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10/05/1978 Comedy 1h 40m
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Are there laughs before death?

Overview

Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.

  1. Burt Reynolds

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Burt Reynolds

    Wendell Sonny Lawson

  2. Dom DeLuise

    Marlon Borunki

  3. Sally Field

    Mary Ellen

  4. Strother Martin

    Dr. Waldo Kling

  5. David Steinberg

    Marty Lieberman

  6. Joanne Woodward

    Jessica Lawson

  7. Norman Fell

    Dr. Samuel Krugman

  8. Myrna Loy

    Maureen Lawson

  9. Kristy McNichol

    Julie Lawson

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,000,000.00

Revenue
$45,000,000.00

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