Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
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| Timothy Dalton | ... | Bancroft | |
| Anthony Edwards | ... | Deckermensky | |
| Janet McTeer | ... | Hazel | |
| Camille Coduri | ... | Maureen | |
| Jill Bennett | ... | Vivian Bancroft | |
| Robert Lang | ... | Walter Bancroft | |
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Pat Starr | ... | Millie Deckermensky |
| Bruce Boa | ... | Byron Deckermensky | |
| Sheila Hancock | ... | Regina | |
| Geoffrey Palmer | ... | SAAB Salesman | |
| Caroline Langrishe | ... | Carol | |
| Benjamin Whitrow | ... | Mr. Granger | |
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Robyn Moore | ... | Second Bridesmaid |
| Connie Booth | ... | Nurse Jarvis | |
| Julie T. Wallace | ... | Ward Sister | |
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Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Ward Sister: What makes you think you're dying?
Bancroft: Your embarrassment with the word for one thing.
[Ward sister cannot look at him]
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Performed by Barry Gibb
Written by Barry Gibb and Richard Powers
Produced by Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
Co-produced by Brian Tench
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First of two collaborations of Timothy Dalton and Director Robert Ellis Miller. The other being Brenda Starr (1989). See more »Quotes
Bancroft: Why if I'm dying do I feel so randy all the time?Ward Sister: What makes you think you're dying?
Bancroft: Your embarrassment with the word for one thing.
[Ward sister cannot look at him]
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MY ETERNAL LOVEPerformed by Barry Gibb
Written by Barry Gibb and Richard Powers
Produced by Barry Gibb and Karl Richardson
Co-produced by Brian Tench
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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.