The End (1978)

  • R
  • 05/10/1978 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 40m

Are there laughs before death?

Overview

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.

Jerry Belson

Screenplay

Burt Reynolds

Director

Cast

Burt Reynolds's headshot

Burt Reynolds

Wendell Sonny Lawson
Dom DeLuise's headshot

Dom DeLuise

Marlon Borunki
Sally Field's headshot

Sally Field

Mary Ellen
Strother Martin's headshot

Strother Martin

Dr. Waldo Kling
David Steinberg's headshot

David Steinberg

Marty Lieberman
Joanne Woodward's headshot

Joanne Woodward

Jessica Lawson
Norman Fell's headshot

Norman Fell

Dr. Samuel Krugman
Myrna Loy's headshot

Myrna Loy

Maureen Lawson

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