Watch Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) Free Online

Release Date: 1981

Cast: George Wyner, Ward Costello, Christine Lahti, Kenneth MacMillan, Thomas Carter, Richard Dreyfuss, Mel Stewart, Janet Eilber, John Cassavetes, Kaki Hunter, Bob Balaban

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, Medical Fiction

Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a 1981 film adapted by Brian Clark and Reginald Rose of the 1972 television movie and play of the same title. Richard Dreyfuss plays sculptor Ken Harrison, a quadraplegic who sues for the right to end his life. Bob Balaban plays a lawyer who helps Harrison while knowing that he is trying to win his client a death sentence; John Cassavetes plays Dr. Emerson, ethically bound to keep his patient alive even against his wishes; and Christine Lahti plays Dr. Clare Scott, sympathetic to Harrison (and who falls in love with him). MORE

Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a 1981 film adapted by Brian Clark and Reginald Rose of the 1972 television movie and play of the same title. Richard Dreyfuss plays sculptor Ken Harrison, a quadraplegic who sues for the right to end his life. Bob Balaban plays a lawyer who helps Harrison while knowing that he is trying to win his client a death sentence; John Cassavetes plays Dr. Emerson, ethically bound to keep his patient alive even against his wishes; and Christine Lahti plays Dr. Clare Scott, sympathetic to Harrison (and who falls in love with him). LESS