Only When I Laugh
“It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.”
1981•R•2h 0m•5.7•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Glenn Jordan
Writer
Neil Simon
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
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
Ed Moore
Dr. Komack
Byron Webster
Tom
Peter Coffield
Mr. Tarloff
Mark Schubb
Adam Kasabian
Nancy Nagler
Heidi
Dan Monahan
Jason
Ellen La Gamba
Receptionist
Michael A. Ross
Paul
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Roger M. Rothstein
Producer
Neil Simon
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