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Only When I Laugh( 1981)

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It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Marsha Mason

      Georgia

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      Kristy McNichol

      Polly

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      James Coco

      Jimmy

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      Joan Hackett

      Toby

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      David Dukes

      David

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      John Bennett Perry

      Actor (Lou)

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      Guy Boyd

      Man in Bar

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      Ed Moore

      Dr. Komack

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      Byron Webster

      Tom

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      Peter Coffield

      Mr. Tarloff

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      Mark Schubb

      Adam Kasabian

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      Nancy Nagler

      Heidi

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      Dan Monahan

      Jason

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      Ellen La Gamba

      Receptionist

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      Michael A. Ross

      Paul

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      Venida Evans

      Nurse Garcia

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      Tom Ormeny

      Kyle

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      Ken Weisbrath

      Waiter

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      Jane Atkins

      Doreen

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      Henry Olek

      George De Vane

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      Kevin Bacon

      Don

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      Ron Levine

      Gary

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      Rebecca Stanley

      Denise Summers

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      Nick Lapadula

      Bartender

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      Phillip Lindsay

      Super

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      Birdie M. Hale

      Super's Wife

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      Wayne Franson

      Father

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      John Vargas

      Manuel

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      Kathryn Janssen

      Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

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      Steve Kelley

      Jeffrey Kramer (uncredited)

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      Llewellyn Lafford

      Car Driver (uncredited)

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      Antic Melkior

      Man in Car (uncredited)

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      Frank Slaten

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • parent child relationship
    • cigarette
    • alcoholism
    • socialite
    • drunkenness
    • broadway theatre
    • mother daughter relationship