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Only When I Laugh

It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.

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.

2h1981RTMDb 5.7

ComedyDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Glenn JordanGlenn JordanDirectorMarsha MasonMarsha MasonGeorgiaKristy McNicholKristy McNicholPollyJames CocoJames CocoJimmyJoan HackettJoan HackettTobyDavid DukesDavid DukesDavidJohn Bennett PerryJohn Bennett PerryActor (Lou)Guy BoydGuy BoydMan in Bar
Ed MooreDr. KomackByron WebsterByron WebsterTomPeter CoffieldPeter CoffieldMr. TarloffMark SchubbMark SchubbAdam Kasabian
Nancy NaglerHeidiDan MonahanDan MonahanJason
Ellen La GambaReceptionist
Michael A. RossPaulVenida EvansVenida EvansNurse Garcia
Tom OrmenyKyle
Ken WeisbrathWaiter
Jane AtkinsDoreen
Henry OlekGeorge De VaneKevin BaconKevin BaconDon
Ron LevineGaryRebecca StanleyRebecca StanleyDenise Summers
Nick LapadulaBartender
Phillip LindsaySuper
Birdie M. HaleSuper's Wife
Wayne FransonFatherJohn VargasJohn VargasManuel
Kathryn JanssenWoman in Crowd
Steve KelleyJeffrey Kramer

Storyline

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.

  • Columbia Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
25 September 1981
Runtime
2h
Rating
R
TMDB score
5.7 / 10 (23 votes)

Production

Director
Glenn Jordan
Writers
Neil Simon
Studios
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English