Die Laughing (film)

Die Laughing
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jeff Werner
Screenplay by	Jerry Segal Robby Benson Scott Parker
Story by	Scott Parker
Produced by	Robby Benson Mark Canton
Starring	Robby Benson Linda Grovenor Charles Durning Elsa Lanchester Bud Cort Rita Taggart
Cinematography	David Myers
Edited by	Neil Travis
Music by	Robby Benson (original songs) Jerry Segal (lyrics) Craig Safan (scoring)
Production company	Orion Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	May 23, 1980 (1980-05-23)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$4,000,000

Die Laughing is a 1980 American comedy thriller film released by Orion Pictures and starring Robby Benson.

Plot

A young cab driver and aspiring singer becomes embroiled in a plot to kidnap a monkey that has memorized a scientific formula with the potential to destroy the world.

Cast

• Robby Benson as Pinsky
• Linda Grovenor as Amy
• Charles Durning as Arnold
• Elsa Lanchester as Sophie
• Bud Cort as Mueller
• Rita Taggart as Thelma
• Marty Zagon as Friend
• Larry Hankin as Bock
• Sam Krachmalnick as Zhukov
• Michael David Lee as Einstein
• Peter Coyote as Davis
• Charles Fleischer as Charlie
• Charles Harwood as Marvin
• Melanie Henderson as Betty
• Carel Struycken as Gregor the Giant
• Chuck Dorsett as Dr. Stowe
• Morgan Upton as Record judge
• Christopher Pray as Detective
• John Bracci as Lt. Allen
• James Cranna as Newscaster
• Joe Bellan as Dispatcher
• John Tim Burrus as Fred
• Maurice Argent as Jewish man
• Rhoda Gemignani as Russian ticket taker
• Nick Outin as Ringmaster
• Roger Johnson as Gil
• John E. Tidwell as Ray
• Cynthia Brian as Courtney
• Regina Waldon as Screaming lady
• Scott DeVenney as Contest judge
• O-Lan Jones as Judge

External links

• Die Laughing at IMDb 
• Die Laughing at AllMovie
• Die Laughing at the TCM Movie Database
• Die Laughing at Rotten Tomatoes
• Die Laughing at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films