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Writer:
Roy Clarke (writer)
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Release Date:
10 November 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
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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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
Brazil:105 min | USA:107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Hazel: I'm a nine foot freak!
Maureen: Well how come you're a pregnant, nine foot, freak?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) more
Soundtrack:
MOONLIGHT MADNESS more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Laughing Through Your Tears, 30 December 1998
10/10
Author: anonymous from Texas

The phrase "laughing through your tears" must have been invented for this little jewel of a movie. Yes, there are scenes that I would have preferred they omit (mainly the brothel scene-- oh brother). But the overriding emotion in the performances of both Dalton and Edwards is riveting. And Dalton CAN play comedy. Don't play this for the monthly meeting of the AARP; but if hope and love mean anything to you, take a couple of hours and watch it. It can be life-changing.

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