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Only When I Laugh

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

1981-09-25 Comedy 2hr 0m

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.

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Only When I Laugh

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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.

Released

1981-09-25
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

2hr 0m
Genre

Comedy, Drama
Status

Released
Language

English
6.4
Production

Columbia Pictures

Crew

Glenn Jordan

Director

Neil Simon

Screenplay

Neil Simon

Producer

Keywords:

new york city parent child relationship cigarette alcoholism socialite drunkenness broadway theatre mother daughter relationship

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Cast

Marsha Mason

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Georgia

Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol

Polly

James Coco

James Coco

Jimmy

Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett

Toby

David Dukes

David Dukes

David

John Bennett Perry

John Bennett Perry

Actor (Lou)

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Man in Bar

Ed Moore

Dr. Komack

Byron Webster

Byron Webster

Tom

Peter Coffield

Peter Coffield

Mr. Tarloff

Mark Schubb

Mark Schubb

Adam Kasabian

Nancy Nagler

Heidi

Dan Monahan

Dan Monahan

Jason

Ellen La Gamba

Receptionist

Michael A. Ross

Paul

Venida Evans

Venida Evans

Nurse Garcia

Tom Ormeny

Kyle

Ken Weisbrath

Waiter

Jane Atkins

Doreen

Henry Olek

George De Vane

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Don

Ron Levine

Gary

Rebecca Stanley

Rebecca Stanley

Denise Summers

Nick Lapadula

Bartender

Phillip Lindsay

Super

Birdie M. Hale

Super's Wife

Wayne Franson

Father

John Vargas

John Vargas

Manuel

Kathryn Janssen

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Steve Kelley

Jeffrey Kramer (uncredited)

Llewellyn Lafford

Car Driver (uncredited)

Antic Melkior

Antic Melkior

Man in Car (uncredited)

Frank Slaten

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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