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.
Cast
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
Louise LeTourneau
Receptionist
Bill Ewing
Hearse Driver
Robert Rothwell
Limousine Driver
Patrick Moody
Old Man's Son
James Best
Pacemaker Patient
Harry Caesar
Hospital Orderly
Peter Gonzales Falcon
Latin Lover (as Peter Gonzales)
Janice Carroll
Ballet Teacher
Frank McRae
Male Nurse
Alfie Wise
Male Nurse
Jerry Fujikawa
Japanese Gardener
Queenie Smith
Old Lady in Driving School Car
Jean Coulter
Driving School Instructor
Crew
Burt Reynolds
Director
Jerry Belson
Screenplay
Donn Cambern
Editor
Bobby Byrne
Director of Photography
Hank Moonjean
Executive Producer
Lawrence Gordon
Producer
James Best
Associate Producer
Jan Scott
Production Design
Robert C. Thomas
Camera Operator
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Norman Salling
Costume Design
Dorothy Byrne
Hairstylist
Tom Ellingwood
Makeup Artist
Paul Williams
Original Music Composer
John Franco Jr.
Set Decoration
Hal Needham
Stunt Coordinator
Mel Dellar
Unit Production Manager
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