Heaven Can Wait

Break! Let's move it.

20! 29!

All right. You take the inside.

On this one,

you take the inside. 54...

Ready, set...

2-85!

Back! Throw! Throw! Throw the ball!

Touchdown, Joe.

- Looking good, isn't he?

- What?

Pendleton. He's looking awful good.

Fall into it.

All right. Come on, baby.

Set... Hike!

Good movement.

Let's try it again.

Go deep.

1-83!

He's looking awful good.

Here we go.

Hustle back, hustle back.

Come on, guys. Come on.

Opposite left, play past 35.

X-curl on 1.

Ready? Break.

4-3, set!

- Play past 29...

- 2-81!

Pass! Pass! Pass!

Ball! Ball! Ball!

Once again, we had a foul-up

on that scrimmage.

The fullback has been

slow on his block.

The guard almost ran into him.

We got to do it till it's right.

Formation left. Screen right on 2.

Ready? Break!

Right, left! Right, left!

4-3...

Set!

2-85!

Looking awful good.

I'm thinking of starting him

on Sunday.

- What about Jarrett?

- Pendleton's looking better.

2-81!

Pass! Pass! Pass!

Ball! Ball! Ball!

- Is he still on cortisone?

- No.

Any kind of painkiller?

- Nothing.

- He's looking awful good.

2-84!

Ball! Ball! Ball!

I never saw a knee like that

heal without surgery.

- He's looking awful good.

- Looking good.

Thanks a lot.

- Oh, hi, Joe. How's the knee?

- Good.

What do you think

of the Rams' chances?

We're going to the Super Bowl to win.

- No, off the record.

- Off the record?

We're going to the Super Bowl to win.

- Sure. What about your competition?

- Competition?

- Jarrett.

- My competition's 25 other teams.

Max?

- Yeah!

- How you doing?

What's in this brown stuff?

Oh, that's mainly whipped liver.

- Liver?

- Yep.

I put a little whey in it, then mix

it with a little alfalfa sprouts,

and some bean curd, and spinach.

It's nice, isn't it?

It's a liver and whey shake.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Joe

Happy birthday to you

I didn't think anybody knew.

Thanks for coming, Max.

- Put it here.

- I hope you have a lot more.

Thank you. That's...

What's this?

Yeah!

You know something?

At my age, in any other business,

I'd be young.

Look at it this way...

Soon you can get into another

business and have a real life.

Yeah?

I don't know what that means.

This is the only business I know

that's real. I'm stuck.

What do you mean, stuck?

I've been working my whole life

to get a chance

to do something, and...

I don't know if I'm ever going

to get a chance to do it.

- No, it's all right.

- I'll fix your neck.

- Don't do that, Joe.

- Wait a minute.

- How's that?

- Oh, boy. Yeah.

It scares the hell out of me

every time you do that.

If you don't watch how your trapezius

goes into your deltoids,

you're going to throw off your entire

cervical and your lumbar areas.

Since I'm the only guy

knows how to fix that,

- you should listen to me.

- Maybe you should trade places.

You be the trainer.

I'll start on Sunday.

Yeah... what?

- I'm starting against Dallas?

- Yeah.

They don't want Jarrett.

They want you.

Happy birthday, Joe.

Hey, my watch stopped.

It keeps flashing the same time.

I'm dreaming, huh?

Well, I...

Hey...

This is an aeroplane dream.

I forget what they mean.

I think they're a good sign.

Mr Pendleton.

Mr Pendleton, you must wait for me.

I'm your escort.

Wait for me, please, Mr Pendleton.

The end of the line,

Mr Pendleton, please.

Hi. How you doing? You want

to hear a little music?

- You have to wait in line.

- What? This is my dream, isn't it?

You mustn't get out of line. Really!

- Chamberlain, Paul R.

- All right.

I've brought the final passenger.

This manifest is complete.

- Hi.

- You cannot board before your turn.

I don't need a turn.

I'm not boarding.

You don't understand. This is not

your ultimate destination.

That will take you to it.

I'm not going. I'm going to run

around till I wake up.

I'm afraid I haven't fully explained

how this system is organised.

The rules derive from yours -

a product of your image and that

of those who share your image.

Violate the rules, the principles...

You want to see a trick?

I do this to keep

my abductor pollicis limber.

I don't have a lot of patter with it.

Feel that. That's a 50-cent piece.

I just throw that

into that hand, you see.

I say the magic words, abracadabra.

And then presto, it's gone.

Now, you probably think

I still have it.

You're wrong, cos I can see it

coming out of your ear.

That's the only trick I know.

- Mr Pendleton!

- Gentlemen?

Gentlemen, what's the delay?

We've received a new arrival

who refuses to board.

That's impossible. Have you

explained the rules to him?

- Yes, sir.

- Quite clearly?

- Yes, sir.

- And what was his rebuttal?

He took a coin out of my ear.

Did he? Perhaps I should

have a word with him.

Yes, sir. Mr Pendleton!

He's right over there, sir.

- Mr Pendleton!

- Yeah. Hey, you can call me Joe.

How you doing?

Mr Pendleton,

do you know where you are?

I'm in the middle

of a really weird dream.

- You see the problem?

- Joe, come here.

Look at me and listen carefully

to what I'm saying.

Yeah?

- This is not a dream.

- Yeah.

Life has a certain quality all its

own, a certain feeling. So do dreams.

You know that this is not life,

and you know now

that this is not a dream.

This is a place that comes

after life and after dreams.

I'm sure you'll aware of that

and will take your place.

Are you telling me...?

I'm not supposed to be here.

But you are here.

You guys made a mistake.

This is insupportable.

You're talking to Mr Jordan.

- Anybody can make a mistake.

- Mr Jordan, we're due to take off.

I have the situation in hand.

If you don't take your place, the

others can't complete their journey.

- Is that fair?

- I'm not supposed to be fair.

If this is heaven,

YOU'RE supposed to be fair.

This is not heaven.

It's a way station.

- There is no mistake.

- Check on Joseph Pendleton.

When is he due to arrive

at this way station?

Sir, I don't understand.

A check? Why?

The likelihood of one being right

increases in proportion

to how much others try

to prove him wrong.

Pendleton, Joseph. Due to arrive

10.17 am, March 20th, 2025.

Sir, I really can't believe it. I...

I took him out

just before the accident.

You did what?!

You're not supposed to do that,

you must wait for the outcome.

But I was so sure, and it looked

like it would be painful.

- Wait. Are you saying...?

- Is this your first assignment?

Yes, sir.

Haven't you learned the rules?

Every question of life and death

is a probability until the outcome.

So he jumped the gun.

Just put me back

and we'll forget the whole thing.

This man must be put back

into his body at once.

Yeah.

Thanks, Mr Jordan.

Hey, I'll see you in about 50 years.

Hey, hey, Max.

- Max, I'm back.

- He can't hear you, Mr Pendleton.

I hope they got the best football

team in America in heaven,

and I hope God makes you

first-string.

Oh. Max, I'm going to get

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