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When Walter is diagnosed with lung cancer, despite his squeaky clean lifestyle, he has to tell his screenwriter partner, a chain-smoker. As Walter fights cancer he tries to put his affairs in order by teaching writing to prison inmates, talking to his son and ex-wife, and getting his partner to quit smoking.
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Audiences 58GoodWatch 64
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1991
April 15, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
and 15 more19 people
- James WoodsWalter Farmer
- John LithgowArtie Margulies
- Joanna GleasonMarie
- Eve GordonAmanda
- Alan RosenbergPsychiatrist
- Rosemary DunsmoreHelene
- Albert HallBurt Tipton
- Natalija NogulichDenise
Rosanna HuffmanCarolyn
John VickeryDr. Simon
Ebbe Roe SmithSokalow
George D. WallaceRay
Jesse BradfordWalter Farmer, Jr.
Alma MartinezTherapist
Carey EidelCustomer
Christopher CurryPoliceman #1- RRRon RecasnerPoliceman #2
Dan BellFelgarez
Geoffrey RivasAlteira
Directing · 3
- Glenn Jordan Director, Producer
- Judith Vogelsang First Assistant Director
- Brenda Kalosh Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- William Link Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 4
- Robert Papazian Executive Producer
- James G. Hirsch Executive Producer
- Marsha Kleinman Casting
- Hal Galli Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Steve Yaconelli Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Eric A. Sears Editor
Sound · 1
- David Shire Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Lisa Smithline Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Kathryn Morrison Costume Design
- Deborah La Mia Denaver Makeup Artist
- Matthew W. Mungle Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Debbie Zoller Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Susan J. Spohr Post-Production Manager, Post Production Supervisor
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