Checking Out is a 1988 American comedy film, directed by David Leland and starring Jeff Daniels. Plot 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. His unjustified fears lead him into ever more extensive hypochondria. Cast Jeff Daniels as Ray Macklin Melanie Mayron as Jenny Macklin Michael Tucker as Harry Lardner Kathleen York as Diana Ann Magnuson as Connie Hagen Allan Havey as Pat Hagen Jo Harvey Allen as Barbara Ian Wolfe as Mr. D'Amato Billy Beck as Father Carmody Trudy Dochterman as Val (as Trudi Dochtermann) John Durbin as Spencer Gillinger Adelle Lutz as Dr. Helmsley Felton Perry as Dr. Duffin Allan Rich as Dr. Haskell Danton Stone as Dr. Wolfe Reception On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 20% based on reviews from 5 critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4, and wrote: "The problem with Checking Out is that it provides us with fears we can understand and responses that seem to have been phoned in from a sitcom." Home media MGM released a full screen DVD in 2003. Image Entertainment released a new DVD of the film, as well as a Blu-ray of the film on January 18, 2011. References External links 1988 films 1988 comedy films American comedy films Films with screenplays by Joe Eszterhas Warner Bros. films Films scored by Carter Burwell Films directed by David Leland 1980s English-language films 1980s American films