Checking Out | |
Director: | David Leland |
Producer: | Ben Myron Garth Thomas George Harrison Denis O'Brien |
Starring: | |
Music: | Carter Burwell |
Cinematography: | Ian Wilson |
Editing: | Lee Percy |
Studio: | HandMade Films |
Distributor: | Warner Bros. |
Runtime: | 96 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Budget: | $4-6 million[1] |
Gross: | $31,000 (US) £1,200 (UK)[2] |
Checking Out is a 1988 American comedy film, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels.[3]
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.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.[4]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four, 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."[5]
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.