Analyze That (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers (WGA):

Kenneth Lonergan (characters) and
Peter Tolan (characters) ...

Release Date:

6 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Back in therapy

Plot:

Mobster Paul Vitti is released into Dr. Ben Sobol's care, where only more chaos ensues.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Prison | Psychiatrist | Nose Bleed | Organized Crime

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Paul Vitti
Billy Crystal	...	Ben Sobel
Lisa Kudrow	...	Laura Sobel
Joe Viterelli	...	Jelly
Cathy Moriarty	...	Patti LoPresti (as Cathy Moriarty-Gentile)
Joey Diaz	...	Ducks (as Joey 'Coco' Diaz)
Jerome Le Page	...	Convict
Joseph Bono	...	Wiseguy
Brian Rogalski	...	Earl
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Coyote
Patrick Marcune	...	Prisoner
John F. Gooding	...	Prison Guard
Henry Morales-Ballet	...	Prison Guard
Scott Dillin	...	Prison Guard (as Scotty Dillin)
Ted Neustadt	...	Rabbi

Also Known As:

Analyze This 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:L (video rating) | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Netherlands:MG6 (DVD rating) | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39431)

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The dancer at the beginning was a last minute replacement when the one who was originally cast never showed up.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dr. Sobel pinches Paul with the needle you can clearly see that the needle disappears in the shaft and when he removes the needle there is no pinch hole in Paul's pajama pants.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ducks: How did he know about the money? And how did he know that Tony Cisco got popped? We didn't find out about it till this morning.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Six Feet Under: The Opening (#3.9)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Una Tribù Che Balla

Roughhouse Laughter

I had never seen the first one, but I just saw this today, and it is to me like a Damon Runyon character story of real tough mobsters and their families. Billy Crystal is the psychiatrist for the likes of Robert DeNiro who was sent up to Sing Sing and now is under Billy's care. What a hectic time this is, and although the language is rather filthy, the story holds up well, and the laughs are really funny. The two actors work well together; there is a scene where Crystal mimics a real hardboiled criminal and he is terrific! Some of the language is a little hard to take, but overlook it anyway; you'll laugh and laugh; plus the outtakes when the picture ends, are especially funny! The whole audience laughs with them.