The End
10/05/1978
2h

Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists the help of a delusional mental patient to help him commit suicide.
Cast


Burt Reynolds
Wendell Sonny Lawson


Dom DeLuise
Marlon Borunki


Sally Field
Mary Ellen


Strother Martin
Dr. Waldo Kling


David Steinberg
Marty Lieberman


Joanne Woodward
Jessica Lawson


Norman Fell
Dr. Samuel Krugman


Myrna Loy
Maureen Lawson


Kristy McNichol
Julie Lawson


Pat O'Brien
Ben Lawson


Robby Benson
Father Dave Benson


Carl Reiner
Dr. James Maneet
Louise LeTourneau
Receptionist


Bill Ewing
Hearse Driver
Robert Rothwell
Limousine Driver


Patrick Moody
Old Man's Son


James Best
Pacemaker Patient


Harry Caesar
Hospital Orderly


Peter Gonzales Falcon
Latin Lover (as Peter Gonzales)
Janice Carroll
Ballet Teacher


Frank McRae
Male Nurse


Alfie Wise
Male Nurse
Jerry Fujikawa
Japanese Gardener


Queenie Smith
Old Lady in Driving School Car
Jean Coulter
Driving School Instructor
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