| Die Laughing | |
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| Directed by | Jeff Werner |
| Screenplay by | Jerry Segal Robby Benson Scott Parker |
| Story by | Scott Parker |
| Produced by | Robby Benson Mark Canton |
| Starring | Robby Benson Linda Grovenor Charles Durning Elsa Lanchester Bud Cort Rita Taggart |
| Cinematography | David Myers |
| Edited by | Neil Travis |
| Music by | Robby Benson (original songs) Jerry Segal (lyrics) Craig Safan (scoring) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,000,000 |
Die Laughing is a 1980 American comedy-drama film released by Orion Pictures and starring Robby Benson.[1]
Plot
A young cab driver and aspiring singer become embroiled in a plot to kidnap a monkey that has memorized a scientific formula with the potential to destroy the world.
Cast
- Robby Benson as Pinsky
- Linda Grovenor as Amy
- Charles Durning as Arnold
- Elsa Lanchester as Sophie
- Bud Cort as Mueller
- Rita Taggart as Thelma
- Marty Zagon as Friend
- Larry Hankin as Bock
- Sam Krachmalnick as Zhukov
- Michael David Lee as Einstein
- Peter Coyote as Davis
- Charles Fleischer as Charlie
- Charles Harwood as Marvin
- Melanie Henderson as Betty
- Carel Struycken as Gregor the Giant
- Chuck Dorsett as Dr. Stowe
- Morgan Upton as Record judge
- Christopher Pray as Detective
- John Bracci as Lt. Allen
- James Cranna as Newscaster
- Joe Bellan as Dispatcher
- John Tim Burrus as Fred
- Maurice Argent as Jewish man
- Rhoda Gemignani as Russian ticket taker
- Nick Outin as Ringmaster
- Roger Johnson as Gil
- John E. Tidwell as Ray
- Cynthia Brian as Courtney
- Regina Waldon as Screaming lady
- Scott DeVenney as Contest judge
- O-Lan Jones as Judge
References
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (May 23, 1980). "Film: 'Die Laughing' With Robby Benson". The New York Times.
External links
- Die Laughing at IMDb
- Die Laughing at AllMovie
- Die Laughing at the TCM Movie Database
- Die Laughing at Rotten Tomatoes
- Die Laughing at the American Film Institute Catalog
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