Comedy · United States of America · 1978 · 1h 40m

The End

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Director
Burt Reynolds
Cast
Burt Reynolds as Wendell Sonny Lawson Dom DeLuise as Marlon Borunki Sally Field as Mary Ellen Strother Martin as Dr. Waldo Kling David Steinberg as Marty Lieberman Joanne Woodward as Jessica Lawson
Crew
Bobby Byrne — Director of Photography Donn Cambern — Editor Paul Williams — Original Music Composer Jerry Belson — Screenplay Lawrence Gordon — Producer Jan Scott — Production Design
Tagline

Are there laughs before death?

Synopsis

Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.

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Mood & Themes
dark comedyterminal illnessmental patientsuicidal thoughtscontemplating suicideabsurdhilariouswhimsicalsarcastic
Key Collaborators
Burt Reynolds Director Bobby Byrne Director of Photography Donn Cambern Editor Paul Williams Original Music Composer Jerry Belson Screenplay Lawrence Gordon Producer Jan Scott Production Design Norman Salling Costume Design
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