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A. Martin Zweiback (writer)
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17 May 1985 (USA)
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They are business partners in a most unusual undertaking...Together, they're going to make a killing. more
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Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. One day she witnesses a murder being committed by top hit-man...
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2 wins
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A delightful black comedy about assisted suicide.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Katharine Hepburn | ... | Grace Quigley |
 | Nick Nolte | ... | Seymour Flint |
 | Kit Le Fever | ... | Muriel |
 | Chip Zien | ... | Dr. Herman |
| William Duell | ... | Mr. Jenkins |
| Elizabeth Wilson | ... | Emily Watkins |
| Walter Abel | ... | Homer Morrison |
| Frances Pole | ... | Sarah Hodgkins |
| Truman Gaige | ... | Sam Pincus |
| Paula Trueman | ... | Dorothy Trugert |
| Christopher Murney | ... | Max Putnam |
| Nicholas Kepros | ... | Funeral Director |
| Harris Laskaway | ... | Mr. Argo |
| Carl Low | ... | Old Man |
| Isabella Hoopes | ... | Old Lady |
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The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley (USA) (alternative title)
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USA:87 min | France:102 min (Cannes Film Festival)
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Last cinema film score of John Addison.
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Referenced in Open Water (2003)
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Thumbelina
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Grace Quigley (Katherine Hepburn), an elderly woman, witnesses a hit man, Seymour Flint (Nick Nolte), in action. She finds that he has dropped his wallet and learns his identity. She then blackmails him into killing her, since she is elderly and has no reason to live but lacks the courage to take her own life. However he quickly develops a fondness for her, as a surrogate mother and so can not kill her. Instead they start assisting in the suicides of friends of Grace who no longer wish to live. The film is black comedy at its best and is one of my favourite films. The characters are likeable and, wierdly, we end up rooting for them to die. Nolte's role as a sentimental hit man and his relationship with Grace are particularly amusing. This film is not for those who have a strong repugnant feeling against suicide but if you enjoy the bizarre, then you may very well like this film. If you do, then you could also like Harold and Maude.