Die Laughing (1980)
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In this black comedy, a humble cab driver spends his days daydreaming of becoming a rock-star. His blissful reverie is one day interrupted when ends up inadvertently blamed for the assassination of a world-renowned nuclear scientist. Soon afterward he finds that he has a stowaway, the late scientist's chimpanzee, the only one who knows his master's secret formula, which if ever written down could cause the destruction of the world. Now the hapless taxi driver must evade both the cops and two villainous Russian Spies. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Robby Benson, Linda Grovenor, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jeff Werner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of Die Laughing
In this black comedy, a humble cab driver spends his days daydreaming of becoming a rock-star. His blissful reverie is one day interrupted when ends up inadvertently blamed for the assassination of a world-renowned nuclear scientist. Soon afterward he finds that he has a stowaway, the late scientist's chimpanzee, the only one who knows his master's secret formula, which if ever written down could cause the destruction of the world. Now the hapless taxi driver must evade both the cops and two villainous Russian Spies. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Die Laughing
- Robby Benson - Pinsky
- Charles Durning - Arnold
- Bud Cort - Mueller
- Marty Zagon - Friend
- Sammuel Krachmalnick - Zhukov
- John Bracci - Lt. Allen
- James Cranna - Newscaster
- Joe Bellan - Dispatcher
- Charles Dorsett
- Charles Fleischer - Charlie
- Linda Grovenor - Amy
- Elsa Lanchester - Sophie
- Rita Taggart - Thelma
- Larry Hankin - Bock
- Maurice Argent - Jewish Man
- Christopher Pray - Detective
- Carel Struycken - Gregor the Giant
- Peter Coyote - Davis
- Morgan Upton - Record Judge
- Rhoda Gemignani - Russian Ticket Taker
- Director(s):
- Jeff Werner
- Writer(s):
- Scott Parker, Robby Benson, Jerry Segal
- Producer(s):
- Mark Canton, Robby Benson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Adult Situations, Adult Language, Not For Children, Violence)
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