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Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 2, 1981

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Drama

User Score

71%

Original Title

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Production Companies

SLM Production Group, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cooney/Schute Productions

Director

John Badham

Budget

$11,500,000

Revenue

$6,100,000

Description

Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.