The End (1978)

Directed by

Burt Reynolds

Genre

buddy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man learns he has a terminal illness and decides to end his life on his own terms. He meets an eccentric stranger who tries to help him make peace with his fate.

darkly comicunsettlingbittersweetintrospectivequirkyoffbeatabsurdtonally strange

What happens

The End is a 1978 American black comedy film directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, written by Jerry Belson, and with music composed by Paul Williams. The film also stars Dom DeLuise along with Sally Field, Strother Martin, David Steinberg, Joanne Woodward, Norman Fell, Myrna Loy, Kristy McNichol, Pat O'Brien, Robby Benson and Carl Reiner. Reynolds was quoted saying he "loved" the film. "Nobody wanted to do it. They allowed me to do The End if I did Hooper, which made a fortune for Warner Brothers. But The End eventually made $40 million." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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