Heaven can wait 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Heaven can wait is a comedy that stars warren beatty as joe pendleton. He wasnt ready for the ultimate touchdown in the sky. Fantasy heavencanwait fantasies named after the most famous of its movies, this subgenre concerns the adventures of a person who has died and, either in spirit form or by physically coming back, attempts to resolve unfinished issues in his or her life. Heaven can wait trivia starring warren beatty and julie christie, this movie was touching and heartwarming at times, but also very funny. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. With each is her birth year, and two films from her repertoire. Mar 08, 2016 nichols director of whos afraid of virginia woolf. His wife and accountant, the murderers, are confused by this development. Warren beattys quarterback skills heaven can wait 1978. Click below to see which actors turned down roles in the best movies of 1978. Find the exact moment in a tv show, movie, or music video you want to share. To know when people like your submissions, answer your questions.
I give the name of the person who directed the movie and some actors or actresses from the movie and you have to guess the name of the movie. Even more successful was heaven can wait 1978, a showcase vehicle for beattys comedic talents. Jordan 1941 won an oscar for art directionset decoration. The great heaven can wait from 78 10 questions average, 10 qns, d2407, dec 24 06 starring warren beatty and julie christie, this movie was touching and heartwarming at times, but also very funny. It expires from hbos streaming options at the end of the week. God has a way of getting me on my knees so that i can hear him better. Heaven can wait 1978 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Heaven can wait is a good comedy with warren beatty, dyan cannon, charles grodin and julie christie. Not the predecessor of the warren beatty vehicle of the seventies, heaven can wait is a sweet comedy that follows the life of philandering playboy henry van cleve, as he drifts through the phases. Moviechat forums heaven can wait 1978 discussion warren beattys quarterback skills. Alternatively, you can add nobotsdenyinternetarchivebot to keep me off the page altogether. Warren beatty performed a number of roles on this picture.
Parents need to know that heaven can wait, an awardwinning romantic comedy from 1978, deals with a nonreligious, fantasy afterlife where mistakes are made and worthy characters get doovers. It happened one night 1934 one flew over the cuckoos nest 1975. And the idea holds up surprisingly well in heaven can wait, warren beattys new remake, which somehow manages to combine the sweetness and innocence of the original with a. Roberto benigni was so excited to receive his academy award for best foreign film that he stood up in his chair and leaped across several more chairs to get to the stage. A 1978 film, also called heaven can wait, is a remake of an entirely. Heaven can wait is a film that teaches about love, compassion, friendship and good moral values. The heart is a lonely hunter main theme from the heart is a lonely hunter 9.
For this film, beatty was nominated for academy awards in four separate categories best actor. Frakers cinematography is beautiful and dave grusins music winning. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. For some people, heaven is all harps and halos, and for others its more like the dmv at least in the movies. Can you name the oscar nominated actors from 19701979. Jordan 1941, which produced a sequel called down to earth 1947, the second was heaven can wait 1978, and the third was down to earth 2001. Warren beatty, julie christie, james mason, jack warden. His ability as a filmmaker raises the movie to a near classic level. Heaven can wait 1978 directed by warren beatty, buck.
Warren beatty tries it thrice nice the washington post. Beatty is a more than fine actor in my eyes and he really does battle gamely with this role. All in all, heaven can wait is a fantastic fantasy. Joe pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident.
He plays a quarterback named joe, who is sent mistakenly to heaven before his time is due. Heaven can wait 1978 is a remake of the 1941 movie, here comes mr. One of the best movies of 1978 and it won an oscar for its art direction heaven can wait was a remake of here comes mr. Heaven can wait 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Did you know these fun facts and interesting bits of information. Hello fellow wikipedians, i have just added archive links to one external link on heaven can wait 1978 film. Trivia second of three major cinema movies of the films source stage play. The screenplay written by beatty, elaine may, and an uncredited robert towne was adapted from the 1938. Heaven can wait is a 1978 american fantasycomedy film codirected by warren beatty and buck henry that opens with the central story line of joe pendleton played by beatty being mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel, and the resulting complications of how this mistake can be undone given that joe pendletons body is no longer available providing the basis of the films plot. Warren beatty and julie christie in heaven can wait 1978 dyan cannon. The following ladies are now known by different names to those at birth. Endgame mistakes criminal minds mistakes 18 bits of trivia for toy story movies titanic questions downton abbey trivia super troopers quotes click ending cats mistake picture mark. Heaven can wait critics consensus a throwback to the highgloss screwball comedies of the 1940s, heaven can wait beguiles with seamless production values and great comic relief from charles grodin.
