Where to watch Heaven Can Wait in the United States
Heaven Can Wait (1978) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to stream on MGM Plus.
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You can watch Heaven Can Wait (1978) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Joe Pendleton finds himself trapped in the wrong body after a cosmic clerical error leaves his former life behind. This whimsical comedy swaps a star quarterback for a wealthy tycoon, forcing him to navigate a second chance at life from the perspective of a stranger.
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Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
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Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, Joseph Maher, Hamilton Camp
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Heaven Can Wait
You can watch Heaven Can Wait (1978) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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Directors
Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Cast
Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin, Dyan Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, Joseph Maher, Hamilton Camp
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