One of the few 1970’s evocations of screwball comedy to hit the mark, Warren Beatty stars as sax-loving athlete Joe Pendleton, whose US football career is cut short by a fatal accident. Rejected in heaven has having arrived before his time, Pendleton is sent back to earth to inhabit the body of a millionaire, under the watchful eye of the angelic Mr Jordan (James Mason). A likable romance with Betty (Julie Christie) ensues, leading to a bittersweet but remarkably romantic ending. Collaborating with Buck Henry on direction and Elaine May on the script, Beatty fashions a winning role for himself in this light, bright comedy from 1978.
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