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Ray Macklin (Jeff Daniels) 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...
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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.
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.
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Checking Out (1989) R 04/21/1989 (US) Comedy 1h 36m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Nine Out of Ten Doctors Say Ray Is Perfectly Healthy. But What Do They Know? Overview. When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality.
When his best friend drops dead in the middle of telling this groaner, it brings about an existential fear of death for successful airline executive and family man Ray Macklin (Jeff Daniels), who soon becomes convinced that every ache and pain he experiences brings him one step closer to the grave.
Checking Out: Directed by David Leland. With Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron, Michael Tucker, Kathleen York. A successful family man who works for an airline becomes consumed by fear of death after his colleague and best friend dies in front of him from a heart attack while telling the setup for the joke: "Why don't Italians like barbecues?"
