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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   49,327 votes
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Director:
Harold Ramis
Writers (WGA):
Kenneth Lonergan (story) and
Peter Tolan (story) ...
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Release Date:
5 March 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
New York's most powerful gangster is about to get in touch with his feelings. YOU try telling him his 50 minutes are up.
Plot:
A comedy about a psychiatrist whose number one-patient is an insecure mob boss. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations more
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(69 articles)
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User Comments:
Amusing more (319 total)
US TV Schedule:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert De Niro ... Paul Vitti

Billy Crystal ... Dr. Ben Sobel

Lisa Kudrow ... Laura MacNamara Sobel

Chazz Palminteri ... Primo Sidone

Kresimir Novakovic ... '50s Gangster

Bart Tangredi ... Young Vitti Sr.

Michael Straka ... Young Dominic Manetta
Joseph Rigano ... Dominic Manetta (as Joe Rigano)

Joe Viterelli ... Jelly
Richard C. Castellano ... Jimmy Boots (as Richard Castellano)

Molly Shannon ... Caroline

Max Casella ... Nicky Shivers

Frank Pietrangolare ... Tuna
Kyle Sabihy ... Michael Sobel
Bill Macy ... Dr. Isaac Sobel
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and some violence.
Runtime:
103 min | Argentina:109 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Bal Harbour, Florida, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The scene towards the end in which all the Mafia bosses meet was filmed twice. The first filming occurred in Queens, New York. After watching the scene, Robert De Niro offered some suggestions, including that Dr. Sobel (Billy Crystal) "really belt" Jelly (Joe Viterelli). So the scene was filmed again, this time in Miami, Florida. In the final cut, the two scenes were merged. The shots of the scene in which a room full of people can be seen were taken in Queens whereas the shots in which Dr. Sobel is talking to Primo Sidone (Chazz Palminteri) and slapping Jelly were shot in Miami. There are only two or three people in the room for the scene that was shot in Miami. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The two mermaids in the pool at the back of the bar are shown wearing goggles in some shots but not in others. more
Quotes:
Primo: Get a dictionary. Find out what this "closure" thing is. If that's what he's going to hit us with, I want to be ready. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Analize This (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
So Nice (Summer Samba) more

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10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Amusing, 24 August 1999
Author: Wizard-8 from Victoria, BC

Overall, I found "Analyze This" a very amusing comedy, well worth seeing. There are a number of laugh-out-loud lines, a screamingly funny parody of "The Godfather", and a well-chosen cast that's very funny. Movie is also very well photographed, and is never boring for an instant.

Some minor objections, though:

(1) Robert DeNiro was funny and believable - except for his crying scenes. These scenes came across as somewhat forced.

(2) Forgotten subplots. There are a couple of subplots - one with Crystal's relationship with his father, encounters with some FBI agents - that are started up, and then dropped and forgotten about. I strongly suspect this version we saw was cut from on originally longer print.

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