The Switch
– Larry McAfee is paralyzed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident. He gradually loses the..
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.
17 Jan 1993
English
Bobby Roth
T.S. Cook (story), Ron Schultz (story), T.S. Cook (teleplay)
Gary Cole, Craig T. Nelson, Kathleen Nolan, Chris Mulkey
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 (portrayed by Craig T Nelson) 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.