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The Switch

The Switch

1993·Movie·1h 31m

Drama, TV Movie

9.3 / 10 (3 votes)

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.

Directed by
Bobby Roth
Original language
English
Released
17 January 1993

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Gary Cole

    Gary Cole

    Larry McAfee

  • Craig T. Nelson

    Craig T. Nelson

    Russ Fine

  • Kathleen Nolan

    Kathleen Nolan

    Larry's Mother

  • Chris Mulkey

    Chris Mulkey

    Bill

  • L. Scott Caldwell

    L. Scott Caldwell

    Mrs. Linson

  • Max Gail

    Max Gail

    Judge Johnson

  • David Purdham

    David Purdham

    Davis

  • Richard Redlin

    Richard Redlin

    Franklin Clark (as Richard Robert Redlin)

  • Hinton Battle

    Hinton Battle

    Hildred Shumake

  • Henry G. Sanders

    Henry G. Sanders

    Hank

  • Timothy Scott

    Timothy Scott

    Larry's Father (as Tim Scott)

  • DS

    David Schickele

    Dr. Greene