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Whose Life Is It Anyway?
“The ultimate drama in the human comedy.”
7.0 / 10• 1981• 1h 59m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
Cast & Crew
Richard Dreyfuss
Ken Harrison
Lead
John Cassavetes
Dr. Michael Emerson
Christine Lahti
Dr. Clare Scott
Bob Balaban
Carter Hill
Kenneth McMillan
Judge Wyler
Kaki Hunter
Mary Jo Sadler
Thomas Carter
Orderly John
AO
Alba Oms
Nurse Rodriguez
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Badham's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Whose Life Is It Anyway? is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
