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The Couch Trip (1988) 5.4
The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird. His tactless radio show is a hit, and he becomes very popular. ... See full summary » Director:Michael Ritchie |
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... |
John W. Burns, Jr.
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| Walter Matthau | ... |
Donald Becker
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| Charles Grodin | ... |
George Maitlin
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| Donna Dixon | ... |
Laura Rollins
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| Richard Romanus | ... |
Harvey Michaels
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| Mary Gross | ... |
Vera Maitlin
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| David Clennon | ... |
Lawrence Baird
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| Arye Gross | ... |
Perry Kovin
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Victoria Jackson | ... |
Robin
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| Michael DeLorenzo | ... |
Lopez
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| Mickey Jones | ... |
Watkins
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| J.E. Freeman | ... |
Unger
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David Wohl | ... |
Dr. Smet
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Hendricks
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| Carol Mansell | ... |
Mrs. Blair
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The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird. His tactless radio show is a hit, and he becomes very popular. But then Dr. Maitlin meets the real Dr. Lawrence Baird at a congress in London... Written by Tony Kessen <rhkessen@cs.vu.nl> typos corrected by Hikari
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radio | psychiatrist | mental breakdown | motorcycle | radio psychiatrist |Taglines:
A comedy of truly loony proportions.Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
15 January 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
De schizofrene sofa See more »Filming Locations:
Hotel Bel-Air - 701 Stone Canyon Rd, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
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$11,005,304 (USA)Company Credits
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Donald Becker: I hope they have cable. I can't watch regular TV without drugs.
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by Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport) and Eddie Cooley
Hudson Bay Music, Inc. on behalf of Fort Knox Music, Inc. / Trio Music Company, Inc.
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The film's main movie poster featured Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon and Walter Matthau all locked together inside a strait-jacket but this never happens in the movie and only Akroyd is seen in the picture wearing a strait-jacket. See more »Quotes
[Burns has just thrown away Becker's medication]Donald Becker: I hope they have cable. I can't watch regular TV without drugs.
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Soundtracks
"Fever"by Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport) and Eddie Cooley
Hudson Bay Music, Inc. on behalf of Fort Knox Music, Inc. / Trio Music Company, Inc.
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I would agree with the comments already posted to this site by the previous rater.
I first stumbled across this movie back in the '80s, when I was employed at a psychiatric hospital. Unfortunately, many of the barbs aimed at the psychiatric profession do hit home. I especially enjoyed the ending, where the psychiatrist would speak thru the door to the hospitalized Grodin. Trust me, its fairly accurate.
Of course, doors at most psych hospitals are not locked, nor are straightjackets used much these days, and any hospital MUST be licensed to have a "padded room".
But a wonderfully underrated film, and certainly one that is quite amusing.
Jeff