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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 · Checking Out: Directed by David Leland. 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
- 5.5K
- Handmade Films
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
- 2
R 1 hr 36 min Apr 21st, 1989 Comedy. 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...
- (17)
- David Leland
- R
- Jeff Daniels
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.
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.
