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Overview

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7.3/10   1,192 votes
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Director:
John Badham
Writers:
Brian Clark (play)
Brian Clark (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 March 1982 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama 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
User Comments:
Thought provoking more

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
'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: Hello, I was just practicing lying here. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Whose Garbage Is It Anyway? (#2.7)" (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Hospital Ladies more

FAQ

How does it end?
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9 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Thought provoking, 15 November 2002
8/10
Author: Thomas Honoré Nielsen from Ho, Denmark

This thought provoking and philosophically painful. Most people have an opinion on euthanasia and how they would react should they end up helplessly crippled and so does Ken Harrison in this movie. But do we really mean what we say? What is really special about this movie is that it does not take a stand at the end. It lets us wonder. Does he actually change his mind as the good doctor suggests he might?

I for one, dread a decision like this one.

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