Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh

5.7IMDb Score
Released:1981-09-25
Duration:120 min
Director:Glenn Jordan
Actors:Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco, Joan Hackett, David Dukes
Production:Columbia Pictures

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.

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