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The Check is in the Mail...

6.319861h 23mRMovieComedy

Meet Richard Jackson - a man fed up with the insanity of "plastic" suburban living. Rallying his befuddled family around him, Richard mounts an outrageously comic assault on credit card craziness, "Yuppie" status symbols and "the system" in general!

DirectorJoan Darling
WriterRobert Kaufman
ProducersRobert Kaufman·Joseph Wolf

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Cast · Directed by Joan Darling

BDBrian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Richard Jackson
AAAnne Archer
Anne Archer
Peggy Jackson
HTHallie Todd
Hallie Todd
Robin Jackson
CH
Chris Hebert
Danny Jackson
MBMichael Bowen
Michael Bowen
Gary Jackson
DSDick Shawn
Dick Shawn
Donald
NTNita Talbot
Nita Talbot
Donald's Wife
GMGreg Mullavey
Greg Mullavey
Harry Danvers
BSBeau Starr
Beau Starr
Rocco
HTHarry Townes
Harry Townes
Fred Steinkrause
RFRichard Foronjy
Richard Foronjy
Tony, the Brakeman
KOKen Olfson
Ken Olfson
Assessor

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The Check is in the Mail... hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 20, 1986. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.