- Technical consultant Frank O'neill