''Checking Out'' is a 2005 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Jeff Hare and written by

Richard Marcus Richard Marcus (born September 19, 1945) is an American actor who is best known for his roles in ''St. Elsewhere'', '' Tremors'', and '' The Pretender''. Actor Richard Marcus' first role was on the television show '' The White Shadow'', guest ...

, based on the play of the same name by

Allen Swift Ira Stadlen (January 16, 1924 – April 18, 2010), known professionally as Allen Swift, was an American voice actor, best known for voicing cartoon characters Simon Bar Sinister and Riff-Raff on the ''Underdog'' cartoon show. He took his pro ...

. It stars

Peter Falk Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series '' Columbo'' (1968–1978, 1989–2003), for which he ...

Laura San Giacomo Laura San Giacomo (born November 14, 1962) is an American actress. She played Cynthia in the film ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (1989) for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Kit De Luca in the film ''Pretty Woman ...

David Paymer David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director. He has been in films such as '' Mr. Saturday Night'', ''Quiz Show'', ''Searching for Bobby Fischer'', '' City Slickers'', ''Crazy People'', '' ...

and

Judge Reinhold Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as '' Ruthless People'', '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', '' Stripes'' and '' Gremlins'', and co-starred in all of the ...

Plot

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.

Сast

as Morris Applebaum *

as Flo Applebaum *

as Ted Applebaum *

as Barry Apple *

Jeffrey D. Sams Jeffrey D. Sams is an actor known primarily for his television work. Sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. These include '' Medicine Ball'', '' Sleepwalkers'', Rob Tho ...

as Dr. Sheldon Henning *

Shera Danese Shera Danese (born October 9, 1949) is an American actress and the widow of actor Peter Falk. Biography Life and career Danese was born Sherry Lynn Kaminski in Hartsdale, New York. She was the 1970 Miss Pennsylvania World. In 1974, Kaminski ...

as Rhonda Apple *

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Elizabeth Winstead (born November 28, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Her first significant role was that of Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera ''Passions'' (1999–2000). She went on to appear in series such as ''Tru Calling' ...

as Lisa Apple * Dan Byrd as Jason Apple *

Tony Todd Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and ''Star Trek: Deep Space Ni ...

as Manuel * Alex Datcher as Raphaella * David Bowe as Allen * Bob Bancroft as Foyt *

Luis Antonio Ramos Luis Antonio Ramos (born July 13, 1973) is an American actor who has been on and starred in various film and television shows such as ''Martin'', '' Early Edition'', ''New York Undercover'', '' In The House'', ''Friends'', ''The Shield'', '' CSI'' ...

as Luis * Galen Yuen as Foreman * Joey Gray as Dan * Anthony Giangrande as Aaron * Philippe Bergeron as Driver * Jordana Capra as Woman Customer * Megahn Perry as Sitcom Woman * Michael Bavone as Nurse * Jasmine Jessica Anthony as Young Flo Applebaum (uncredited) *

Tara Lynne Barr Tara Lynne Barr (born October 2, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Roxy in the dark comedy film ''God Bless America'' (2011), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Young Actress in a Featu ...

as Ballet Student (uncredited) *

Gavin MacLeod Gavin MacLeod () (born Allan George See; February 28, 1931 – May 29, 2021) was an American actor best known for his roles as news writer Murray Slaughter on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and ship's captain Merrill Stubing on ABC's '' The Love ...

as Doorman (uncredited)

Reception

On review aggregator

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, the film holds a rating of 38%, based on 8 reviews. On

Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ...

, the film has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* 2005 films 2005 comedy films American comedy films Films about actors Films about old age Films about suicide Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Films directed by Jeff Hare Films scored by Nicholas Pike 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub