Heaven Can Wait

This is a remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan. HCW is my favorite romantic comedy, I really like the montage with no dialogue, just music, at the party in the garden. If you haven't seen HCW you're in for a treat, it's one of the most thoughtful and romantic movies ever made.

25: Joe becomes another man to help a beautiful woman he just met named Betty Logan. Joe patiently listens to Betty as Mr. Jordan observes. Joe tries to tell Betty the truth but she thinks he's toying with her. Mrs. Farnsworth sees that her husband isn't dead and screams. Tony says she saw a mouse. Funny stuff. The birth of something new.

45: Sisk enters the closet and says that Betty Logan is downstairs and wants to talk to him. Joe leaves the two angels, telling them to do the best they can (Joe wants a new body so he can win the Super Bowl as a quarterback). Joe asks Betty out on a date and in the limo he tells her he can't stop staring at her. She feels the same way. Now they're both aware of how they feel about each other. Now that I'm aware.

-45: Max arrives and Joe eventually convinces him (the neck twist and not being able to play music) that outwardly he's got Farnsworth's body but inside he's still Joe Pendleton. Max agrees to help Joe train and improve so he can be the quarterback he once was and win the Super Bowl. So Max discovers that Joe really isn't dead. Discovery.

60: Joe trains with his old pal Max and they throw passes. Tony and Mrs. Farnsworth observe. Max isn't convinced as the training continues in a series of shots. Joe reads the playbook, jogs, as we hear music. Joe tells Max he made the ultimate commitment to winning: he bought the Los Angeles Rams. The Coach of the Rams informs the team, and they aren't happy. There's no going back now.

-25: Joe asks Betty to marry him. Joe sees The Escort angel and tells him he doesn't want to change bodies, but The Escort informs him it's too late. Intense turbulence as Joe goes back to Betty worried that he's going to forget her and she may not recognize him if he lives inside another body. He tells her that he's memorizing her face and asks her if she'll forget him. She says no. He tells her she may meet a quarterback and asks that she give him a chance. He whispers to her "It's alright, there's nothing to be afraid of." Eventually, at the end of the movie, Joe steps into another man's body and forgets he ever loved Betty. We think all is lost between them but when the lights go out he whispers "It's alright, there's nothing to be afraid of." She realizes that he's the quarterback and they walk together off the field. The final turning point.