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Lovesick (1983)A psychiatrist who falls in love with a patient is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it. Director:Marshall BrickmanWriter:Marshall Brickman |
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Saul Benjamin
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Chloe Allen
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Nymphomanic
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Gene Saks | ... |
Frantic Patient
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Mrs. Mondragon
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Kent Broadhurst | ... |
Gay Patient
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Jaffe's Wife
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Anna Berger | ... |
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Otto Bettmann | ... |
Dr. Waxman
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Intern Murphy
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Amalie Collier | ... |
Maid
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Anne De Salvo | ... |
Case Interviewer
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Selma Diamond | ... |
Harriet Singer, M.D.
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Sol Frieder | ... |
Analyst
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A psychiatrist who falls in love with a patient is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
18 February 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A szerelem bolondja See more »Box Office
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$10,100,000 (USA)Company Credits
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The clinical term that Sigmund Freud (Alec Guinness) described Dr Saul Benjamin (Dudley Moore) as was "nutsiefagen". This is a real joke slang clinical term, but spelled differently to the DVD's subtitling spelling. The Urban Dictionary says 'Nutsy Fagan' is "...when someone is in a situation with another someone who is acting completely out of sorts (nuts, loony, berserk)and can sometimes, if successful, make the people around them embarrassed or disgusted". See more »Quotes
Chloe Allen: Here I was, in the middle of an obscene phone call, and I thought of you.See more »
I cannot believe that only two people have reviewed this movie. I would think that all Woody Allen fans would want to see a film written and directed by the co-writer of Sleeper, Annie Hall, and Manhattan. Also, I would think that there must be more Dudley Moore fans around. Moore made this when he was king of romantic comedies in the 1980's, with hits like "10" and "Arthur". He took the crown from George Segal, and was followed by Andrew McCarthy in the late 80's and John Cusack in the 1990's.
I movie is a bit slow, or seems that way today, but that's because everybody has been hooked on television series like "Friends" and "30 Rock" where there has to be a laugh every 15 seconds. The laughs come, but they arrive at a leisurely pace of about one a minute.
The movie makes fun of Freudian psychiatry, which has pretty much become a relic of the 20th century like walkmen and pong video games. Still, scenes like the one where Moore tries to tell Elizabeth McGovern that she has penis envy seem to work better today, when we all can agree that the theory is absurd.
Incidentally, McGovern has possibly never looked so seduction and beautiful as she does in this movie.
Many of the supporting cast members are good, including Larry Rivers, John Huston, Selma Diamond, Christine Baranski, and Alan King. Unfortunately, they all have small parts of just two or three short scenes.
My favorite Dudley Moore rom-com is Mickey and Maude, but this one runs a close second. Go out and buy it or download it online and give it a try.