Whose Life Is It Anyway? (film)

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
Directed byJohn Badham
Written byBrian Clark
(play, screenplay)
Reginald Rose (screenplay)
Produced byLawrence P. Bachman
StarringRichard Dreyfuss
John Cassavetes
Christine Lahti
Bob Balaban
CinematographyMario Tosi
Edited byFrank Morriss
Music byArthur B. Rubinstein
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists (United States/Canada)
Cinema International Corporation (International)
Release date
  • December 2, 1981 (1981-12-02)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11.5 million[1]
Box office$6.1 million[1]

Whose Life Is It Anyway? is a 1981 American drama film directed by John Badham and starring Richard Dreyfuss. It was adapted by Brian Clark and Reginald Rose from Clark's 1972 television movie and 1978 stage play, all under the same title. Whose Life Is It Anyway? received a 70% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews and an average rating of 6.58/10.[2]

  1. ^ a b Boyer, Peter; Pollock, Dale (28 March 1982). "MGM-UA AND THE BIG DEBT". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
  2. ^ Whose Life Is It Anyway?, retrieved 2018-05-10