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Only When I Laugh(1981)
Status: Released
Date: 1981-09-25
57%
19 Votes
Time: 2h 0m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Only When I Laugh
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marsha Mason
Georgia
Kristy McNichol
Polly
James Coco
Jimmy
Joan Hackett
Toby
David Dukes
David
John Bennett Perry
Actor (Lou)
Guy Boyd
Man in Bar
Byron Webster
Tom
Peter Coffield
Mr. Tarloff
Video Trailer Only When I Laugh
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1981 Only When I Laugh Official Trailer 1 Columbia Pictures - Trailer
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