The Switch 31 years old

All he wanted was to live and die with dignity.

Larry McAfee is paralyzed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident. He gradually loses the will to live, in the meantime befriending a talk radio DJ over the phone. The two meet each other and become friends, though Larry still wishes to end his life. The DJ reluctantly has a switch installed on Larry's life support that Larry can activate at any time (via his mouth) to end his life.

Credits

The Switch Cast

Name Character
L. Scott Caldwell She was 42, now 74 years old as Mrs. Linson
Craig T. Nelson He was 48, now 80 years old as Russ Fine
Gary Cole He was 36, now 68 years old as Larry McAfee
Jessie Nelson She was 40, now 71 years old as Elizabeth Garland
Chris Mulkey He was 44, now 76 years old as Bill
Henry G. Sanders He was 50, now 82 years old as Hank
Timothy Scott He was 55, 57 years old when he died as Larry's Father (as Tim Scott)
Max Gail He was 49, now 81 years old as Judge Johnson
David Purdham He was 41, now 73 years old as Davis
Gina Gallego She was 37, now 69 years old as ICU Nurse
Martin Davidson He was 53, now 85 years old as Hospital Attorney
Kathleen Nolan She was 59, now 91 years old as Larry's Mother
Richard Redlin as Franklin Clark (as Richard Robert Redlin)
Hinton Battle He was 36, now 68 years old as Hildred Shumake
James Harper He was 12, now 44 years old as Staff Doctor
Beverly D'Angelo She was 41, now 73 years old as Dee (uncredited)

The Switch Crew

Name Department
Henk van Eeghen as Editor. Editing
Bobby Roth as Director. He was 43 (now 74) years old Directing
Rohn Schmidt as Director of Photography. Camera
The Switch (31 years)

All he wanted was to live and die with dignity.

  • Release day: Sunday, January 17, 1993
  • Runtime: 91 minutes