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“Nine out of ten doctors say Ray is perfectly healthy. But what do they know?”
Director
David Leland
Screenplay
Joe Eszterhas
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.
Release
Oct 26, 1988
Budget
—
Country
United States of America
Revenue
—
Cast
Jeff Daniels
Ray Macklin
Melanie Mayron
Jenny Macklin
Michael Tucker
Harry Lardner
Kathleen York
Diana
Ann Magnuson
Connie Hagen
Jo Harvey Allen
Barbara
Ian Wolfe
Mr. D'Amato
Billy Beck
Father Carmody
John Durbin
Spencer Gillinger
Adelle Lutz
Dr. Helmsley
Felton Perry
Dr. Duffin
Allan Rich
Dr. Haskell
Danton Stone
Dr. Wolfe
Stephen Tobolowsky
Pharmacist
David Byrne
Bartender
George Harrison
Cleaner
Mark Lowenthal
Phillips
Joe Unger
Joe
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