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13 April 1990 (USA) moreTagline:
Warning: Crazy People are coming. morePlot:
A bitter ad executive who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution where his career actually begins to thrive with the help of the hospital's patients. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Dead Celebrities Crazy People Insist Are Still Alive But in Hiding(From PasteMagazine. 10 July 2009, 4:00 AM, PDT)
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Snickerific, but not laugh-tacular moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dudley Moore | ... | Emory Leeson | |
| Daryl Hannah | ... | Kathy Burgess | |
| Paul Reiser | ... | Stephen Bachman | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Drucker | |
| Bill Smitrovich | ... | Bruce | |
| Alan North | ... | Judge | |
| David Paymer | ... | George | |
| Danton Stone | ... | Saabs | |
| Paul Bates | ... | Robles | |
| Dick Cusack | ... | Mort | |
| Doug Yasuda | ... | Hsu | |
| Floyd Vivino | ... | Eddie Aris | |
| Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Dr. Liz Baylor | |
| Ben Hammer | ... | Dr. Koch | |
| David Packer | ... | Mark Olander |
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Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Writer Mitch Markowitz was originally also hired as director but was replaced by Tony Bill after three weeks of shooting. moreQuotes:
Emory Leeson: Take me away from here; I'll buy you dinner, I'll buy you a restaurant!Stephen: I have to go.
Emory Leeson: You did quite a bit of silent farting in the car, so you're not perfect either.
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BRANDENBURG CONCERTO No 5 - ALLEGRO moreFAQ
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Delightful as it is to see a movie featuring a tall woman and a short man, Crazy People sacrificed much of its potential hilarity for a schmultzy ending. While the outlandish advertisements were funny, and still make for great interjections today, Dudley Moore's English exasperation wore thin faster than Daryl Hannah's croaky optimism. I was curious as to how a movie can jacknife between foul language and sickly sweet romantic tension so frequently. The antics of the other mental patients were occasionally funny, but there could have been a lot more character development on their part. I guess Crazy People was intended to be taken lightly, and - at times - it is an amusing satire on advertising (but unfortunately does not even attempt to make fun of psychological institutions). The brightness and lightness helped keep this one afloat... but just.