Only When I Laugh
“It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.”
A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
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Cast
33 people
Marsha Mason
Georgia
Known for
Heartbreak Ridge
Audrey Rose
Kristy McNichol
Polly
Known for
White Dog
Little Darlings
James Coco
Jimmy
Known for
Murder by Death
A New Leaf
Joan Hackett
Toby
Known for
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Will Penny
David Dukes
David
Known for
Rose Red
Rawhead Rex
John Bennett Perry
Actor (Lou)
Known for
George of the Jungle
Fools Rush In
Guy Boyd
Man in Bar
Known for
Sharp Objects
The Young Pope
Ed Moore
Dr. Komack
Also in
Interplay
Intimate Sessions
Byron Webster
Tom
Known for
The Poseidon Adventure
Time After Time
Peter Coffield
Mr. Tarloff
Also in
Times Square
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Mark Schubb
Adam Kasabian
Also in
The Paper Chase
Beauty and the Beast
Nancy Nagler
Heidi
Also in
Knots Landing
Glenn Jordan Director · Neil Simon Screenplay David Shire Composer
Worldwide gross $26M · United States release September 25, 1981 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$25,524,778
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · September 25, 1981
Theatrical
United States · September 25, 1981
Theatrical
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