
Overview
Genre
Biography, DramaRelease Date
April 24, 2010 (TV Premiere)Studio
HBO FilmsOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Barry LevinsonProducer
Scott FergusonScreenwriter
Adam MazerStarring
- Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian
- Brenda Vaccaro
- Danny Huston as Geoffrey Fieger
- John Goodman as Neal Nicol
- Susan Sarandon as Janet Good
- Delaney Williams
- Rutanya Alda
- Eric Lange
Story
In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian (aka Dr. Death) astonished the world as he took the end of life debate head on with his "Mercy Machine" and performed his first assisted suicide. Starring Al Pacino in a film by Barry Levinson, this HBO Films presentation follows Kevorkian as he builds his infamous Mercitron and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient's right to die. Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Danny Huston and Brenda Vaccaro also star.











