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Checking Out (1989)

R · 1989-04-21 · 1h 36m · EN
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Nine Out of Ten Doctors Say Ray Is Perfectly Healthy. But What Do They Know?

When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.

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Joe EszterhasWriterDavid LelandDirector

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Jeff DanielsJeff DanielsRay MacklinMelanie MayronMelanie MayronJenny MacklinMichael TuckerMichael TuckerHarry LardnerKathleen YorkKathleen YorkDianaAnn MagnusonAnn MagnusonConnie HagenAllan HaveyAllan HaveyPat HagenJo Harvey AllenJo Harvey AllenBarbaraIan WolfeIan WolfeMr. D'AmatoBilly BeckBilly BeckFather CarmodyAllan RichAllan RichDr. HaskellStephen TobolowskyStephen TobolowskyPharmacistJohn DurbinJohn DurbinSpencer Gillinger

Keywords

HypochondriacAnxietyMortality

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityHypochondriac · Anxiety · MortalityDialogue densityComedyDirector preference219511Actor preference95031 · 152955 · 174733Country preferenceUs

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When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.

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Checking Out has a runtime of 96 minutes.

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