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Overview

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Director:
Mike Figgis
Writers (WGA):
Eric Roth (story)
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Release Date:
8 October 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Everything That Makes Him Dangerous Makes Her Love Him More more
Plot:
The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Gere ... Mr. Jones

Lena Olin ... Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen

Anne Bancroft ... Dr. Catherine Holland
Tom Irwin ... Dr. Patrick Shaye

Delroy Lindo ... Howard

Bruce Altman ... David

Lauren Tom ... Amanda Chang
Lisa Malkiewicz ... Susan

Thomas Kopache ... Mr. Wilson

Peter Jurasik ... Dr. Rosen

León Singer ... Hot Dog Vendor

Anna Maria Horsford ... Judge Harris

Edward Padilla ... Bellboy
Baha Jackson ... Devon, Howard's Son
Epatha Harris ... Peyton, Howard's Daughter
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Additional Details

Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

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Trivia:
To prepare for the film, Richard Gere, Mike Figgis and Eric Roth did a tremendous amount of research and studying on manic depression (now called bipolar disorder). Gere met with several people who have the disorder to gain insight and knowledge on what to accurately portray. more
Quotes:
Mr. Jones: [crying] I can't... I can't stop the sadness. more
Movie Connections:
References "The Addams Family" (1964) more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?, 18 August 2005
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Author: Angus T. Cat from England

I don't know very much about bipolar depression, aside from reading biographies of Robert Lowell, the poet. I have to say though that Richard Gere is outstanding in this movie. It started showing on ITV2 and his performance drew me into the story- I had to watch it to the end.

It's a brave premise for a Hollywood film but "Mr. Jones" is let down by a flawed script. I was offended by the way the doctor was portrayed. Of course she was played by a stunning actress, of course she became attached to her patient- to the point of invading his privacy by looking up his friends from his time at music college twenty years earlier. Oh, and of course (SPOILER- in more ways than one) she slept with him as well. She offers to resign which keeps her from being professionally ruined – sorry, but I can't see a qualified and experienced psychiatrist falling in love with her patient, let along sleeping with him while he's still under treatment. The ending peters out as well- to suggest that they will become a couple, I suppose.

The hospital scenes are strong and moving, as is the the subplot about the young student. This could have been an interesting study of people in emotional distress. Too bad they couldn't match Mr. Jones with unsentimental and uncompromising portraits of those trying to help him.

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