The Couch Trip (1988)

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writers:

Ken Kolb (novel)
Steven Kampmann (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 January 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

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...

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Psychiatrist | Strait Jacket | Conference | Medical Conference

Cast

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

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | Australia:M | Finland:S | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Hotel Bel-Air - 701 Stone Canyon Rd, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

John Williams Burns Junior has the same prison number (74-74-505-B) as Jake Blues in The Blues Brothers (1980).

Quotes:

City Psychiatrist: We're supposed to study emotions, not have them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Freak Out (2004)

Soundtrack:

Fever

Enjoyable!

I wasn't expecting much from this movie to be honest, it was on late night television and only stayed to watch it because I couldn't sleep, but I found it funny, original and it has a great cast. This is one of those lost eighties comedies which more people should see. Dan Aykroyd is especially brilliant giving his usual mad perfomance! See it if you can...

9 out of 10