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Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Joe EszterhasWriter
- David LelandDirector
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeff DanielsRay Macklin
- Melanie MayronJenny Macklin
- Michael TuckerHarry Lardner
- Kathleen YorkDiana
- Ann MagnusonConnie Hagen
- Allan HaveyPat Hagen
- Jo Harvey AllenBarbara
- Ian WolfeMr. D'Amato
- Billy BeckFather Carmody
- Trudy DochtermanVal
- John DurbinSpencer Gillinger
- Adelle LutzDr. Helmsley
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Themes
hypochondriacairlinedeath of best friendmortalitydead best friend