The End

1978

Action / Comedy / Drama

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 56% · 18 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 51% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 4793 4.8K

dark comedy terminal illness mental patient suicidal thoughts contemplating suicide absurd

Director

Burt Reynolds Photo
Burt Reynolds

Top cast

Sally Field Photo
Sally Field as Mary Ellen
Robby Benson Photo
Robby Benson as Father Dave Benson
Pat O'Brien Photo
Pat O'Brien as Ben Lawson
Burt Reynolds Photo
Burt Reynolds as Wendell Sonny Lawson
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723.24 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 1
1.52 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TheFearmakers 7 / 10

Burt's Black Comedy

Best remembered for the last half-hour involving Burt Reynolds, as a dying man with less than a year to live, and Dom DeLuise, whom he meets at an insane asylum after an unsuccessful suicide attempt: Crazy Dom's given the personal task to kill Burt so he doesn't have to do it himself...Before the human cartoon zaniness is a satisfying, darkly comedic hour where Reynold's character, a formerly shady insurance scammer, Sonny, meets with a young priest (Robbie Benson, basically playing, Robbie Benson as a priest) who's more curious about Sonny's sins than a confession...Followed by his flaky lover played by Sally Field, who, having never looked hotter, as he tries for a good old fashion "pity f---", has more annoying house cats than desire.Then he visits his ex wife with her Latin lover; then beloved daughter (Kristy McNichol) who he walks through a colorful park; and his parents, veterans Myrna Loy and Pat O'Brien, each oblivious to the impending doom...The beginning provides a hilarious moment as Sonny's handed down the horrible news by his doctor (Norman Fell) while staring into a large aquarium, an obvious improv by Reynolds who can be quite funny reacting to things around him: including an odd looking fish and later on, his ex wife's gigolo/lover and a noisy cat in Field's shabby home...The fast-paced third act in the seemingly tranquil insane asylum with Burt and Dom's schizophrenic Marlon Borunki, who tells Polish jokes while holding back tears when we first meet him, has some funny moments...But it's Sonny's initial journey to find something to live and/or die for that really works, providing Reynolds an opportunity to wield both comedy and pathos throughout the bleak story-line...Since we meet Sonny right after he's handed down the news, we never get to know the jerk that made commercials selling lakeside properties without lakes, cheating on his wife with hookers, or ignoring his teenage daughter...Yet these traits seep out of the dying Sonny, and at the same time, a new man emerges. Despite coming across as a subdued Archie Bunker, using words like "beaner" without a second thought...He's someone you'll dig hanging out with during the ninety minute odyssey. And it takes a versatile actor like Reynolds could pull off such a flawed human being and make him so likable and humorous.
Reviewed by tkdlifemagazine 7 / 10

Reynolds is Hysterical

Burt Reynolds was one of the great action and dramatic stars of the 20th Century. He was also hysterically funny. This movie about a very serious topic-a man dying and coming to terms with the Knowledge-is very funny. Dom Deluise is hysterical and a great partner for Reynolds. Sally Field plus the straight role with Grace. The supporting cast is very good-Norman Fell as the Dr and Robby Benson as the young priest. The comedic direction is masterful in the underrated, now classic comedy. This holds up well.
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