Whose Life Is It Anyway?
The ultimate drama in the human comedy.
1981 | 119m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Badham |
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| Writer: | Reginald Rose, Brian Clark |
| Staring: |
| Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 1981 |
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| Director: | John Badham |
| Writer: | Reginald Rose, Brian Clark |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | paraplegic, artist, paralysis, car accident, suicide thoughts, legal battle |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, SLM Production Group, Cooney/Schute Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,100,000
Budget: $11,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Dreyfuss | Ken Harrison |
| John Cassavetes | Dr. Michael Emerson |
| Christine Lahti | Dr. Clare Scott |
| Bob Balaban | Carter Hill |
| Kenneth McMillan | Judge Wyler |
| Kaki Hunter | Mary Jo Sadler |
| Thomas Carter | Orderly John |
| Alba Oms | Nurse Rodriguez |
| Janet Eilber | Pat |
| Kathryn Grody | Mrs. Boyle |
| George Wyner | Dr. Jacobs |
| Mel Stewart | Dr. Barr |
| Ward Costello | Mr. Eden |
| Alston Ahern | Day Nurse |
| Betty Cole | ICU Nurse |
| Lyman Ward | Emergency Room Doctor |
| Juli Andelman | Stella |
| Abigail Hepner | Lissa |
| Alan Stock | 3rd Year Student |
| Jeffrey Combs | 1st Year Intern |
| Steven Bourne | Hoffman |
| John Garber | Physiotherapist |
| Katie Guymon | Anesthesiologist |
| Francine Henderson | Nurse |
| J.J. Johnston | Guard |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Badham | Director |
| Reginald Rose | Screenplay |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Arthur B. Rubinstein | Music |
| Brian Clark | Screenplay |
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