The script of Heaven Can Wait (1978) was mostly written by the great Elaine May (1932-) with some input from Mr. Beatty. Ms. May seems to have been forgotten and I take the opportunity to praise her work here. Her masterpiece is probably Mikey and Nicky (1976), which she wrote and directed. A film starring John Cassavetes, Peter Falk and Ned Beatty which has not been seen by a large enough audience. I bought the vhs ages ago and watch it periodically. I don't know if it's available on dvd but it ought to be. Ms. May wrote and directed the excellent A New Leaf, directed Neil Simon's best screenplay (The Heartbreak Kid, which has been remade with Ben Stiller in the lead and comes out Friday), and also wrote the screenplay for Primary Colors. Ms. May's demise was caused by Ishtar flopping at the box office in 1987. Ishtar has been much maligned by the critics, largely in response to Warren Beatty's disdainful attitude towards the press (as documented by Jonathan Rosenbaum) and by audiences who didn't "get" that the songs are deliberately bad. Ishtar is not a great movie but it's worth watching. It's satire of American policy in the Middle East would probably be more welcome now than during its release twenty years ago.