Only When I Laugh (1981)
It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.
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.
Rated
R
Year
1981
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
25 September 1981
TMDB
5.7 (22)
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Ratings
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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
E
Ed Moore
Dr. Komack
Byron Webster
Tom
Peter Coffield
Mr. Tarloff
Mark Schubb
Adam Kasabian
N
Nancy Nagler
Heidi
Dan Monahan
Jason
E
Ellen La Gamba
Receptionist
M
Michael A. Ross
Paul
Venida Evans
Nurse Garcia
T
Tom Ormeny
Kyle
K
Ken Weisbrath
Waiter
J
Jane Atkins
Doreen
H
Henry Olek
George De Vane
Kevin Bacon
Don
R
Ron Levine
Gary
Rebecca Stanley
Denise Summers
N
Nick Lapadula
Bartender
P
Phillip Lindsay
Super
B
Birdie M. Hale
Super's Wife
W
Wayne Franson
Father
John Vargas
Manuel
K
Kathryn Janssen
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
S
Steve Kelley
Jeffrey Kramer (uncredited)
L
Llewellyn Lafford
Car Driver (uncredited)
Antic Melkior
Man in Car (uncredited)
Frank Slaten
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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