I saw this movie back in 1984 on the New Hampshire PBS affiliate. It was on during a winter pledge drive. It's about Joe Pendleton, a clean cut boxer who dies prematurely, and is accidentally cremated, before the mistake can be corrected. Sound familiar? It should. It's the same plot as its 1978 remake Heaven Can Wait which I reviewed here earlier. Joe's flying to next fight when he dies in a plane crash. Mr. Jordan, the head messenger, informs Joe that he shouldn't be there at least not for the next fifty years. He tells him that he can borrow the body of a millionaire named John Farnsworth, who'd been recently killed by his wife and her lover, now Joe must take over Farnsworth's life, and make everything right. Does he do it? If I told you, I'd have to kill you. :)
Review of Here Comes Mr. Jordan
