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Checking Out is a american film of genre Comedy directed by David Leland released in USA on 21 april 1989 with Jeff Daniels
Checking Out (1989)
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Add to a movie listChecking Out is an American comedy film, made in 1989, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels.
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Ray Macklin (Daniels) is obsessed with his own mortality. When a close friend suddenly dies of a heart attack at a barbecue, Ray becomes convinced that every ache, pain and twinge he experiences is a sign of his own impending death. His unjustified fears lead him into ever more extensive hypochondria.Actors
Jeff Daniels
(Ray Macklin)
Melanie Mayron
(Jenny Macklin)
Michael Tucker
(Harry Lardner)
Kathleen York
(Diana)
Ann Magnuson
(Connie Hagen)
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