When Walter is diagnosed with lung cancer, despite his squeaky clean lifestyle, he has to tell his screenwriter partner, a chain-smoker. As Walter fights cancer he tries to put his affairs in order by teaching writing to prison inmates, talking to his son and ex-wife, and getting his partner to quit smoking.
Cast
James Woods
Walter Farmer
John Lithgow
Artie Margulies
Joanna Gleason
Marie
Eve Gordon
Amanda
Alan Rosenberg
Psychiatrist
Rosemary Dunsmore
Helene
Albert Hall
Burt Tipton
Natalija Nogulich
Denise
Rosanna Huffman
Carolyn
John Vickery
Dr. Simon
Ebbe Roe Smith
Sokalow
George D. Wallace
Ray
Jesse Bradford
Walter Farmer, Jr.
Alma Martinez
Therapist
Carey Eidel
Customer
Christopher Curry
Policeman #1
Ron Recasner
Policeman #2
Dan Bell
Felgarez
Geoffrey Rivas
Alteira
Crew
Glenn Jordan
Director, Producer
William Link
Writer, Executive Producer
Eric A. Sears
Editor
Steve Yaconelli
Director of Photography
Judith Vogelsang
First Assistant Director
Brenda Kalosh
Second Assistant Director
James G. Hirsch
Executive Producer
Robert Papazian
Executive Producer
Lisa Smithline
Production Design
Susan J. Spohr
Post-Production Manager, Post Production Supervisor
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Kathryn Morrison
Costume Design
Debbie Zoller
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
Matthew W. Mungle
Special Effects Makeup Artist
David Shire
Original Music Composer
Hal Galli
Production Manager