Only When I Laugh
1981 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
A boozy Broadway actress (Marsha Mason) comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends (James Coco, Joan Hackett) as well as her needy daughter (Kristy McNichol). 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.
Direction Glenn Jordan
Cast Marsha Mason · Kristy McNichol · James Coco · Joan Hackett · David Dukes · John Bennett Perry · Guy Boyd · Ed Moore · Venida Evans · Dan Monahan · Kevin Bacon
Soundtrack David Shire
Screenplay Neil Simon
Cinematography David M. Walsh
Original title Only When I Laugh
5.9
69 votes (FilmAffinity)
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