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Ray Macklin is obsessed with his own mortality. When a close friend suddenly dies of a heart attack at a barbecue, Ray becomes convinced that every ache, pain and twinge he experiences is a sign of his own impending death.
Apr 21, 1989 · With Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York. A successful family man who works for an airline becomes consumed by fear of death after his colleague and best friend dies in front of him from a heart attack while telling the setup for the joke: "Why don't Italians like barbecues?"
- (496)
- Comedy
- David Leland
- 1989-04-21
Ray Macklin (Jeff Daniels) is obsessed with his own mortality. When a close friend suddenly dies of a heart attack at a barbecue, Ray becomes convinced that every ache, pain and twinge he ...
- 2 min
- 5.6K
- Handmade Films
Currently you are able to watch "Checking Out" streaming on Criterion Channel. Synopsis When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality.
- David Leland
- 2
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria. David Leland.
The problem with “Checking Out” is that it provides us with fears we can understand and responses that seem to have been phoned in from a sitcom. The movie stars Jeff Daniels as Macklin, a suburban everyman who half believes he will never die, until his best pal drops dead in the middle of a joke.
Directed by David Leland • 1989 • United States Starring Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker “Why don’t Italians like barbecues?” When his best friend drops dead in the middle of telling this groaner, it brings about an existential fear of death for successful airline executive and fami...
