Heaven should wait

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the song of the same name, see Heaven shall wait (song) . For the continuation of the film comedy Die Spätzünder see Die Spätzünder 2 - Heaven should wait .

Movie
German title	Heaven should wait
Original title	Heaven Can Wait
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1978
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Warren Beatty , Buck Henry
script	Elaine May , Warren Beatty , Robert Towne
production	Warren Beatty
music	Dave Grusin
camera	William A. Fraker
cut	Robert C. Jones , Don Zimmerman
occupation
Warren Beatty : Joe Pendleton / Leo Farnsworth Julie Christie : Betty Logan James Mason : Mr. Jordan Jack Warden : Max Corkle Charles Grodin : Tony Abbott Dyan Cannon : Julia Farnsworth Buck Henry : Escort Vincent Gardenia : Detective Lt. Crimea Joseph Maher : Sisk Hamilton Camp : Bentley Arthur Malet : Everett Stephanie Faracy : Corinne Jeannie Linero : Lavinia

The Heaven Can Wait (Heaven Can Wait) is an American fantasy comedy film from the year 1978 . Directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry ; the screenplay was written by Elaine May , Warren Beatty and Robert Towne based on the play Errtum im Himmel ( Heaven Can Wait ) by Harry Segall .

action

Joe Pendleton is the quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams football team that wants to win the Super Bowl . He dies in a car accident. He is told in heaven that his death was a mistake and that he should return to earth. Since his body has since been cremated, he is said to return in the body of the recently murdered millionaire Leo Farnsworth.

Pendleton in Farnsworth's body buys the Los Angeles Rams team on their return , baffling his wife Julia and his secretary Tony Abbott - who are lovers and who murdered the millionaire. He wants to gain the power that allows him to play as a quarterback in the new body. Only after a lot of persuasion does the coach Max Corkle allow this assignment.

Pendleton falls in love with environmentalist Betty Logan, who is protesting against some of Farnsworth's industrial projects. He is murdered again by Abbott, whereupon Pendleton takes over the body of an athlete; his previous experiences are erased from memory.

backgrounds

Harry Segall's play was filmed in 1941 under the title Vacation from Heaven with Robert Montgomery . The remake was filmed in Los Angeles and a few other locations in California . The film grossed approximately $ 81.6 million in US cinemas . In 2001 another film adaptation of the literary original was published with Once to Heaven and Back .

Reviews

• Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times that the film combined the “innocence” and “sweetness” of the original 1941 film with its own “satirical bite”. Ebert praised the "wonderfully well-cast" Dyan Cannon and Charles Grodin.
• The lexicon of international films writes: "The remake of a film material from 1941 (" Urlaub vom Himmel ") in a modernized version, directed entirely towards the star Warren Beatty. An amusing entertainment that does not quite get to the satirical core of the script , but is just as appealing as a romantic fantasy fairy tale as it is as a quiet, playful and definitely touching love story. "

Awards

The film won an Oscar for Best Design in 1979 . He was nominated for an Oscar in eight other categories: Best Picture , Best Director , Warren Beatty Best Actor , Jack Warden Best Supporting Actor , Dyan Cannon as Best Supporting Actress , William A. Fraker for Best Cinematography , Dave Grusin for the best score and in the category adapted Best screenplay .

The film won a 1979 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical , Warren Beatty for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical, and Dyan Cannon for Best Supporting Actress .

The film won a Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film in 1979 and Warren Beatty, Dyan Cannon and the screenwriters also won a Saturn Award. The film was nominated for a Saturn Award in the categories of direction, film music and costumes, as was James Mason. Elaine May and Warren Beatty received a Writers Guild of America Award in 1979 . Warren Beatty and Buck Henry were nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award in 1979 .

literature

• Harry Segall : Error in heaven. A fantastic comedy in three acts (original title: Heaven Can Wait ). German translation and editing by Peter Hansen . Desch, Munich 1963, 112 pp. [Stage manuscript]

Web links

• The Heaven Can Wait in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Heaven Can Wait at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed on December 1, 2007
2. ^ Filming locations for Heaven Can Wait, accessed December 1, 2007
3. ↑ Box office / business for Heaven Can Wait, accessed December 1, 2007
4. ↑ Heaven should wait. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 7, 2017 .