| Checking Out | |
| Director: | Jeff Hare |
| Producer: | Jon Karas |
| Screenplay: | Richard Marcus |
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| Music: | Nicholas Pike |
| Cinematography: | Matthew Jensen |
| Editing: | Edward R. Abroms |
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| Distributor: | FilmWorks Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Checking Out is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Jeff Hare and written by Richard Marcus, based on the play of the same name by Allen Swift. It stars Peter Falk, Laura San Giacomo, David Paymer and Judge Reinhold.[1]
Morris Applebaum, an eccentric, celebrated stage actor of Jewish origin summons by letters his three adult children to his Manhattan apartment for the celebration of his 90th birthday and a special event they'll never forget; when the party's over, Morris plans to take his "final exit". He is healthy and not unduly depressed although he's missing his wife, but he just wants to go out the way he's lived, on his own terms and as a performance. Now it's up to his hilarious offspring – Flo, Ted, Barry and his daughter-in-law and her teen son and daughter – to put aside their own excessive baggage from childhood and convince Morris that he touched many people and changed their lives. But Morris escapes from his apartment by hiring a taxi cab and, assisted by the NYC geriatric psychiatrists Dr. Sheldon Henning, the adventure begins.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 38%, based on 8 reviews.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]