Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- infidelity
- sports
- afterlife
- american football
- based on play or musical
- remake
- los angeles
- california
- quarterback
- super bowl
- environmental activist
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Charles Grodin — Tony Abbott
- Dyan Cannon — Julia Farnsworth
- Buck Henry — The Escort
- Vincent Gardenia — Krim
- Joseph Maher — Sisk
- Hamilton Camp — Bentley
- Arthur Malet — Everett
- Stephanie Faracy — Corinne
- Jeannie Linero — Lavinia
- Harry D.K. Wong — Gardener
- George J. Manos — Security Guard
- Directed
- Buck Henry, Warren Beatty
- Written
- Warren Beatty, Elaine May
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 456 ratings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
