Crazy People (1990)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Directors:

Tony Bill
Barry L. Young

Writer (WGA):

Mitch Markowitz (written by)

Release Date:

13 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Warning: Crazy People are coming.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Advertising | Product Placement | Reference To Ed Mcmahon | Insanity | Vulgarity

Cast

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
Joyce Leigh Bowden	...	Young Executive Anderson
Randell Haynes	...	Powell
James V. Albanese	...	Taxi Driver
Scott Kitts	...	Draftsman
Lorri Lindberg	...	Stephen's Secretary
Ann Pierce	...	William Holden
Faris Herbert Harton	...	Naked Man
Kim Clark	...	Very Large Man
Don Hupp	...	Ficus Tree Man
Pam La Testa	...	Heavy Woman
Bob Martana	...	Heavy Man
Jill Pierce	...	Heavy Daughter
Christine Larson	...	Operator #1
Doris Dworsky	...	Operator #2
Elaine Bays	...	Operator #3
John Bennes	...	Pharmacist
Julian Bell	...	TV Anchor
Maggie Han	...	Connie Vega-Margolis
Robert K. Weiss	...	Outraged Movie Patron
Farryl Lovett	...	Girl in Booth
Sharon Frazier	...	Exercise Therapist
Lynda Clark	...	Executive #1
Mark Joy	...	Executive #2
Pamela D. Reid	...	Bahamas Receptionist
J. Michael Hunter	...	Eric the Orderly
Alex Barad	...	Boy in T.V. Department
David Muir	...	Continental Express Driver
Alan Haufrect	...	Hit and Run Victim
Ed Lillard	...	Senior Executive Matthews
Steve Bradford	...	Nervous Executive Harris
Margaret Poole Griffin	...	Art Therapist
Mitch Markowitz	...	Utility Nut
Mick McGovern	...	Rig Driver
Raf Nazario	...	Taxi Driver
Lloyd Kino	...	Mr. Yamashita
Robert Ito	...	Yamashita's Aide
John Marshall Jones	...	Montesque (as J.J.)
John Terlesky	...	Adam Burgess
Larry King	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Blyth Barrymore	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Allison Caine	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Corey Carrier	...	(uncredited)
Renata Hickey	...	Patient (uncredited)
Donna Lou Miller	...	Movie Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Bill
Barry L. Young		(additional director)

Writing credits (WGA)
Mitch Markowitz		(written by)

Produced by
Thomas Barad	....	producer
Michael Ewing	....	assistant producer
Mitch Markowitz	....	associate producer
Robert K. Weiss	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Cliff Eidelman

Cinematography by
Victor J. Kemper

Film Editing by
Mia Goldman

Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by
John J. Lloyd

Art Direction by
Steven Schwartz

Set Decoration by
Rick Gentz

Costume Design by
Mary E. Vogt

Makeup Department
Joseph P. Hurt	....	assistant makeup artist
Herita Jones	....	assistant makeup artist
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair stylist
Robert Ryan	....	makeup artist
William Salyer	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
C. Tad Devlin	....	unit production manager
John D. Schofield	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Hansson	....	dga trainee
Christine Larson	....	second assistant director
Robert K. Weiss	....	second unit director
Allan Wertheim	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Robert L. Anderson	....	construction coordinator
Jeff Balsmeyer	....	storyboard artist
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	....	assistant property master
Ted Haigh	....	signwriter
William S. Maxwell III	....	lead man
Ray Mercer Jr.	....	property master
Arthur Shippee	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Anna Behlmer	....	sound recordist
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred J. Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Derek Casari	....	dubbing engineer
Linda Corbin	....	foley mixer
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Constance A. Kazmer	....	sound editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
David M. Ronne	....	sound mixer
John B. Schuyler	....	boom operator
Michele Sharp	....	supervising sound editor
Stan Siegel	....	sound editor
Pat Suraci	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Dick Cross	....	special effects (as Richard Cross)
Joe Stout	....	special effects

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunt coordinator
Jane Austin	....	stunt performer
Shelley Cook	....	stunt performer
Michael R. Long	....	stunt driver
Chris Nielsen	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunts
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts
Kelly McCool	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Audie Aragon	....	dolly grip
Lou Barlia	....	camera operator
Roy Bean	....	video technician
Christopher Blakely	....	video assist operator
Earl Gilbert	....	chief lighting technician
Charles A. Harris	....	electrician
Faris Herbert Harton	....	assistant camera
Stan McClain	....	aerial camera operator
Stan McClain	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Larry Orlick	....	first assistant camera (as Lawrence Orlick)
Douglas Pellegrino	....	second assistant camera
Gaylin P. Schultz	....	first company grip
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	additional casting: Virginia
Mark Fincannon	....	additional casting: Virginia

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marjorie K. Chan	....	costume supervisor
Nick Scarano	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Bruce Cannon	....	second film editor
Margaret Goodspeed	....	assistant editor
Roy Seeger	....	apprentice editor
John Spence	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Tina Del Castillo	....	driver

Other crew
Sid Allgood	....	location manager
Jan A. Campbell	....	production accountant
Jeff Crandell	....	location manager
Sidney Gecker	....	script supervisor
Les Godwin	....	associate location manager
Letty Gray	....	production assistant
Stacy Hope Herman	....	production assistant
Debra D. Jeffreys	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Trish Kinney	....	script supervisor (as Patricia Kinney Magged)
Carole Wattles	....	assistant production accountant
Jerry Whittington	....	location scout
Kira Willoughby	....	local craft service: Roanoke, Virginia
Yvonne Yaconelli	....	production coordinator
Michael McGee	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
John B. Schuyler	....	film dedicated to

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Intuitive TV (as Modularity Films)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chatham, Virginia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Some scenes differ slightly from those in the trailer: - The line "You can't tell the truth, you idiot" from the trailer has "asshole" instead of "idiot" in the movie. - The text of the Jaguar ad reads "for men who want special attention" in the trailer and "for men who want hand jobs" in the movie.

Quotes:

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.

Movie Connections:

References Tremors (1990)

Soundtrack:

THE HELLO SONG

A fine fun movie

This is just one of those movies that you can just enjoy. A very pleasing movie with a ton of memorable lines. If only advertising was really like this. See "The Freak", this movie will not only scare you, it will f**k you up for life! A classic.