Movie · 1981
Only When I Laugh
“It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.”
Released 25 September 1981 120 min Comedy / Drama More from 1981 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
James Coco
as Jimmy
Byron Webster
as Tom
Joan Hackett
as Toby
John Bennett Perry
as Actor (Lou)
Marsha Mason
as Georgia
Guy Boyd
as Man in Bar
David Dukes
as David
Peter Coffield
as Mr. Tarloff
Dan Monahan
as Jason
Kevin Bacon
as Don
Kristy McNichol
as Polly
Ed Moore
as Dr. Komack
Mark Schubb
as Adam Kasabian
Nancy Nagler
as Heidi
Ellen La Gamba
as Receptionist
Michael A. Ross
as Paul
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The numbers
32years between the oldest and youngest billed
51James Coco — oldest on the call sheet
19Kristy McNichol — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast