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About
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
Theatrical
Dec 2, 1981
Box Office
$6.1M
Budget
$11.5M
Return
0.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 22, 2007
Director
Writers
Music
Studio
SLM Production Group, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cooney/Schute Productions
Quotes
See all →Humor in Awkward Compliments
Ken Harrison
I admit that it's embarrassing for a man to compliment a woman on her breasts when only one of them is in bed. One of the people, that is. Not one of the breasts.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Humor in a Difficult Medical Situation
Ken Harrison
I better be nice to this woman. Otherwise, the good doctor will dissolve her in water and inject her into me.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Dreyfuss
Ken Harrison
J
John Cassavetes
Dr. Michael Emerson
C
Christine Lahti
Dr. Clare Scott
B
Bob Balaban
Carter Hill
K
Kenneth McMillan
Judge Wyler
K
Kaki Hunter
Mary Jo Sadler
T
Thomas Carter
Orderly John
A
Alba Oms
Nurse Rodriguez
J
Janet Eilber
Pat
K
Kathryn Grody
Mrs. Boyle
G
George Wyner
Dr. Jacobs
M
Mel Stewart
Dr. Barr
W
Ward Costello
Mr. Eden
A
Alston Ahern
Day Nurse
B
Betty Cole
ICU Nurse
L
Lyman Ward
Emergency Room Doctor
J
Juli Andelman
Stella
A
Alan Stock
3rd Year Student
J
Jeffrey Combs
1st Year Intern
S
Steven Bourne
Hoffman
