Heaven was wrong

Heaven Was Wrong is a 1989 romantic comedy written by Perry Howze and Randy Howze and directed by Emile Ardolino. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song (After All).

Plot

Corinne (played by Cybill Shepherd) has a huge crush on her husband Louie Jeffries (Christopher McDonald). But one day he is run over and dies. When he gets to heaven, he is allowed to come back to life, but is born again as Alex Finch (Robert Downey Jr.). However, in heaven they forget to erase her memory, so twenty years later he coincidentally meets Corinne and begins to remember everything about her and finally convinces her that he is her late husband.

On the other hand, Corinne's daughter (Mary Stuart Masterson) falls in love with Alex, having no idea of her mother's true relationship with Alex, who is much younger than her. But in heaven they wait for the chance to right her wrong and make Alex forget everything about her past life.