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Writer:
Roy Clarke (writer)
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Release Date:
10 November 1989 (USA) more
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Tagline:
They soared above the ordinary.
Plot:
Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends... more | add synopsis
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I found this movie uplifting, inspiring, and joyful. more (12 total)

Cast

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Timothy Dalton ... Bancroft

Anthony Edwards ... Deckermensky, 'Decker'

Janet McTeer ... Hazel
Camille Coduri ... Maureen
Jill Bennett ... Vivian Bancroft
Robert Lang ... Walter Bancroft
Pat Starr ... Millie Deckermensky
Bruce Boa ... Byron Deckermensky
Sheila Hancock ... Regina
Geoffrey Palmer ... SAAB Salesman
Caroline Langrishe ... Carol

Benjamin Whitrow ... Mr. Granger

Robyn Moore ... Second Bridesmaid
Connie Booth ... Nurse Jarvis
Julie T. Wallace ... Ward Sister
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Runtime:
Brazil:105 min | USA:107 min
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Bancroft: Why if I'm dying do I feel so randy all the time?
Ward Sister: What makes you think your dying?
Bancroft: Your embarrassment with the word for one thing.
[Ward sister cannot look at him]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) more

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I found this movie uplifting, inspiring, and joyful., 12 December 1999
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Author: cockercrek (cockercrek@aol.com) from Monroe, Washington

I wasn't sure I was up to watching this movie knowing the subject matter. I was at the bedside of two of my closest women friends when they died of cancer. Well, I can truly say I found this movie uplifting, inspiring, and joyful. Timothy Dalton (Bancroft) and Anthony Edwards (Deck) are wonderful in their respective roles of the two cancer patients who decide to enjoy themselves while they still can. I enjoyed the developing friendship of the men and their relationships with the women Hazel and Maureen who they meet in Holland. Camille Coduri and Janet McTeer are believable in these strong women roles. Mr. Dalton deserves praise for his courage in taking on such an off-beat role. His performance in this heart-warming movie shows once again his versatility and talent as an actor as well as his devotion to his craft. It has been a long time since I have laughed and cried so hard in a movie.

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