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.| Status: | Released (1978-06-28) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 14 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $81,640,278 |
| Screen: | Elaine May, Warren Beatty, Harry Segall |
| Productions: | Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 21012: Robert C. Jones - Editor - Editing
- 7795: Buck Henry - Director - Directing
- 15005: Don Zimmerman - Editor - Editing
- 58251: Elaine May - Screenplay - Writing
- 12846: William A. Fraker - Director of Photography - Camera
- 6449: Warren Beatty - Producer - Production
- 10771: Dave Grusin - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Maybe Warren Beatty was also a fan of Powell & Pressburger as this has shades of "Matter of Life and Death" (1946) to it. Rather than a fighter pilot though, it's quarter-back "Joe" (Beatty) who is erroneously selected to take the Concorde to heaven. He protests to supremo "Jordan" ( ....
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