Product Details

• Actors: Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York, Ann Magnuson
• Directors: David Leland
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: December 2, 2003
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008972T
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #93,584 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Ray Macklin (Jeff Daniels, Dumb & Dumber) has it alla great wife, cute kids, good friendsand a nice, big house in the suburbs. So what in the world could he possibly have to worry about? Well everything! "Daniels is brilliant" (Record Mirror) as a stressed out hypochondriac who's dying to discover the secret of long life in this deliriously funny comedy co-staring Melanie Mayron("thirtysomething") and Michael Tucker ("L.A. Law"). When his best friend has a heart attack at a neighborhood Tiki party, Ray immediately has an attack of his ownpanic! And as his anxiety skyrockets, so do his hilarious attempts at avoiding the Grim Reaper. But will these wacky antics actually prolong Ray's life...or cause his fed-up friends and family to do him in first?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars excellent cinematography and acting, December 4, 2003

By A Customer

This movie was really underated when it was released...the concept, direction (David Leland) and cinematography are all excellent. Jeff Daniels does a great job as the main character, and Allan Havey is hysterical as his best buddy. Look for a cameo appearance by David Byrne, of Talking Heads. Definitely worth checking out.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Check It Out, August 26, 2001

By	Eric (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Checking Out [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was a superb film, seemingly about death but truly about life, it's there to be enjoyed, much like this film (sorry that sounds so cheesy but thats a fact)

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, November 3, 2004

By	LI Viewer (LI, NY) - See all my reviews

This movie is absolutely horrible. It did not make me laugh, it did not make me care at all for the main character, and it did not entertain me. The only reasons to even watch this movie are that "End of the Line" by the Traveling Wilburys is played over the opening and closing credits, and George Harrison and David Byrne make cameos.