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57% Critic Match
Only When I Laugh
“It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.”
5.7 / 10• 1981• 2h 0m•R• English
ComedyDrama
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.
Cast & Crew
Marsha Mason
Georgia
Lead
Kristy McNichol
Polly
James Coco
Jimmy
Joan Hackett
Toby
David Dukes
David
John Bennett Perry
Actor (Lou)
Guy Boyd
Man in Bar
EM
Ed Moore
Dr. Komack
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Glenn Jordan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Only When I Laugh is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
