Checking Out (1989)

Directors

David Leland

Cast

Adelle Lutz, Allan Havey, Ann Magnuson, Danton Stone, David Byrne, Felton Perry, Ian Wolfe, Jeff Daniels, John Durbin, Kathleen York, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Stephen Tobolowsky

The story

Ray Macklin and Pat Hagen are lifelong friends united over their shared love of aviation. One day, at a family barbecue, Pat unexpectedly dies in front of Ray from sudden cardiac arrest while in the middle of a dad joke: "Why don't Italians have barbecues?" Ray is one of the few people devastated by Pat's death, which elicits mostly practical or apathetic responses from those around him: their coworkers worry about the future of the company, while Pat's wife can only complain that his death is the result of his own poor choices, such as ignoring his health and having an affair with his secretary, Diana. After learning from Pat's wife that…

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