Only When I Laugh (1981)

09/25/1981 (US) • 2h

Comedy, Drama

It'll make you laugh...'til you cry.

Overview

A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

new york city

parent child relationship

cigarette

alcoholism

socialite

drunkenness

broadway theatre

mother daughter relationship

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