The End
“Are there laughs before death?”
1978•R•1h 40m•5.6•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
Burt Reynolds
Writer
Jerry Belson
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$45M
Languages
English
Studio
United Artists
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
Production
Company
United Artists
Company
Gordon-Reynolds Productions
Producer
Lawrence Gordon
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