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Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh

# It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.
Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1981-09-25
⌚ Running Time: 120 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Marsha Mason original image
Georgia
Marsha Mason
Kristy McNichol original image
Polly
Kristy McNichol
James Coco original image
Jimmy
James Coco
Joan Hackett original image
Toby
Joan Hackett
David Dukes original image
David
David Dukes
John Bennett Perry original image
Actor (Lou)
John Bennett Perry
Guy Boyd original image
Man in Bar
Guy Boyd
Ed Moore original image
Dr. Komack
Ed Moore
Byron Webster original image
Tom
Byron Webster
Peter Coffield original image
Mr. Tarloff
Peter Coffield
Mark Schubb original image
Adam Kasabian
Mark Schubb
Nancy Nagler original image
Heidi
Nancy Nagler
Dan Monahan original image
Jason
Dan Monahan
Ellen La Gamba original image
Receptionist
Ellen La Gamba
Michael A. Ross original image
Paul
Michael A. Ross
Venida Evans original image
Nurse Garcia
Venida Evans
Tom Ormeny original image
Kyle
Tom Ormeny
Ken Weisbrath original image
Waiter
Ken Weisbrath
Jane Atkins original image
Doreen
Jane Atkins
Henry Olek original image
George De Vane
Henry Olek
Kevin Bacon original image
Don
Kevin Bacon
Ron Levine original image
Gary
Ron Levine
Rebecca Stanley original image
Denise Summers
Rebecca Stanley
Nick Lapadula original image
Bartender
Nick Lapadula
Phillip Lindsay original image
Super
Phillip Lindsay
Birdie M. Hale original image
Super's Wife
Birdie M. Hale
Wayne Franson original image
Father
Wayne Franson
John Vargas original image
Manuel
John Vargas
Kathryn Janssen original image
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Kathryn Janssen
Steve Kelley original image
Jeffrey Kramer (uncredited)
Steve Kelley
Llewellyn Lafford original image
Car Driver (uncredited)
Llewellyn Lafford
Antic Melkior original image
Man in Car (uncredited)
Antic Melkior
Frank Slaten original image
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Frank Slaten

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