Film

Only When I Laugh

1981 · 2h · Comedy · Drama

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

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

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.

Marsha Mason

Georgia

Kristy McNichol

Polly

James Coco

Jimmy

Joan Hackett

Toby

David Dukes

David

John Bennett Perry

Actor (Lou)

Guy Boyd

Man in Bar

Ed Moore

Dr. Komack

Byron Webster

Tom

Peter Coffield

Mr. Tarloff

Mark Schubb

Adam Kasabian

Nancy Nagler

Heidi

Dan Monahan

Jason

Ellen La Gamba

Receptionist

Michael A. Ross

Paul

Venida Evans

Nurse Garcia

• Glenn JordanDirector
• Neil SimonScreenplay · Producer
• Roger M. RothsteinProducer
• David M. WalshDirector of Photography
• David ShireOriginal Music Composer
• John WrightEditor
• Jennifer ShullCasting

1981 Only When I Laugh Official Trailer 1 Columbia Pictures

Release date

September 25, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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