Directed by:
John BadhamScreenplay:
Reginald RoseCinematography:
Mario TosiComposer:
Arthur B. RubinsteinCast:
Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti, Bob Balaban, Kenneth McMillan, Kaki Hunter, Thomas Carter, Alba Oms, Janet Eilber, George Wyner, Lyman Ward (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Richard Dreyfuss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392674_b434d1.png)
Richard Dreyfuss
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Jaws (1975)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
![John Cassavetes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/333/165333105_c2d012.jpg)
John Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
![Christine Lahti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/350/159350755_b5d228.jpg)
Christine Lahti
USA
Best movies:
...And Justice for All (1979)
Running on Empty (1988)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
![Bob Balaban](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/886/163886862_f63e91.jpg)
Bob Balaban
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
![Kenneth McMillan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494927_d2e124.jpg)
Kenneth McMillan
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Serpico (1973)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
![Kaki Hunter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/410/160410449_2e27c2.jpg)
Kaki Hunter
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Porky's (1981)
Porky's Revenge (1985)
![Thomas Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270088_e1b215.jpg)
Thomas Carter
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Alba Oms
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
![Janet Eilber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/628/161628861_a20518.jpg)
Janet Eilber
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Innocent Victims (1996) (TV movie)
![George Wyner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634291_4e867e.jpg)
George Wyner
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
All the President's Men (1976)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
![Lyman Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/711/161711898_a30199.jpg)
Lyman Ward
Canada
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Independence Day (1996)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
![Jeffrey Combs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267541_39d29a.jpg)
Jeffrey Combs
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013) (TV movie)
Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
![J.J. Johnston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185758_9563aa.gif)
J.J. Johnston
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Homicide (1991)
![Lissa Layng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000491_5544b1.jpg)
Lissa Layng
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Night of the Comet (1984)
![Mel Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/590/160590051_a075ac.jpg)
Mel Stewart
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Alan Stock
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) (TV movie)
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
![Kathryn Grody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/434/162434735_3339b2.jpg)
Kathryn Grody
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
The Rose (1979)
Men with Guns (1997)
Alston Ahern
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Private Benjamin (1980)
Ward Costello
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Missing (1982)
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988) (TV movie)
![Juli Andelman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/184/163184252_99b0eb.jpg)
Juli Andelman
USA
Best movies:
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Mean Streets (1973)
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)