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.
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| Directing | Warren Beatty | Director |
| Production | Warren Beatty | Producer |
| Editing | Don Zimmerman | Editor |
| Editing | Robert C. Jones | Editor |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William A. Fraker | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Harry Segall | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Buck Henry | Director |
| Writing | Elaine May | Screenplay |
| Art | Paul Sylbert | Production Design |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Production | Hawk Koch | Executive Producer |
| Production | Charles H. Maguire | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Warren Beatty | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theadora Van Runkle | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Richard Bruno | Costume Design |
| Art | George Gaines | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynda Gurasich | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Milton Lustig | Music Editor |
| Sound | Richard Oswald | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Charles H. Maguire | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Hawk Koch | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Craig Huston | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Edwin O'Donovan | Art Direction |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Karen Hale Wookey | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Sam Bernstein | Production Accountant |
| Art | Alan Levine | Property Master |
| Camera | Nick McLean | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Doug Pentek | Gaffer |
| Camera | Art Brooker | Key Grip |
| Production | Patricia Mock | Casting |
| Crew | R.A. MacDonald | Special Effects |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Crew | Robert Towne | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Craig R. Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Craig R. Baxley | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Robert Samuels | Second Assistant Camera |
