Checking Out

Checking Out

96 mins | Comedy | April 21, 1989

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.

Checking Out

96 mins | Comedy | April 21, 1989

Checking Out
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.
IMDb rating 4.8
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, HandMade Films
Original title Checking Out
Directors David Leland
Writers Joe Eszterhas

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

Allan Rich

as Dr. Haskell

Stephen Tobolowsky

as Pharmacist

John Durbin

as Spencer Gillinger

David Byrne

as Bartender

George Harrison

as Cleaner (uncredited)