Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
Acting
Dalton's smoldering bitterness against Edwards' earnest desperation.
Writing
Gallows humor that actually earns its emotional punches.
Director
Robert Ellis Miller
Timothy Dalton
Bancroft
Anthony Edwards
Deckermensky
Janet McTeer
Hazel
Camille Coduri
Maureen
Julie T. Wallace
Ward Sister
Connie Booth
Nurse Javis
Sheila Hancock
Regina
Robert Lang
Walter Bancroft
Jill Bennett
Vivian Bancroft
Caroline Langrishe
Carol
Geoffrey Palmer
SAAB Salesman
Benjamin Whitrow
Mr Granger
Anthony O'Donnell
Motel Nightman
Pat Starr
Millie Deckermansky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Timothy Dalton took this role between his two Bond films, reportedly desperate to prove range beyond 007.
The film bombed so completely it disappeared for decades, becoming a VHS holy grail until a 2023 restoration.
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