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Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.
Peter Gonzales Falcon
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- (as Peter Gonzales)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis script was originally written for Woody Allen.
- GoofsDuring the end of the movie when Burt is swimming and talking to God, after he goes under water the soles of his trainers change colour as he re-surfaces.
- Quotes
Marlon Borunki: You're right! It's not high enough!
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits play over a black screen with voiceover dialogue of Burt Reynold's character getting a medical test by a female doctor. This dialogue has been omitted in TV versions.
- Alternate versionsSome shortened prints censor Burt Reynold's final monologue.
- SoundtracksAnother Fine Mess
Written by Paul Williams
Performed by Glen Campbell and Paul Williams
(p) Capitol Records, Inc.
Featured review
Touching yet hilarious, a highly original black comedy
THE END should be, and one day will be, reappraised and acknowledged as the classic it is. The premise isn't great for a comedy - a dying man reordering his life in light of his impending demise - so that it works at all is a credit to Burt Reynolds as both director and star. The balance of tragedy and humour is perfect throughout, particularly in Burt's various suicide attempts, and it was a masterstroke casting Dom DeLuise as the amiable lunatic so keen on helping him die. The final reel is one of the funniest in movie history, and Frank Sinatra's "My Way" has never been put to better use in a film. Doctors should lend this film to patients when they inform them of terminal illness - death has never been so much fun.
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- May 19, 1999
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $44,917,151
- Gross worldwide
- $44,917,151
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