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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 28, 1978
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 27, 1999
Box Office
$98.8M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
6.6x
Directors
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Full credits →W
Warren Beatty
Joe Pendleton
J
Julie Christie
Betty Logan
J
James Mason
Mr. Jordan
J
Jack Warden
Max Corkle
C
Charles Grodin
Tony Abbott
D
Dyan Cannon
Julia Farnsworth
B
Buck Henry
The Escort
V
Vincent Gardenia
Krim
J
Joseph Maher
Sisk
H
Hamilton Camp
Bentley
A
Arthur Malet
Everett
S
Stephanie Faracy
Corinne
J
Jeannie Linero
Lavinia
G
George J. Manos
Security Guard
L
Larry Block
Peters
F
Frank Campanella
Conway
B
Bill Sorrells
Tomarken
D
Dick Enberg
TV Interviewer
D
Dolph Sweet
Head Coach
R
R.G. Armstrong
General Manager
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Quotes
See all →Defining the Consequences of Nuclear Accidents
Newspaperman
Mr. Farnsworth, isn't it true an accident in your west coast nuclear plant could stimulate seismic activity in the San Andreas fault, which could destroy most of Southern California?
Tony
I think you'd have to define "destroy".
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cocoa for a Pretend Conversation
Bentley
I noticed there are two cups.
[on the landing of the elegant stairway, near the closet where Mr. Farnsworth and Joe Pendleton meet with Mr. Jordan, invisible to everyone but himself]
Everett
Well, Sisk felt that since Mr. Farnsworth was pretending to talk to someone, he might want to pretend to give him cocoa, too.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
