Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

119 mins | Drama | Dec. 2, 1981

Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

119 mins | Drama | Dec. 2, 1981

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, SLM Production Group
Original title Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Directors John Badham
Writers Brian Clark, Reginald Rose

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

as Ken Harrison

John Cassavetes

as Dr. Michael Emerson

Christine Lahti

as Dr. Clare Scott

Bob Balaban

as Carter Hill

Kenneth McMillan

as Judge Wyler

Kaki Hunter

as Mary Jo Sadler

Thomas Carter

as Orderly John

Alba Oms

as Nurse Rodriguez

Janet Eilber

as Pat

Kathryn Grody

as Mrs. Boyle

George Wyner

as Dr. Jacobs

Mel Stewart

as Dr. Barr

Ward Costello

as Mr. Eden

Alston Ahern

as Day Nurse

Betty Cole

as ICU Nurse

Lyman Ward

as Emergency Room Doctor

Juli Andelman

as Stella

Abigail Hepner

as Lissa

Alan Stock

as 3rd Year Student

Jeffrey Combs

as 1st Year Intern

Steven Bourne

as Hoffman

John Garber

as Physiotherapist

Katie Guymon

as Anesthesiologist

J.J. Johnston

as Guard