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Dominican Rep. Heaven Can Wait
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- Original title
- Heaven Can Wait
- Year
- 1978
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Warren Beatty
Julie Christie
Jack Warden
Dyan Cannon
Charles Grodin
James Mason
Buck Henry
Vincent Gardenia- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Fantasy | Remake
- Movie Groups
- Harry Segall Adaptations
- Synopsis
- When L.A. Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) is plucked from Earth too soon by an overzealous angel, he is sent back to Earth in another, older body. He struggles to regain his old spot in the line-up while straightening out his hosts tangled affairs. Based not on the 1943 movie of the same name, but on 1941s HERE COMES MR. JORDAN. The comedy (co-directed by Beatty and Buck Henry) was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor: Warren Beatty, Best Director: Beatty/Henry, Best Adapted Screenplay: Elaine May/Warren Beatty.
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- Awards
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1978: Oscar: Best Art Direction. 9 Nominations1978: 3 Golden Globes, including Best Movie - Comedy or Musical1978: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1978: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Adapted Comedy Screenplay1978: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): 4 awards. 8 nominations
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