Checking Out (1989 film)

Checking Out is a 1988 American comedy film, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels.

Plot
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. His unjustified fears lead him into ever more extensive hypochondria.

Cast

 * Jeff Daniels as Ray Macklin
 * Melanie Mayron as Jenny Macklin
 * Michael Tucker as Harry Lardner
 * Kathleen York as Diana
 * Ann Magnuson as Connie Hagen
 * Allan Havey as Pat Hagen
 * Jo Harvey Allen as Barbara
 * Ian Wolfe as Mr. D'Amato
 * Billy Beck as Father Carmody
 * Trudy Dochterman as Val (as Trudi Dochtermann)
 * John Durbin as Spencer Gillinger
 * Adelle Lutz as Dr. Helmsley
 * Felton Perry as Dr. Duffin
 * Allan Rich as Dr. Haskell
 * Danton Stone as Dr. Wolfe

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4, 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."

Home media
MGM 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.