

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981-12-02 · 119 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- John Badham
- Production companies
- SLM Production Group, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cooney/Schute Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 11,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 6,100,000
Top Cast
Richard DreyfussKen Harrison
John CassavetesDr. Michael Emerson
Christine LahtiDr. Clare Scott
Bob BalabanCarter Hill
Kenneth McMillanJudge Wyler
Kaki HunterMary Jo Sadler
Thomas CarterOrderly John
Janet EilberPat
Kathryn GrodyMrs. Boyle
George WynerDr. Jacobs
Mel StewartDr. Barr
Ward CostelloMr. Eden
Lyman WardEmergency Room Doctor
Juli AndelmanStella
Alan Stock3rd Year Student
Jeffrey Combs1st Year InternTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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