The End

The End (1978)

  • 75% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (2,086 ratings)

At the beginning of The End, Wendell Sonny Lawson (Burt Reynolds) is informed by his doctor that he's dying from "the same thing Ali MacGraw had in Love Story." Lawson's first reaction is to cry uncontrollably, much to the discomfort of his fellow elevator passengers. He heads to a nearby church to… More

R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
Jeremy Thomas, Burt Reynolds
Written By
Jeremy Thomas, Jerry Belson
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
May 5, 1978 Wide
On DVD
Feb 6, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Reynolds deconstructs Reynolds thoroughly

  • Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

    Burt Reynolds directs and stars in this wonderful black comedy about a neurotic dying man. Dom DeLuise provides some hysterically funny moments as a zany mental patient.

  • Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    An intermittently successful dark comedy with a few solid gags.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Not nearly as bad as its reputation. It's even pretty interesting.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    A hilarious dark comedy with an all star cast, and directed by Reynolds. I love it, and I highly recommend it.

  • Tim S


    This movie is terrible. It also shows that Burt Reynolds is an egotistical maniac. Bar none, it has the most unfunny racial humor I have ever heard. (Imagine Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino, but not funny and every "joke" making you feel sleazy for being a white person). Then… More

  • Cindy I


    Rating this from memories of long ago. Need to see it again. Rating may or may not change.

  • Lafe F


    Not very funny. Burt Reynolds is a bit annoying and unsympathetic. Dom DeLuise is annoying as well. I wasn't too thrilled with this film.

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