The End
“Are there laughs before death?”
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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Cast
25 people
Burt Reynolds
Wendell Sonny Lawson
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Dom DeLuise
Marlon Borunki
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
History of the World: Part I
Sally Field
Mary Ellen
Known for
Forrest Gump
Mrs. Doubtfire
Strother Martin
Dr. Waldo Kling
Known for
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Slap Shot
David Steinberg
Marty Lieberman
Also in
The David Steinberg Show
Something Short of Paradise
Joanne Woodward
Jessica Lawson
Known for
The Three Faces of Eve
Empire Falls
Norman Fell
Dr. Samuel Krugman
Known for
Three's Company
The Graduate
Myrna Loy
Maureen Lawson
Known for
The Thin Man
The Best Years of Our Lives
Kristy McNichol
Julie Lawson
Known for
White Dog
Little Darlings
Pat O'Brien
Ben Lawson
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Angels with Dirty Faces
Robby Benson
Father Dave Benson
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Severance
Carl Reiner
Dr. James Maneet
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Burt Reynolds Director · Jerry Belson Screenplay Paul Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $45M · Budget $3M · United States release May 10, 1978
Box office
Budget
$3,000,000
Worldwide gross
$45,000,000
Gross vs. budget
15.0×
Production
United Artists
Production
Gordon-Reynolds Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 10, 1978
Theatrical
United States · May 10, 1978
Theatrical
Argentina
February 15, 1979 · Theatrical
France
April 25, 1979 · Theatrical
Germany
November 16, 1978 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 12, 1979 · Theatrical
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