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Only When I Laugh

It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.

5.7

1981•2h

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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1981 Only When I Laugh Official Trailer 1 Columbia Pictures

Cast

Photo of Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason

Georgia

Photo of Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol

Polly

Photo of James Coco

James Coco

Jimmy

Photo of Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett

Toby

Photo of David Dukes

David Dukes

David

Photo of John Bennett Perry

John Bennett Perry

Actor (Lou)

Photo of Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Man in Bar

Photo of Byron Webster

Byron Webster

Tom

Photo of Peter Coffield

Peter Coffield

Mr. Tarloff

Photo of Mark Schubb

Mark Schubb

Adam Kasabian

Photo of Dan Monahan

Dan Monahan

Jason

Photo of Venida Evans

Venida Evans

Nurse Garcia

Photo of Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Don

Photo of Rebecca Stanley

Rebecca Stanley

Denise Summers

Photo of John Vargas

John Vargas

Manuel

Photo of Antic Melkior

Antic Melkior

Man in Car (uncredited)

Photo of Frank Slaten

Frank Slaten

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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