Analyze That (2002)

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

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers:

Kenneth Lonergan (characters), Peter Tolan (characters),

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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	...	Prison Guard
John F. Gooding	...	Prison Guard
Henry Morales-Ballet	...	Prison Guard
Scott Dillin	...	Prison Guard (as Scotty Dillin)
Ted Neustadt	...	Rabbi

Storyline

The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | mafia | cowboy | mob violence | car accident | 

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Taglines:

Back in therapy

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Brothers

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Analyze This 2

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$274,789 (Brazil) (4 April 2003)

Gross:

$731,816 (Brazil) (25 April 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Robert De Niro is singing "I Feel Pretty", one word was change in the Lyrics. In the part "I feel pretty and witty and gay" the word "gay" was changed by "bright".

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Goofs

The gold stolen is said to be worth more than $22 million as they are 90lb bars. However, the bars clearly do not weigh that much. They appear to be the standard gold bar size which is 400oz (or 25lb) with dimensions of approx 8" x 3" x 2". Also, the bars depicted are marked only "24K" whereas real bars would have serial numbers on them. (Additionally, if the bars really were 90lb each, they would not be able to be piled up in the back of the van without causing damage - they would weigh more than two tons)

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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.

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Crazy Credits

There are outtakes shown during the end credits.

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Connections

References Scent of a Woman (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Somewhere"
(1957)
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

User Reviews

Some great laughs, but not as good as the original. Worth seeing, though...

As sequels go, this was above average. Which translates into a so-so+ movie. I gave it a 7 out of 10, instead of a 5 or a 6, because there ARE some great laughs in it. Although it pains me to say it, overall, as a movie, "Analyze That" was a bit flaccid, a bit pale, and certainly not as good as the original. It seemed tired and faded, somehow--- kind of like the recent "Men in Black II" sequel to MIB. However, if you are a Billy Crystal-hitting-old-age fan, and if you are a Robert DiNiro fan (and who isn't???--- and if you are gracious enough to be willing to be entertained for a couple of hours, go see it. You'll probably have a pleasant evening!