Wendell Sonny Lawson (Burt Reynolds) gets a bad diagnosis with less than a year to live. He tells his girlfriend Mary Ellen (Sally Field). Julie Lawson (Kristy McNichol) is his daughter with his ex-wife Jessica (Joanne Woodward). After a failed suicide attempt, he is sent to a mental institution where he befriends fellow patient Marlon Borunki (Dom DeLuise).
This is an odd little film especially considering Burt's other comedies at the time. The gallows humor works when he's pair with Dom DeLuise. The emotional blackmail with his daughter doesn't. This movie feels rather bumpy. I would prefer staying with Burt and Dom for the most part.
This is an odd little film especially considering Burt's other comedies at the time. The gallows humor works when he's pair with Dom DeLuise. The emotional blackmail with his daughter doesn't. This movie feels rather bumpy. I would prefer staying with Burt and Dom for the most part.