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About
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.
Theatrical
May 10, 1978
Box Office
$45.0M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
15.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 6, 2001
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
United Artists, Gordon-Reynolds Productions
Cast
Full credits →B
Burt Reynolds
Wendell Sonny Lawson
D
Dom DeLuise
Marlon Borunki
S
Sally Field
Mary Ellen
S
Strother Martin
Dr. Waldo Kling
D
David Steinberg
Marty Lieberman
J
Joanne Woodward
Jessica Lawson
N
Norman Fell
Dr. Samuel Krugman
M
Myrna Loy
Maureen Lawson
K
Kristy McNichol
Julie Lawson
P
Pat O'Brien
Ben Lawson
R
Robby Benson
Father Dave Benson
C
Carl Reiner
Dr. James Maneet
B
Bill Ewing
Hearse Driver
R
Robert Rothwell
Limousine Driver
P
Patrick Moody
Old Man's Son
J
James Best
Pacemaker Patient
H
Harry Caesar
Hospital Orderly
P
Peter Gonzales Falcon
Latin Lover (as Peter Gonzales)
J
Janice Carroll
Ballet Teacher
F
Frank McRae
Male Nurse
