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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Ken Kolb (novel)
Steven Kampmann (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 January 1988 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A comedy of truly loony proportions.
Plot:
The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
An Under-rated Gem! more (20 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dan Aykroyd ... John W. Burns, Jr.

Walter Matthau ... Donald Becker
Charles Grodin ... George Maitlin
Donna Dixon ... Laura Rollins
Richard Romanus ... Harvey Michaels
Mary Gross ... Vera Maitlin

David Clennon ... Lawrence Baird

Arye Gross ... Perry Kovin
Victoria Jackson ... Robin

Michael DeLorenzo ... Lopez

Mickey Jones ... Watkins
J.E. Freeman ... Unger
David Wohl ... Dr. Smet

Michael Ensign ... Hendricks

Carol Mansell ... Mrs. Blair
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Additional Details

Runtime:
97 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Cameo: [Chevy Chase]in television commercial while Aykroyd is in limo with Dixon. more
Quotes:
[BURNS has just thrown away Becker's medication]
Donald Becker: I hope this hotel has cable. I can't face terrestrial TV without drugs.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Freak Out (2004) more
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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
An Under-rated Gem!, 20 November 2002
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Author: Gareth (gfjones@aol.com) from Cardiff, UK

As a fan of Dan Aykroyd, I watched this film when it was recently shown in the middle of night on TV. I wasn't expecting much, so it came as a big surprise that I loved it so much.

This is the type of film that Dan Aykroyd seems to love to make. A chance for him to 'ham it up' and not take things too seriously. If you loved him in The Blues Brothers or Ghostbusters you'll know what I mean, and you'd be wise to check out The Couch Trip.

Avid fans of Aykroyd will also have fun spotting all the tiny links to his other films in the script!

I can't describe this film without spoiling it for you, so all I can do is tell you to check it out. I can't praise this film highly enough, and it must surely be time for a DVD release!!

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