Checking Out
Directed by	David Leland
Written by	Joe Eszterhas
Produced by	Ben Myron Garth Thomas George Harrison Denis O'Brien
Starring	Jeff Daniels Melanie Mayron Michael Tucker Kathleen York
Cinematography	Ian Wilson
Edited by	Lee Percy
Music by	Carter Burwell
Production company	HandMade Films
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	October 26, 1988 (1988-10-26) (MIFED) April 21, 1989 (1989-04-21) (United States)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4-6 million[1]
Box office	$31,000 (US)[2] £1,200 (UK)[3]

Checking Out is a 1988 American comedy film, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels.^[4]

Plot

Ray Macklin 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.

Cast

• Jeff Daniels as Ray Macklin
• Melanie Mayron as Jenny Macklin
• Michael Tucker as Harry Lardner
• Kathleen York as Diana
• Ann Magnuson as Connie Hagen
• Allan Havey as Pat Hagen
• Jo Harvey Allen as Barbara
• Ian Wolfe as Mr. D'Amato
• Billy Beck as Father Carmody
• Trudy Dochterman as Val (as Trudi Dochtermann)
• John Durbin as Spencer Gillinger
• Adelle Lutz as Dr. Helmsley
• Felton Perry as Dr. Duffin
• Allan Rich as Dr. Haskell
• Danton Stone as Dr. Wolfe

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.^[5]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4, and wrote: "The problem with Checking Out is that it provides us with fears we can understand and responses that seem to have been phoned in from a sitcom."^[6]

Home media

MGM released a full screen DVD in 2003. Image Entertainment released a new DVD of the film, as well as a Blu-ray of the film on January 18, 2011.

References

External links

• Checking Out at IMDb
• Checking Out at Rotten Tomatoes
• Checking Out at AllMovie

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