Vintage original 27x41 in. US one-sheet poster from the popular 1970's sports-themed fantasy comedy/romance, HEAVEN CAN WAIT, released in 1978 by Paramount Pictures and co-directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry. In this modernized remake of the classic 1943 version by director Ernst Lubitsch, a Los Angeles Rams quarterback (Warren Beatty), accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire. The cast includes Julie Christie, James Mason, Charles Grodin, Dean Cannon, Buck Henry, Vincent Gardenia, and Jack Warden.
The beautiful artwork for this poster was designed by Bernie Lettick and depicts a full-length image of LA Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), transformed into an angel after dying prematurely by accident, wearing a gray sweat outfit as he looks at his pocket watch while beams of light from Heaven shine down upon him. Unrestored and rolled as originally issued, this vintage original one-sheet is in very fine condition with what is not quite a horizontal crease across the center and some small scattered creases from handling over time. There are no pinholes, tears, stains, or other flaws and the beautiful color tints are fresh and vibrant without any signs of fading.
The fictitious Super Bowl game (Rams vs. Steelers) was filmed during halftime of the Rams/Chargers preseason at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 1, 1977.