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Part I
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Directed by
Alexander Hall
Writing Credits
Harry Segall (play Heaven Can Wait)
Sidney Buchman
Seton I. Miller
Cast
Robert Montgomery - Joe Pendleton/Bruce Farnsworth/Ralph KO Murdoch
Evelyn Keyes - Bette Logan
Claude Rains - Mr. Jordan
Rita Johnson - Julia Farnsworth
Edward Everett Horton - Messenger 7013
James Gleason - Max Pop Corkle
John Emery - Tony Abbott
Donald MacBride - Insp. Williams
Don Costello - Lefty
Halliwell Hobbes - Sisk
Benny Rubin - Bugsy
Produced by
Everett Riskin
Original Music by
Frederick Hollander
Cinematography by
Joseph Walker
Film Editing by
Viola Lawrence
Runtime: 94 min
Color: Black and White
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Directed by
Warren Beatty
Buck Henry
Writing Credits
Harry Segall (play Heaven Can Wait)
Elaine May
Warren Beatty
Cast
Warren Beatty - Joe Pendleton/Leo Farnsworth/Tom Jarrett
Julie Christie - Betty Logan
James Mason - Mr. Jordan
Jack Warden - Max Corkle
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. ... Jones
Don Zimmerman
Runtime: 101 min
Color: Color
Down to Earth (2001)
Directed by
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Writing Credits
Elaine May (1978 screenplay Heaven Can Wait)
Warren Beatty (1978 screenplay Heaven Can Wait)
Chris Rock
Lance Crouther
Ali LeRoi
Louis C. ... Berg
Sean Daniel
Kevin Hardesty
James Jacks
Chris Rock
Michael Rotenberg
Original Music by
DMX
Eminem
Jamshied Sharifi
Cinematography by
Richard Crudo
Film Editing by
Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Runtime: 87 min
Color: Color
Part II
In the film “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” boxer Joe Pendleton is snatched up too early by a Heavenly Messenger, who is new on the job, right before his flight crashes. ... Mr. Jordan, the man in charge of the Messengers gives him the use of the body of Bruce Farnsworth, a wealthy business man who has just been murdered by his wife. ... Things get sticky when Mr. Jordan finds Joe another boxer’s body to take on, leaving him with no memory of his old life, Bette, Farnsworth or Mr. Jordan himself. Things work out in the end because of Joe’s memorable eyes.
In the film “Heaven Can Wait,” football quarterback Joe Pendleton is almost killed by a truck in a tunnel while riding his bicycle, when an overanxious angel picks him up and takes him to heaven, only to discover that he wasn’t supposed to die yet. ... The plot thickens when the man in overseeing the search for Joe’s new athletic body, Mr. Jordan, finds him one but tells him that when he takes it, he’ll have no memory of Bette, Farnsworth or his old life. Things work out in the end because of Joe’s memorable eyes.
In the film “Down To Earth,” comedian and bicycle messenger Lance Barton is struggling to get a slot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the Apollo Theater. He is mistakenly picked up before his time by an overcautious emissary from heaven, Mr. ... The error is addressed by Mr. ... Returning to his own body on Earth is impossible so they place Lance into the body of a wealthy old white man, Charles Wellington, until a better body can be found. ... Mr. ... Things work out in the end because of Lance’s memorable eyes.
Approximate Word count = 2709
Approximate Pages = 10.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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