- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Release: 1989-03-10
- Director: Emile Ardolino
- Writers: Perry Howze , Randy Howze
- Language: English
- Stars: Cybill Shepherd , Robert Downey Jr. , Ryan O’Neal , Mary Stuart Masterson , Christopher McDonald , Josef Sommer , Joe Grifasi , Henderson Forsythe , Susan Ruttan , Lester Lanin
- Runtime: 108 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
- AKA: Taivaallinen Rakastaja (Finland) , Εραστές από παλιά (Greece) , El cielo se equivocó (Spain) , Ein himmlischer Liebhaber (Germany) , Uno strano caso (Italy) , Chances Are (Australia) , Después de todo (Mexico) , O Erro do Céu (Brazil) , Chances Are (Singapore) , Chances Are (United Kingdom) , Lui, moi, elle et l'autre (Canada) , Gift med svigermor (Denmark) , Az ég is tévedhet (Hungary) , Sil Baştan (Turkey) , Como o Céu Se Enganou (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , I sjunde himlen (Sweden) , El cielo se equivocó (Argentina) , Wszystko jest możliwe (Poland) , Chances Are , El cielo se equivocó (Mexico) , Шансы есть , Erastes apo palia (Greece) , 回到陰陽界 (Taiwan) , Chances Are (United States of America) , O Céu se Enganou (Brazil) , Ein himmlischer Liebhaber , Има вероятност (Bulgaria) , Chances Are (Canada) , El cielo se equivocó (Peru) , Нов шанс (Bulgaria) , Le ciel s'est trompé (France, French Republic) , ワン・モア・タイム (Japan) , O noua sansa (Romania) , Chances Are (Indonesia) , Chances Are (Philippines) , Шанси є (Ukraine)
- Plot:
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie’s daughter, Miranda, together. It’s not until Alex is invited to Louie’s home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there’s also the problem that he’s attracted to Louie’s/his own daughter.
- IMDB:tt0097044
Chances Are Cast · · · ALL
Emile Ardolino
Director
Cybill Shepherd
Corinne Jeffries
Robert Downey Jr.
Alex Finch
Ryan O’Neal
Philip Train
Mary Stuart Masterson
Miranda Jeffries
Christopher McDonald
Louie Jeffries
Josef Sommer
Judge Fenwick
Joe Grifasi
Omar
Henderson Forsythe
Ben Bradlee
Susan Ruttan
Woman in the Bookstore
Richard DeAngelis
Hot Dog Vendor
James Noble
Dr. Bailey
Fran Ryan
Mavis Talmadge
Marc McClure
Richard
Mimi Kennedy
Sally
Kathleen Freeman
Mrs. Handy
Dennis Patrick
Archibald Blair
Gianni Russo
Anthony Bonino
Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Receptionist
Nat Benchley
Marshall
Cliff McMullen
Marshall
Laura Cordova
Paramedic (as Laura Lee Stetzel)
Max Trumpower
First Minister
Andrew Reilly
Limbodrome Staff
Channing Chase
Aide at Smithsonian
Laura Caulfield
Dancer (uncredited)