The End

1978
R
1h 40m

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6.1/10

4.5K

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Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise in The End (1978)

Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.

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Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
This movie represented the reuniting of old Hollywood stars Pat O'Brien and Myrna Loy. The two, who play Burt Reynolds' parents, had previously starred together in Consolation Marriage (1931) 47 years earlier.

Goofs
During the end of the movie when Burt is swimming and talking to God, after he goes under water the soles of his trainers change colour as he re-surfaces.

Quotes
Marlon Borunki: You're right! It's not high enough!

Crazy credits
The opening credits play over a black screen with voiceover dialogue of Burt Reynold's character getting a medical test by a female doctor. This dialogue has been omitted in TV versions.

Alternate versions
Some shortened prints censor Burt Reynold's final monologue.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Burt Reynolds/Teresa Ganzel/Eddie Edwards (1988)

Soundtracks
Another Fine Mess
Written by Paul Williams
Performed by Glen Campbell and Paul Williams
(p) Capitol Records, Inc.

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9/10

Dom's Finest Moment, One of Burt's Finest Too

This was, without a doubt, the most hilariously comic performance that the brilliant Dom DeLuise had on film. When, in the midst of a depressed "woe is me" rant, he looks up and asks "Do you think we'll ever switch to the metric system?", well, it just don't get no funnier than that. His botched suicide attempts, as well as his eagerly wanting to help Burt with HIS suicide, oh heck, just go rent it yourself! You'll love it.

Burt was brilliant too. He holds a thin line between wanting to die and wanting to live that is believable. It's a real shame that this movie often gets me blank stares when I tell others about it. More people know about Four Weddings and a Funeral (a movie so horrid that I still refuse to watch another Andie McDowell flick) than this quiet classic. (sigh)