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Why Me? (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 10 mins · English
- Directed by
- Janet Perlman, Derek Lamb
- Starring
- Marshall Efron, Richard Gilbert
Nesbitt Spoon, a mild‑mannered, self‑described nebbish, narrates an ordinary day that unfolds with routine errands and half‑hearted plans, until his physician abruptly informs him he has merely five minutes left to live. He scrambles to make sense of the absurd verdict, confronting the fragility of his uneventful existence.
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