Beyond Therapy (1987)

This is an insane and fast-paced romantic comedy about a bizarre dinner date among Bruce (Goldblum) and Prudence (Hagerty), and their lunatic therapists, and Bruce's jealous, gun-wielding ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Altman

Writers:

Christopher Durang (screenplay), Robert Altman (screenplay),

Stars:

Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julie Hagerty	...	Prudence
Jeff Goldblum	...	Bruce
Glenda Jackson	...	Charlotte
Tom Conti	...	Stuart
Christopher Guest	...	Bob
Geneviève Page	...	Zizi
Cris Campion	...	Andrew
Sandrine Dumas	...	Cindy
Bertrand Bonvoisin	...	Le Gérant
Nicole Evans	...	The Cashier
Louis-Marie Taillefer	...	Le Chef
Matthew Leonard-Lesniak	...	Mr. Bean (as Matthew Lesniak)
Laure Killing	...	Charlie
Gilbert Blin	...	Waiters
Vincent Longuemare	...	Waiters

Storyline

This is an insane and fast-paced romantic comedy about a bizarre dinner date among Bruce (Goldblum) and Prudence (Hagerty), and their lunatic therapists, and Bruce's jealous, gun-wielding homosexual lover Stuart, and Stuart's over-protective mother, and a whole group of very odd New York characters. Will Bruce and Prudence find love amidst all the craziness?

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Plot Keywords:

psychiatry | bisexual | gay interest | lesbian | therapist | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Além da Terapia

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Gross:

$790,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures, Roger Berlind Production, A, Sandcastle 5 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Altman was living in Paris at the time and decided to make the film there, even though it was set in New York.

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Quotes

Stuart: I ejaculate quickly on porpoise!

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Connections

References Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)

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Soundtracks

"Someone To Watch Over Me"
Composed by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
(from "What's New")

User Reviews

It's Altman folks and this is one of his worst movies

I like Altman 's movies "the player""Short cuts " "Gosford park" , etc. But I watched this movie in his premiere in Spain ages ago and it was a comedy( so the promotion said) , so the movie poster said and a comedy for intelligent people bla bla bla This movie is not funny at all , the dialog have no spark , you don't care about the characters at all and I remember I did not laugh in all the movie . If you ever go to a comedy and did not laugh at all you will understand what I'm talking about. It's like torture . Altman is an amazing director, he is capable of making great movies like "The Player " or incredible flops like this one .