Heaven can wait film by beatty and henry 1978 britannica. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 6. Warren beatty played football in high school and turned down several college scholarship offers in favor of acting. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. The great heaven can wait from 78 quiz 10 questions. Movie fans from around the world submit this trivia to us from tv interviews, books, magazine articles, dvd commentary, and other hollywood and entertainment sources around the internet. For the fotonovel adaptation of this film, see heaven can wait by michael newman fotonovel publications, 1978. Heaven can wait 1978 yarn is the best way to find video clips by quote. I try to listen to god, but inevitably i stray and subconsciously think that i know best. Cowritercodirector beatty nominated in both categories is the primary catalyst here. Can you match each of these bond villains with their own evil plot.
Heaven can wait offered contemporary yet oldfashioned escapism and tapped into the late1970s vogue for nostalgic fun, becoming one of 1978 s most popular summer movies after grease. He was a center and linebacker instead of a quarterback, though. A line of soberly dressed people stands quietly in line to get into a white. Funny, fantastical, fast on its feet, this romantic fantasy comes closer than any film of the past decade to capturing the ingenious, madcap spirit of 30s comedies. Heavencanwait fantasies named after the most famous of its movies, this subgenre concerns the adventures of a person who has died and, either in spirit form or by physically coming back, attempts to resolve unfinished issues in his or her life. So it was a surprise when one of the most political and provocative filmmakers of the era made a sweetly retro romantic fantasy that became one of the biggest hits of the year. Paul sylberts production design is handsome, william a. This site is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. Heaven can wait 1978 1978 was a year of serious films that examined the sexual, political and social upheavals that had swept the country during the previous decade. They also did not want xanadu to be linked to the warren beatty 1978 heaven can wait. This movie, heaven can wait 1978, was made and released about thirtyfive years after the unrelated but sametitled golden age of hollywood picture heaven can wait 1943. Beatty was the movies codirector, the producer, coscreenwriter, lead actor, and topbilled star. Warren beattys heaven can wait is the most delightful movie the year has offered. While practicing to once again play for the rams, pendleton must escape attempts on his life while romantically pursuing a.
Warren beatty played football in high school and turned down several college. But originally these events were all put in play as follow up events to the original story of heaven can wait, also called here comes mr jordan. Heaven can wait is a 1978 american fantasycomedy film codirected by warren beatty and buck henry that opens with the central story line of joe pendleton. Goodbye for kathy love theme from three days of the condor 8. A timeless story about love, redemption, football, and shady business deals, the movie is contemporary in all but the most mundane details no cell phones. Bruce kimmel has clarified confusion regarding the films source stage play and the various cinema movies associated with it in some way. Movie fans from around the world submit this trivia to us from tv interviews, books, magazine articles, dvd commentary, and other hollywood and. This movie has no similarity with the 1943 movie other than sharing the same title. In this film, warren beatty plays profootballplayer joe pendleton, who is whisked to heaven before his due date by overeager celestial escort buck henry. Aug 19, 2011 heaven can wait 1978 trailer directors. Oscar and academy awards and oscar design mark are the trademarks and service marks and the oscar statuette the ed property, of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in heaven can wait 1978. Heaven can wait 1943, despite having the same title as this first remake heaven can wait 1978, was not a version of the films source story, which was known on the stage as wonderful journey but was originally entitled for theatre as heaven can wait.
In the imdb trivia section, it states that warren beatty was offered various football scholarship right out of high school, but didnt accept any. A football quarterback is getting ready to win the superbowl game and before that can happen he is in an accident and was prematurely removed from his body by an overanxious angel. Its the second film adaptation of harry segalls stageplay heaven can wait. Heaven can wait 1978 movie search, ratings, photos. It was the second film adaptation of harry segalls stageplay of. Aside from that, heaven can wait wasnt as enjoyable or good as an average quantum leap episode. Movies hk this category is for questions and answers related to heaven can wait, as asked by users of. What nfl team did warren beattys character play for in the 1978 film heaven can wait. Beatty had originally wanted muhammad ali to play joe pendleton. Heaven can wait is a 1978 american comedy film codirected by warren beatty and buck henry. Heaven can wait 1978 this remake of the classic here comes mr. Heaven can wait is a 1978 comedy film directed by warren beatty and buck henry, both of whom also star in it along with james mason, julie christie, jack warden, charles grodin, and dyan cannon. And the idea holds up surprisingly well in heaven can wait, warren beattys new remake, which somehow manages to combine the sweetness and innocence of the original with a satirical bite all its own.