Analyze That (2002)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers (WGA):

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

Prison | Mafia | Cowboy | Mob Violence | Car Accident

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	...	Prison Guard
John F. Gooding	...	Prison Guard
Henry Morales-Ballet	...	Prison Guard
Scott Dillin	...	Prison Guard (as Scotty Dillin)
Ted Neustadt	...	Rabbi
Kyle Sabihy	...	Michael Sobel
Rebecca Schull	...	Ben's Mother
Joyce Brothers	...	Herself (as Dr. Joyce Brothers)
James Biberi	...	Agent Miller
Callie Thorne	...	Agent Cerrone
Firdous Bamji	...	Dr. Kassam
John Finn	...	Richard Chapin
David Fonteno	...	Davis
Donnamarie Recco	...	Sheila
Sylvia Kauders	...	Aunt Esther
Kendall Pettygrove	...	Brunch Guest #1
Bea Super	...	Brunch Guest #2
Pat Cooper	...	Masiello
Raymond Franza	...	Eddie DeVol
Steven Kampmann	...	Mr. Macinerny
Susie Gilder Hayes	...	Mrs. Macinerny
Tom Papa	...	Boyfriend
Sunny Chae	...	Fiancé
Sal Cecere	...	20 Minute Man
Richard Brennan	...	Steakhouse Patron
Joe Torre	...	Himself
Michael Torre	...	Himself
Paul Herman	...	Joey Boots
Charles A. Gargano	...	Maitre D'
Dino van Simco	...	Dino (as Dino Van Simco)
Seth Isler	...	Businessman
Reg Rogers	...	Raoul Berman
Anita Durst	...	Raoul's Girlfriend
Joe D'Onofrio	...	Rigazzi Gunman (as Joseph D'Ononfrio)
Dave Salerno	...	Rigazzi Soldier (as David Salerno)
Frank Gio	...	Lou Rigazzi
Vinny Vella	...	Mello (as Vinny Vella Sr.)
Alfred Sauchelli Jr.	...	Mo-Mo
Frank Pietrangolare	...	Tuna
Frank Aquilino	...	Eddie 'Cokes'
Chris Tardio	...	Enormous Bobby
William DeMeo	...	Al Pacino
Joe Columbo	...	LoPresti Soldier
Angelo Natoli	...	LoPresti Soldier
Anthony Krosinski	...	LoPresti Soldier
Nick Massi Jr.	...	LoPresti Soldier
Frank Bonsangue	...	LoPresti Soldier
Ralph Cefarello	...	LoPresti Soldier
Joey Marzella	...	Vitti Crew (as Joseph Marzella)
Phil Campanella	...	Vitti Crew
Louis Fattell	...	Vitti Crew
Michael Zotto	...	Vitti Crew
Tony Vitucci	...	Vitti Crew
Paul Cicero	...	Vitti Crew (as Paul John Cicero)
Gene Di Silvio	...	Vitti Crew
Gaetano LoGiudice	...	Vitti Crew
Rino Vitucci	...	Vitti Crew
Joseph P. Reidy	...	First Assistant Director (as Joseph Reidy)
Richard Maldone	...	Rigazzi Driver
Leif Riddell	...	Little Caesar Soundman
Suzanne Herrington	...	Drive-thru Bank Teller
Demetri Martin	...	Personal Assistant (as Demitri Martin)
Michael Jannetta	...	Lieutenant
Bob Cea	...	Captain (as Robert Cea)
Annika Pergament	...	Newscaster (voice)
Bart Tangredi	...	Vitti's Father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shashi Balooja	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Diana Berry	...	Little Caesar Hairdresser (uncredited)
Skippy D	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Mary Fortune	...	Little Caesar Assistant Director (uncredited)
Christopher Gallego	...	Singing Inmate (uncredited)
Graig Guggenheim	...	Vitti Crew (uncredited)
Corey Hibbert	...	Singing Inmate (uncredited)
Joe James	...	Club Owner (voice) (uncredited)
Chris Kiszka	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Anthony Bella / Nicky Caesar (uncredited)
Gina Lynn	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Evan Mathew Weinstein	...	Vitti's Prop Boy (uncredited)
Moet Meira	...	Trish (uncredited)
Erik-Anders Nilsson	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Frederick Piña	...	Extra (uncredited)
Ron Reynaldi	...	Film Electrician (uncredited)
Lawrence J. Russo	...	Wiseguy (uncredited)
Laura San Luis	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Andy Schofield	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Stever	...	SWAT Team Gunman (uncredited)
Nick Taylor	...	Priest (uncredited)
Bill Walters	...	Sing Sing Inmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Harold Ramis

