The End
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The End (1978)

10/05/1978
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.

  • Burt ReynoldsDirector
  • Jerry BelsonScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $3,000,000

  • Revenue

    $45,000,000

Keywords

  • dark comedy
  • terminal illness
  • mental patient
  • suicidal thoughts
  • contemplating suicide
  • absurd
  • hilarious
  • whimsical
  • sarcastic

Top Billed Cast

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Wendell Sonny Lawson

Dom DeLuise

Dom DeLuise

Marlon Borunki

Sally Field

Sally Field

Mary Ellen

Strother Martin

Strother Martin

Dr. Waldo Kling

David Steinberg

David Steinberg

Marty Lieberman

Joanne Woodward

Joanne Woodward

Jessica Lawson

Norman Fell

Norman Fell

Dr. Samuel Krugman

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Maureen Lawson

Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol

Julie Lawson

Pat O’Brien

Pat O’Brien

Ben Lawson

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