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Checking Out (1989 film)
Checking Out is a 1988 American comedy film, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels.[4] PlotRay 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. His unjustified fears lead him into ever more extensive hypochondria. Cast
ReceptionOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.[5] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two out of four, and wrote: "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."[6] Home mediaMGM released a full screen DVD in 2003. Image Entertainment released a new DVD of the film, as well as a Blu-ray of the film on January 18, 2011. References
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