
The End
Are there laughs before death?
Directed by Burt Reynolds
Produced by United Artists, Gordon-Reynolds Productions
A darkly comedic exploration of mortality and meaning that uses absurdist humor and an unlikely friendship to grapple with suicide and the value of life.
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.
Essence
Ensemble

Burt Reynolds
Wendell Sonny Lawson

Dom DeLuise
Marlon Borunki

Sally Field
Mary Ellen

Strother Martin
Dr. Waldo Kling

David Steinberg
Marty Lieberman

Joanne Woodward
Jessica Lawson

Norman Fell
Dr. Samuel Krugman

Myrna Loy
Maureen Lawson

Kristy McNichol
Julie Lawson

Pat O'Brien
Ben Lawson

Robby Benson
Father Dave Benson

Carl Reiner
Dr. James Maneet
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