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Modern Problems (1981) -- Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge.

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Director:
Writers:
Ken Shapiro (writer) &
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Release Date:
25 December 1981 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A broken-hearted man + amazing moving powers = Out-of-control fun. more
Plot:
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge. full summary | add synopsis
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A laugh an hour more (39 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Chevy Chase ... Max Fielder

Patti D'Arbanville ... Darcy

Dabney Coleman ... Mark Winslow

Mary Kay Place ... Lorraine

Nell Carter ... Dorita
Brian Doyle-Murray ... Brian Stills
Mitch Kreindel ... Barry
Arthur Sellers ... Mobile Supervisor

Sandy Helberg ... Pete
Neil Thompson ... Controller #1

Carl Irwin ... Controller #2
Ronald E. House ... Vender (as Ron House)
Buzzy Linhart ... The Tile Man
Henry Corden ... Dubrovnik
Christine Nazareth ... Redhead
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Runtime:
89 min | 93 min (FMC Library Print)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Contains Dabney Coleman's only on-screen nude scene. more
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Continuity: When Chevy Chase is following the Toxic Waste truck, he is being sprayed and his car is covered with green foam. When he passes the truck on the right his car has nothing on it, on the next shot it is covered with the foam again. more
Quotes:
Lorraine: Are you gonna be okay?
Max: Oh, yeah, I think things will be okay.
Lorraine: Good.
Mark: Well, not necessarily.
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References The Desert Rats (1953) more
Soundtrack:
Gonna Get It Next Time more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A laugh an hour, 21 January 1999
1/10
Author: Liam Fijf from Sydney, Australia

Putting this film under the 'Comedy' genre is being extremely generous. One of a handful of videos I've hit the rewind and eject buttons on before it even got to half-way. Avoid like the plague.

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