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Only When I Laugh

19812h 0m5.7/ 10 · TMDB · 22 votes
ComedyDrama

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.

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Directed by Glenn Jordan

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Marsha Mason
Marsha Mason

Georgia

Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol

Polly

James Coco
James Coco

Jimmy

Joan Hackett
Joan Hackett

Toby

David Dukes
David Dukes

David

John Bennett Perry
John Bennett Perry

Actor (Lou)

Guy Boyd
Guy Boyd

Man in Bar

Ed Moore

Dr. Komack

Byron Webster
Byron Webster

Tom

Peter Coffield
Peter Coffield

Mr. Tarloff

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Film details

Released25 Sept 1981
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Mark Schubb
Mark Schubb

Adam Kasabian

Nancy Nagler

Heidi