Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Burt Reynolds | ... | Wendell Sonny Lawson | |
| Dom DeLuise | ... | Marlon Borunki | |
| Sally Field | ... | Mary Ellen | |
| Strother Martin | ... | Dr. Waldo Kling | |
| David Steinberg | ... | Marty Lieberman | |
| Joanne Woodward | ... | Jessica Lawson | |
| Norman Fell | ... | Dr. Samuel Krugman | |
| Myrna Loy | ... | Maureen Lawson | |
| Kristy McNichol | ... | Julie Lawson | |
| Pat O'Brien | ... | Ben Lawson | |
| Robby Benson | ... | Father Dave Benson | |
| Carl Reiner | ... | Dr. James Maneet | |
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Louise LeTourneau | ... | Receptionist |
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Bill Ewing | ... | Hearse Driver |
| Robert Rothwell | ... | Limousine Driver | |
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Wendell Lawson has only 6 months to live. Not wanting to live his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take his own life. He enlists the help of a humorously delusional mental patient, and the movie chronicles his many unsuccessful attempts to kill himself. Will he ever succeed...? Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>
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mistress | mental patient | attempted suicide | slapstick comedy | best friend |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 May 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$44,917,151, 31 December 1978Company Credits
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Written by Paul Williams
Performed by Glen Campbell and Paul Williams
(p) Capitol Records, Inc.
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James Best, who served as associate producer and has a small part as a pacemaker patient, was hired by Burt Reynolds to rewrite the script to make his character more in-depth. See more »Goofs
When Wendell Lawson slams on his brakes next to the funeral procession in front of the Church, the shadow of the Church steeple and crucifix appear on his forehead. However in the cutaway to the Church, we clearly see there are no shadows anywhere on the face of the Church, indicating that the sun is in front of the Church and not behind it, thus unable to produce a shadow on Wendell. In addition the size of the shadow on Wendell's face was some 3-4 inch. It could not be casted by a life size steeple but a small mock-up. See more »Soundtracks
Another Fine MessWritten by Paul Williams
Performed by Glen Campbell and Paul Williams
(p) Capitol Records, Inc.
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Everyone remembers this one, esp the scene at the loony bin window where Dom Delouise is hellbent of finishing Burt off, Burt has second thoughts about plummetting to his death, and so on. That alone is great. Kirsty McNichols was also very good too. (I was too young when I saw it to appreciate the presence of Myrna Loy and Joanne Woodward, and so I do look forwards to seeing it again in fact)
I also can remember seeing David Steinberg doing his whacked out shrink routine-'Get off of me!', etc. too. He is kinda forgotten now but a funny guy nonetheless.
So yeah, I do recommend this to anyone who wants to see an underrated Reynolds flick, it really is pretty good.
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