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Checking Out

Nine out of ten doctors say Ray is perfectly healthy. But what do they know?

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Checking Out — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • October 26, 1988
  • Runtime
  • 96 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy
  • Director
  • David Leland

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Checking Out — Cast

Jeff Daniels photo Jeff Daniels Ray Macklin Melanie Mayron photo Melanie Mayron Jenny Macklin Michael Tucker photo Michael Tucker Harry Lardner Kathleen York photo Kathleen York Diana Ann Magnuson photo Ann Magnuson Connie Hagen Allan Havey Pat Hagen Jo Harvey Allen photo Jo Harvey Allen Barbara Ian Wolfe photo Ian Wolfe Mr. D'Amato

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