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Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make ... See full summary » Director:John Badham |
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Dr. Clare Scott
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Carter Hill
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Judge Wyler
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Mary Jo Sadler
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Orderly John
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Nurse Rodriguez
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Janet Eilber | ... |
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Mrs. Boyle
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Dr. Jacobs
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Dr. Barr
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Ward Costello | ... |
Mr. Eden
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Day Nurse
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ICU Nurse
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Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die. Written by Eva Kristin Berntzen <eva@himolde.no>
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The ultimate drama in the human comedy See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 March 1982 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
C'est ma vie, après tout! See more »Box Office
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$13,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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The original Broadway production of "Whose Life is It Anyway?" by Brian Clark opened at the Trafalgar Theater in New York on April 17, 1979, ran for 223 performances and was nominated for the 1979 Tony Award for the Best Play. See more »Quotes
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.See more »
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