| Checking Out | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | David Leland |
| Written by | Joe Eszterhas |
| Produced by | Ben Myron Garth Thomas George Harrison Denis O'Brien |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Edited by | Lee Percy |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4-6 million[1] |
| Box office | $31,000 (US)[2] £1,200 (UK)[3] |
Checking Out is a 1988 American comedy film, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels.[4]
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Transcription
ś hey, santa claus ś ś hey, santa claus ś ś hey, santa claus, santa claus, santa claus ś Can I show you something? I was just... Smelling--smiling! I was just blouse-- browsing. For your wife or your girlfriend? What? What happened? Whew. Oh. Woof! I guess-- wouldn't be any--oh! It wouldn't be the christmas shopping season If the stores were any less hooter-- Hotter than they are. Whoo! It is warm in here. Well, you have your coat on. Yes. Oh, do I? How did that happen? Because it's cold out. Yes! Yes, it is. It's a bit nipply out-- I mean nippy out. Ha ha! What did I say, nipple? There is a nip in the air, though. Can I take something out for you? [wheezing laugh] Ah, I was just, uh... I was just looking at something for my wife, God rest her soul. Oh, god, I'm so sorry. Oh, no, no. She's not dead yet. We're just divorced. She's history, And obviously she doesn't wear underwear. And there are plenty of shopping days left Until adultery--adulthood, which is to say christmas, As in yule--yule log. Not a log. I don't have a log. But, I mean, you know, if I had a log, Not in the sense you think I said I did. [chuckles] ohh, good golly. 'tis the season to be merry. Well, that's my name. No shit? Clark: What do these do? They clip over here? Right onto the hose. Down there? Mary: Would you like to try it? Clark: Sure.
Plot
Ray Macklin is obsessed with his own mortality. When a close friend suddenly dies of a heart attack at a barbecue, Ray becomes convinced that every ache, pain and twinge he experiences is a sign of his own impending death. His unjustified fears lead him into ever more extensive hypochondria.
Cast
- Jeff Daniels as Ray Macklin
- Melanie Mayron as Jenny Macklin
- Michael Tucker as Harry Lardner
- Kathleen York as Diana
- Ann Magnuson as Connie Hagen
- Allan Havey as Pat Hagen
- Jo Harvey Allen as Barbara
- Ian Wolfe as Mr. D'Amato
- Billy Beck as Father Carmody
- Trudy Dochterman as Val (as Trudi Dochtermann)
- John Durbin as Spencer Gillinger
- Adelle Lutz as Dr. Helmsley
- Felton Perry as Dr. Duffin
- Allan Rich as Dr. Haskell
- Danton Stone as Dr. Wolfe
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.[5]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4, and wrote: "The problem with Checking Out is that it provides us with fears we can understand and responses that seem to have been phoned in from a sitcom."[6]
Home media
MGM released a full screen DVD in 2003. Image Entertainment released a new DVD of the film, as well as a Blu-ray of the film on January 18, 2011.
References
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ Checking Out at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 20.
- ^ James, Caryn (April 21, 1989). "Checking Out (1989) Review/Film; Hoping to Stay Alive To Hear Life's Punch Line". The New York Times.
- ^ "Checking Out (1989)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (May 5, 1989). "Checking Out". Chicago Sun-Times – via RogerEbert.com.
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