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Directed by Emile Ardolino
Produced by Mike Lobell
Written by Perry Howze and Randy Howze
With: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson, Christopher McDonald, Josef Sommer, Fran Ryan, James Noble, Marc McClure, and Mimi Kennedy
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Editing: Harry Keramidas
Music: Maurice Jarre
Runtime: 108 min
Release Date: 10 March 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Twitter Capsule:
A clever spin on the Heaven Can Wait / A Matter of Life and Death premise of a mix-up at the pearly gates, but the cast has zero chemistry and Ardolino's tone-deaf direction is all over the place. Not very romantic and bereft of comedy.