![Only When I Laugh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//1MoaiB4PRfCSkSinXsC25koeTo7.jpg)
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Only When I Laugh
2 hours1981-09-25
5.9
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A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
Cast
![Marsha Mason](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2IkzpW9eYT0m1jhssQryvmN4gS6.jpg)
Marsha Mason
Georgia
![Kristy McNichol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1lA5qC4k8IQk2Y467BqHfzmxosY.jpg)
Kristy McNichol
Polly
![James Coco](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sJRnrOeQfhP3r541nSTQqGKSHWx.jpg)
James Coco
Jimmy
![Joan Hackett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vNhBIJ0qffvk6h5OIV4CcLMjTXf.jpg)
Joan Hackett
Toby
![David Dukes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uT0eWdpQleUwbhX8wcJBCEjs0h0.jpg)
David Dukes
David
![John Bennett Perry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5pO51CnN8xNa6Xeosr6hTsMrM4g.jpg)
John Bennett Perry
Actor (Lou)
![Guy Boyd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//naVCBAb6GRUmYCXVreEECUetHYv.jpg)
Guy Boyd
Man in Bar
![Ed Moore](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ed Moore
Dr. Komack
![Byron Webster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qdjGcSb81uYsJVKYGhapkxu2sbw.jpg)
Byron Webster
Tom
![Peter Coffield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//o5aMbUlZsg4DKppGgdknbCAFBpY.jpg)
Peter Coffield
Mr. Tarloff
![Mark Schubb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kw2codlPbl3B1vup01ERBhtsQUi.jpg)
Mark Schubb
Adam Kasabian
![Nancy Nagler](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nancy Nagler
Heidi
![Dan Monahan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6UiySllIZFL1jpnZ7PTqtSR0vJz.jpg)
Dan Monahan
Jason
![Ellen La Gamba](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ellen La Gamba
Receptionist
![Michael A. Ross](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael A. Ross
Paul
![Venida Evans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hHRYKElq9iOp1ZdFiLlzVHwv38b.jpg)
Venida Evans
Nurse Garcia
![Tom Ormeny](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tom Ormeny
Kyle
![Ken Weisbrath](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ken Weisbrath
Waiter
![Jane Atkins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jane Atkins
Doreen
![Henry Olek](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Henry Olek
George De Vane
![Kevin Bacon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rjX2Oz3tCZMfSwOoIAyEhdtXnTE.jpg)
Kevin Bacon
Don
![Ron Levine](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ron Levine
Gary
![Rebecca Stanley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aAbaE8kofu7yi50G5SJcziSZ9AI.jpg)
Rebecca Stanley
Denise Summers
![Nick Lapadula](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nick Lapadula
Bartender
![Phillip Lindsay](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Phillip Lindsay
Super
![Birdie M. Hale](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Birdie M. Hale
Super's Wife
![Wayne Franson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wayne Franson
Father
![John Vargas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//v2fud5zA5BquUHBO8tJoHTMqV59.jpg)
John Vargas
Manuel
![Kathryn Janssen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kathryn Janssen
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
![Steve Kelley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Steve Kelley
Jeffrey Kramer (uncredited)
![Llewellyn Lafford](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Llewellyn Lafford
Car Driver (uncredited)
![Antic Melkior](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6iMP7lkrFdQ3idf7nbhRd9VCHaX.jpg)
Antic Melkior
Man in Car (uncredited)
![Frank Slaten](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)