The End
1978 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 5.6
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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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-05-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (68 votes)
Themes
- dark comedy
- terminal illness
- mental patient
- suicidal thoughts
- contemplating suicide
- absurd
- hilarious
- whimsical
- sarcastic
Cast & crew
Burt Reynolds
as Wendell Sonny Lawson
Dom DeLuise
as Marlon Borunki
Sally Field
as Mary Ellen
Strother Martin
as Dr. Waldo Kling
David Steinberg
as Marty Lieberman
Joanne Woodward
as Jessica Lawson
Norman Fell
as Dr. Samuel Krugman
Myrna Loy
as Maureen Lawson
Kristy McNichol
as Julie Lawson
Pat O'Brien
as Ben Lawson
Directed by Burt Reynolds