When the Time Comes
Brief Synopsis
A terminally ill young wife turns to those she loves to help her end her suffering. First her husband, and then her best male friend are forced to consider her unusual request for aid in committing suicide.
Cast & Crew
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John Erman
Director
Bonnie Bedelia
Lydie Travis
Brad Davis
Dean Mccurdy
Terry O'quinn
Wes Travis
Karen Austin
Joanna
Donald Moffat
Harold
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Dimension Sound; El Paso Film Commission; Jaffe Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Texas Film Commission
Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A terminally ill young wife turns to those she loves to help her end her suffering. First her husband, and then her best male friend are forced to consider her unusual request for aid in committing suicide.
Director
John Erman
Director
Cast
Bonnie Bedelia
Lydie Travis
Brad Davis
Dean Mccurdy
Terry O'quinn
Wes Travis
Karen Austin
Joanna
Donald Moffat
Harold
Wendy Schaal
Laura
Corey Carrier
Jess
Annabelle Weenick
Dr Lambert
Mike Shanks
Bobby
Judith Doty
Nurse
Rob Edleson
Lead Person
Crew
Danette Goss Alberts
Location Scout
Jack Bennett
Special Effects
Richard Blair
Makeup Artist
Phalia Blassingame
Location Casting
Don Broughton
Boom Operator
John Caper Jr.
Music Supervisor
Lisa Citron
Associate Editor
Bonnie Clevering
Hair Stylist
Wes Dempster
Dolly Grip
Joe Dishner
Location Manager
Judith Doty
Dialogue Coach
John Erman
Producer
James P Etheridge
Camera Operator
Patricia Zinn Etheridge
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ron Ferguson
Assistant Camera Operator
Ed Fink
Auditor
Richard Fischoff
Supervising Producer
Katterli Frauenfelder
Assistant Director
Susanne Gervay
Negative Cutting
Cara Giallanza
Assistant Director
Paula Hagar
Other
Marvin Hamlisch
Music
William Hanley
Executive Producer
William Hanley
Screenwriter
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
Gene Hester
Other
Michael Hilkene
Sound Editor
Tim Hoggatt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Hulsey
Production Designer
Stanley R. Jaffe
Executive Producer
John Knight
Key Grip
Gregg Landaker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barbara Lange
Production Coordinator
Larry D Langley
Construction Coordinator
Sherry Lansing
Executive Producer
Janet Lawler
Costumes
Lynn Lockwood
Assistant Camera Operator
Jerrold L Ludwig
Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ellen Meyer
Casting
Alvin L Milliken
Transportation Coordinator
Billy C Milliken
Transportation Captain
C Michael Parsons
Property Master
Larry Pizer
Director Of Photography
Erica Rogalla
Set Decorator
Juan Romero
Gaffer
Joy Rotondi
Assistant
Joe Sierra
Other
Sally Stiner
Casting
Darrell D Tawney
Best Boy
Robert Allan Wald
Sound Mixer
Dee Whitehurst
Other
Greg Williams
Dolly Grip
Cyrus Yavneh
Co-Producer
Cyrus Yavneh
Production Manager
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Dimension Sound; El Paso Film Commission; Jaffe Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Texas Film Commission
Location
Dallas, Texas, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 25, 1987
Released in United States on Video January 2, 1992