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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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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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A comedy of truly loony proportions.Genres:
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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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Condom Father: Dear son. The other day I was rummaging through your room. There was an odor coming out and I wanted to see if your hamster had died. Turned out to be just your old gym socks. Then I ran across a box of your favorite mementos. A four leaf clover. A vending machine photo of you and Sally. And a partially used box of Mentor condoms. It made me proud to think that my son is one of those people who can have his cake and eat it too. Son, I'm proud of you and...
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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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John Williams Burns Junior (Dan Aykroyd has the same prison number, 7474505B, that his characters, Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers and Louis Winthorpe III in Trading Places, had in both those two earlier films. See more »Quotes
Female announcer: An important message from Mentor condoms.Condom Father: Dear son. The other day I was rummaging through your room. There was an odor coming out and I wanted to see if your hamster had died. Turned out to be just your old gym socks. Then I ran across a box of your favorite mementos. A four leaf clover. A vending machine photo of you and Sally. And a partially used box of Mentor condoms. It made me proud to think that my son is one of those people who can have his cake and eat it too. Son, I'm proud of you and...
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"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 am surprised that this, well above average 80's comedy scores only a 5.2 from all the IMDB voters. Dan Ackroyd does his usual satirical turn as a con who seizes a great opportunity to steal a contract from his prisons physician. He retreats to California to start his work giving advice on a radio show pretending to be the infamous Dr Lawrence Baird. The only person that knows he's an imposter is the drunken priest (Walter Matthau) who comes along to be pampered by Ackroyd's new found wealth having blakmailed him. Charles Grodin throws in a good supporting performance too. For its genre I think this film deserves the same crediblity as 'Ferris Bueller' or 'Trading Places'. 7.5 / 10