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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
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12 March 1982 (Australia)
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You'll have a lot of laughs.....before you cry. more
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Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck...
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A Brilliant Movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Ken Harrison |
 | John Cassavetes | ... | Dr. Michael Emerson |
 | Christine Lahti | ... | Dr. Clare Scott |
| Bob Balaban | ... | Carter Hill |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Judge Wyler |
| Kaki Hunter | ... | Mary Jo Sadler |
| Thomas Carter | ... | Orderly John |
| Alba Oms | ... | Nurse Rodriguez |
| Janet Eilber | ... | Pat |
| Kathryn Grody | ... | Mrs. Boyle |
 | George Wyner | ... | Dr. Jacobs |
| Mel Stewart | ... | Dr. Barr |
| Ward Costello | ... | Mr. Eden |
| Alston Ahern | ... | Day Nurse |
| Betty Cole | ... | ICU Nurse |
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119 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Canada:18A (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
West Germany:12 |
UK:15 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R
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The hospital depicted in the film is actually a set on the old MGM lot. Production Designer Gene Callahan designed it in a way that was accessible for the characters to see one another and actually feel comfortable being there. For example, he would have glass windows in the patients rooms so the doctors and nurses in the film could actually see their patients, in this case mainly Richard Dreyfuss.
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Ken Harrison:
I admit that it's embarrassing for a man to compliment a woman on her breasts when only one of them is in bed. One of the people, that is. Not one of the breasts.
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Referenced in "Murphy Brown: Whose Garbage Is It Anyway? (#2.7)" (1989)
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Hospital Ladies
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This masterpiece is one of my all time favourite films. Richard Dreyfuss plays an unforgettable role as the exuberant and creative sculptor who becomes paralysed from the neck down after a car accident and argues for his right to be discharged from hospital so that he can end his life.
The entire cast provide great performances including Christine Lahti, John Cassavetes, Bob Balaban but it is Richards Dreyfuss which makes this film as brilliant as it is. He takes you on a journey where the viewer actually feels pain when he is in pain, we feel sad when he is sad and laugh when he laughs.
Although the movie is about the right to die, it is not at all depressing. It is a movie filled with raw emotion, love and humour. Definitely a must see movie