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Brian Clark (play)
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Release Date:
12 March 1982 (Australia) more
Tagline:
You'll have a lot of laughs.....before you cry. more
Plot:
Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck... more | add synopsis
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A Brilliant Movie more (24 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Ken Harrison |
 | John Cassavetes | ... | Dr. Michael Emerson |
 | Christine Lahti | ... | Dr. Clare Scott |
| Bob Balaban | ... | Carter Hill |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Judge Wyler |
| Kaki Hunter | ... | Mary Jo Sadler |
| Thomas Carter | ... | Orderly John |
| Alba Oms | ... | Nurse Rodriguez |
| Janet Eilber | ... | Pat |
| Kathryn Grody | ... | Mrs. Boyle |
 | George Wyner | ... | Dr. Jacobs |
| Mel Stewart | ... | Dr. Barr |
| Ward Costello | ... | Mr. Eden |
| Alston Ahern | ... | Day Nurse |
| Betty Cole | ... | ICU Nurse |
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Runtime:
119 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Canada:18A (Ontario) | Iceland:L | West Germany:12 | UK:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:R
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'John Cassavetes' is an improvisational actor/director, and he at times got fed up with having to be precise in his dialogue and was quoted as saying to Director John Badham, "Kid you're getting more out of me, than anyone has in a lifetime." more
Quotes:
Ken Harrison: Some nurses and I went out for a little midnight skateboarding last night. The only trouble was that I was the skateboard. more
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Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Whose Garbage Is It Anyway? (#2.7)" (1989) more
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Hospital Ladies more
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How does it end?more
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This masterpiece is one of my all time favourite films. Richard Dreyfuss plays an unforgettable role as the exuberant and creative sculptor who becomes paralysed from the neck down after a car accident and argues for his right to be discharged from hospital so that he can end his life.
The entire cast provide great performances including Christine Lahti, John Cassavetes, Bob Balaban but it is Richards Dreyfuss which makes this film as brilliant as it is. He takes you on a journey where the viewer actually feels pain when he is in pain, we feel sad when he is sad and laugh when he laughs.
Although the movie is about the right to die, it is not at all depressing. It is a movie filled with raw emotion, love and humour. Definitely a must see movie