Whose Life Is It Anyway?
“The ultimate drama in the human comedy.”
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.
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Cast
25 people
Richard Dreyfuss
Ken Harrison
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
John Cassavetes
Dr. Michael Emerson
Known for
Rosemary's Baby
The Dirty Dozen
Christine Lahti
Dr. Clare Scott
Known for
Evil
Running on Empty
Bob Balaban
Carter Hill
Known for
Isle of Dogs
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Kenneth McMillan
Judge Wyler
Known for
Salem's Lot
Cat's Eye
Kaki Hunter
Mary Jo Sadler
Known for
Porky's
Thomas Carter
Orderly John
Also in
The Monkey Hustle
Szysznyk
Alba Oms
Nurse Rodriguez
Known for
Dave
Janet Eilber
Pat
Also in
The Craft
Hard to Hold
Kathryn Grody
Mrs. Boyle
Known for
Quick Change
Parents
George Wyner
Dr. Jacobs
Known for
Spaceballs
The Devil's Advocate
Mel Stewart
Dr. Barr
Known for
Bride of Re-Animator
Dead Heat
John Badham Director · Reginald Rose Screenplay Brian Clark Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.1M · Budget $12M · United States release December 2, 1981
Box office
Budget
$11,500,000
Worldwide gross
$6,100,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
SLM Production Group
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Cooney/Schute Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · December 2, 1981
Theatrical
France
May 12, 1982 · Theatrical
Germany
May 14, 1982 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 23, 1982 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 18, 1982 · Theatrical
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