The End (1978)


The End
Release Date10 May 1978
TaglineAre there laughs before death?
GenreComedy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBlack Comedy
MoodComedy on the Edge
ThemesNothing Goes Right, Suicide
TonesCampy, Humorous, Irreverent, Bleak, Silly, Wry
TagsCancer, Craziness, Death, Disease, Foil [thwart], Self Discovery, Suicide, Suicide Attempt

The End is a 1978 comedy film, directed by Burt Reynolds and starring Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Strother Martin, David Steinberg, Joanne Woodward, Norman Fell, Myrna Loy, Kristy McNichol, Pat O'Brien, Robby Benson, and Carl Reiner.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Wendell Sonny Lawson

Marlon Borunki

Mary Ellen

Dr. Waldo Kling

David Steinberg
Marty Lieberman

Jessica Lawson

Dr. Samuel Krugman

Maureen Lawson

Julie Lawson

Ben Lawson

Father Dave Benson

Dr. James Maneet

Louise LeTourneau
Receptionist

Bill Ewing
Hearse Driver

Robert Rothwell
Limousine Driver

Harry Caesar
Hospital Orderly

Pacemaker Patient

Peter Gonzales Falcon
Latin Lover

Connie Fleming
Girl Dancer

Janice Carroll
Ballet Teacher

Ken Johnson
Whistling Lunatic

Frank McRae
Male Nurse

Alfie Wise
Male Nurse

Jerry Fujikawa
Japanese Gardener

Old Man

Patrick Moody
Old Man's Son

Carolyn Martini
Old Man's Daughter-in-Law

Old Lady in Car

Jean Coulter
Driving Teacher

Director

Producer

Jerry Belson
writer

associate producer

Lawrence Gordon
producer

Hank Moonjean
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Bobby Byrne
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Editor

Donn Cambern
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Casting Director

Jane Feinberg
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Mike Fenton
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Production Designer

Jan Scott
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Set Decorator

John Franco Jr.
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Costume Designer

Norman Salling
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Makeup Department

Dorothy Byrne
hair stylist

Tom Ellingwood
makeup artist

Production Manager

Mel Dellar
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Kurt Baker
first assistant director

Benjamin Rosenberg
second assistant director

Art Department

Michael Dunn
property master

David Moll
assistant property master

Richard Reseigne
construction coordinator

Sound Department

Milton C. Burrow
sound editor

Neil Burrow
assistant sound editor

Anthony Ippolito
sound mixer

Richard Portman
sound re-recording mixer

Robert A. Reich
sound mixer

Jack Solomon
sound

John Roesch
foley artist

Special Effects

Cliff Wenger Jr.
special effects

Stunts

Jean Coulter
stunts

stunt coordinator

James M. Halty
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Rick Borchardt
key grip

James F. Boyle
gaffer

Jack Gereghty
still photographer

Aaron Pazanti
second assistant camera

Ted T. Sugura
first assistant camera

Robert C. Thomas
camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Violet N. Cane
costumer: women

Gene Deardorff
costumer: men

Editorial Department

William D. Gordean
assistant editor

Steven Polivka
apprentice editor

Music Department

Harry Betts
orchestrator

John Caper Jr.
music editor

Ian Freebairn-Smith
conductor, music arranger

Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer

Other Crew

Stanley Brossette
unit publicist

Laurie Deitz
assistant to producer

choreographer

Marge Rowland
production secretary

assistant to producer

Kathy Thomas
script supervisor

Dorothy Vitale
technical advisor

Production Company

Gordon-Reynolds Productions
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Distributor

United Artists

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

MGM/UA Distribution Company

Miscellaneous

Pacific Title
titles






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