Movie
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Overview
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
Details
- Release date
- 1981-12-02
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- SLM Production Group, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cooney/Schute Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Richard Dreyfuss as Ken Harrison
- John Cassavetes as Dr. Michael Emerson
- Christine Lahti as Dr. Clare Scott
- Bob Balaban as Carter Hill
- Kenneth McMillan as Judge Wyler
- Kaki Hunter as Mary Jo Sadler
- Thomas Carter as Orderly John
- Alba Oms as Nurse Rodriguez
- Janet Eilber as Pat
- Kathryn Grody as Mrs. Boyle
- George Wyner as Dr. Jacobs
- Mel Stewart as Dr. Barr
Crew
- John Badham - Director
- Brian Clark - Screenplay
- Reginald Rose - Screenplay
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