Heaven Can Wait
1978 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 24,466 VOTES · DIR. Buck Henry, Warren Beatty
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,268 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:36 Break! Let's move it.
00:04:37 - Yeah! - How you doing?
00:09:46 - Hi. - You cannot board before your turn.
00:13:11 Sir, I don't understand. A check? Why?
00:16:48 Thank you very much.
00:19:31 Hundreds of families will be forced to find other homes.
00:22:52 Julia, Julia, please, please, dear.
00:26:07 Mrs Farnsworth saw a mouse, but she's better now.
00:29:21 Like this refinery in Pagglesham.
00:34:46 Do you wish the homburg or the bowler, sir
00:38:52 I would just like to ask you a question.
00:42:40 We have several interesting probabilities.
00:47:51 I don't want that body we talked about.
00:50:49 Thanks, Sisk. Hey.
00:53:51 The guy wasn't really dead.
00:57:23 You got to help me talk Joe out of this.
01:02:50 Come on. Help him up.
01:06:16 Have I offended you in some way?
01:11:42 - What's going to happen? - Nothing's going to happen.
01:16:38 And they can take away the money and the cheers.
01:19:55 Are you crazy? What kind of questions are you asking?
01:25:11 All right!
01:29:40 You want to tell me why you're calling me Joe?
01:36:01 English
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,268
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line01:36:01
Production Record
DirectorBuck Henry, Warren Beatty
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue$98,800,000
IMDb votes24,466