Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh

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

1981 en 120 minutes

Rating: 5.7

Plot

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.

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Cast

Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason

Georgia

Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol

Polly

James Coco

James Coco

Jimmy

Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett

Toby

David Dukes

David Dukes

David

John Bennett Perry

John Bennett Perry

Actor (Lou)

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Man in Bar

Ed Moore

Ed Moore

Dr. Komack

Byron Webster

Byron Webster

Tom

Peter Coffield

Peter Coffield

Mr. Tarloff

Mark Schubb

Mark Schubb

Adam Kasabian

Nancy Nagler

Nancy Nagler

Heidi

Dan Monahan

Dan Monahan

Jason

Ellen La Gamba

Ellen La Gamba

Receptionist

Michael A. Ross

Michael A. Ross

Paul

Venida Evans

Venida Evans

Nurse Garcia

Tom Ormeny

Tom Ormeny

Kyle

Ken Weisbrath

Ken Weisbrath

Waiter

Jane Atkins

Jane Atkins

Doreen

Henry Olek

Henry Olek

George De Vane

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Don

Ron Levine

Ron Levine

Gary

Rebecca Stanley

Rebecca Stanley

Denise Summers

Nick Lapadula

Nick Lapadula

Bartender

Phillip Lindsay

Phillip Lindsay

Super

Birdie M. Hale

Birdie M. Hale

Super's Wife

Wayne Franson

Wayne Franson

Father

John Vargas

John Vargas

Manuel

Kathryn Janssen

Kathryn Janssen

Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Steve Kelley

Steve Kelley

Jeffrey Kramer (uncredited)

Llewellyn Lafford

Llewellyn Lafford

Car Driver (uncredited)

Antic Melkior

Antic Melkior

Man in Car (uncredited)

Frank Slaten

Frank Slaten

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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