Writing credits (WGA)
Kenneth Lonergan		(characters) and
Peter Tolan		(characters)
Peter Steinfeld		(written by) and
Harold Ramis		(written by) and
Peter Tolan		(written by)

Produced by
Len Amato	....	executive producer
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Chris Brigham	....	executive producer
Billy Crystal	....	executive producer
Suzanne Herrington	....	co-producer
Barry Levinson	....	executive producer
Jane Rosenthal	....	producer
Laurel A. Ward	....	associate producer (as Laurel Ward)
Paula Weinstein	....	producer

Original Music by
David Holmes

Cinematography by
Ellen Kuras

Film Editing by
Andrew Mondshein

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by
Wynn Thomas

Art Direction by
Adam Scher		(as Adam Matthew Scher)

Set Decoration by
Beth A. Rubino		(as Beth Rubino)

Costume Design by
Aude Bronson-Howard

Makeup Department
Kate Biscoe	....	makeup artist: Ms. Kudrow (as Kate Morgan Biscoe)
Scott W. Farley	....	assistant hair stylist (as Scott Farley)
William A. Farley	....	hair stylist: Mr. Crystal (as Bill Farley)
Quentin Harris	....	hair stylist: Ms. Kudrow
Ilona Herman	....	hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Michael Laudati	....	key makeup artist
Peter Montagna	....	makeup artist: Mr. Crystal
Kyra Panchenko	....	assistant makeup artist
John Quaglia	....	key hair stylist (as John D. Quaglia)
Christine Domaniecki	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Patricia Regan	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Amy Herman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Carroll	....	second assistant director: second unit
Doug Coleman	....	second unit director (as Doug R. Coleman)
Jane Ferguson	....	dga trainee
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
Christopher Surgent	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Chris Surgent)
Christopher Surgent	....	second assistant director
Amanda Taylor	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
JoAnn Atwood	....	on-set dresser (as Joann Atwood)
Martin Bernstein	....	construction coordinator
Vivienne Culwick	....	on-set scenic
Jeffrey L. Glave	....	scenic charge
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master (as Robert Griffon)
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master: second unit (as Robert Griffon)
Doug Huszti	....	assistant art director (as Douglas Huszti)
Erik Knight	....	art department coordinator
John McDonnell	....	assistant property master (as John B. McDonnell)
Timothy Metzger	....	lead
Gregory Morell	....	assistant property master (as Greg Morell)
Audrey Soodoo-Raphael	....	assistant art director (as Audrey Soodoo Raphael)
John Davis	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	key carpenter foreman (uncredited)
Aaron Dunsay	....	shop assistant (uncredited)
Leo Holder	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Adam Jones	....	scenic shop person (uncredited)
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jason Nichols	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Chuck Potter	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Aleta Shaffer	....	set decoration production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley artist
Ajae Clearway	....	assistant sound editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley mixer
Ethan Eunson-Conn	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Fulton	....	assistant sound editor (as Daniel 'Diego' Fulton)
Jack Haigis	....	sound editor (as Jack Hagis)
Kenton Jakub	....	group adr editor
Brian Langman	....	sound effects editor
Lawrence Loewinger	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Tommy Louie	....	boom operator
Jane McCulley	....	supervising adr editor
Branka Mrkic	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
Tom Nelson	....	production sound mixer (as Thomas Nelson)
Eliza Paley	....	sound editor
Dave Paterson	....	sound editor
Mike Poppleton	....	first assistant sound editor
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound editor
Jac Rubenstein	....	sound editor
Mike Schmidt	....	cable person (as Michael Schmidt)
Paul P. Soucek	....	supervising sound editor
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Sweeney	....	supervising foley editor (as William Sweeney)
Roland Vajs	....	assistant adr editor
Magdaline Volaitis	....	dialogue editor (as Maggie Volaitis)
Magdaline Volaitis	....	sound editor
Chad Birmingham	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Alex Raspa	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects
Carmen M. Campolo Jr.	....	special effects
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator (as Steve Kirshoff)

Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor
J. John Corbett	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Manuel Rey Gonzalez	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Daniel Rubin	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Ray Abbott	....	stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Jay Boryea	....	stunts
Brian Burrows	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts (as Jennifer J. Caputo)
Victor Chan	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator (as Doug R. Coleman)
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts
Darrell Davis	....	stunts (as Darrel Craig Davis)
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts
Tony Guida	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts (as Don Hewitt Sr.)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunts
David S. Lomax	....	stunts
Steve Mack	....	stunts
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts (as Bob Marracco)
Anna Mastroianni	....	stunts
John Patrick McLaughlin	....	stunts (as John P. McLaughlin)
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunts (as Christopher Palermo)
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Don Picard	....	stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn	....	stunts
Allen Robinson	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts
David Shumbris	....	stunts
Keith Siglinger	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunts
Brian Smyj	....	stunts
Eileen Weisinger	....	stunts
Stefanie Bari	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunt double: Chazz Palminteri (uncredited)
Chris Palermo	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Braden Belmonte	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Patrick Capone	....	camera operator
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Stephen Consentino	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen Consentino	....	camera operator
John Coughlin	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Jerry DeBlau	....	chief lighting technician
Kenneth Dodd	....	assistant chief lighting technician
John Donohue	....	rigging grip
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: second unit
Jamie Fitzpatrick	....	second assistant camera (as Jamie K. Fitzpatrick)
Peter Girolami	....	gaffer: second unit
Brad Goss	....	dolly grip
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	first assistant camera (as Carlos Guerra)
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Jasper Johnson	....	dolly grip (as Jasper L. Johnson III)
Nils Johnson	....	video playback operator
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera (as Timothy Metivier)
Billy Miller	....	key grip (as William A. Miller)
Peter Ramos	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (as Peter T. Ramos)
Kory Salomone	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (as Kory Salamone)
Jonathan P. Sibert	....	best boy grip
Susan Starr	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit (as Susan E. Starr)
David S. Tuttman	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit (as Dave Tutman)
Bobby Vercruse	....	rigging gaffer
Tom Concordia	....	additional photography (uncredited)
Patrick Fontana	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jendra Jarnagin	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Sal Martorano	....	electrician (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Douglas Pellegrino	....	camera operator (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susie Farris	....	casting associate
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)
Anna Maniscalco	....	extras casting associate (uncredited)
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Arlynn Abseck	....	wardrobe supervisor: second unit
Denise Andres	....	wardrobe supervisor: second unit
Barbara Hause	....	costume supervisor (as Barbara J. Hause)
Emily Loreto	....	assistant costume designer (as Emily Loreto O'Connor)
Fionnuala M. Lynch	....	additional wardrobe (as Fionnuala Lynch)
Marcie Olivi	....	wardrobe: Mr. Crystal
Kevin Ritter	....	wardrobe: Mr. De Niro (as Kevin M. Ritter)
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler	....	costume associate (as Monica Ruiz Ziegler)
Barnaby Smith	....	costume supervisor (as Barnaby P. Smith Jr.)
Susan Bakula	....	costume tailor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ian Blume	....	assistant film editor
Jennifer Davidoff Cook	....	associate editor (as Jennifer A. Davidoff Cook)
John Scott Cook	....	assistant film editor (as John S. Cook)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Gloria Kaiser	....	color timer
Anne O'Brien	....	first assistant film editor
Chris Patterson	....	first assistant film editor
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Belden	....	music coordinator
Michael Dansicker	....	vocal consultant
Zach Danziger	....	music consultant
Stephen Hilton	....	music programmer
Richard King	....	orchestra mixer
Hugo Nicolson	....	music mixer (as Hugo James Nicolson)
Hugo Nicolson	....	music re-recordist (as Hugo James Nicolson)
Jim Schultz	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Robert Buckman	....	transportation co-captain (as Robert P. Buckman)
Michael Hyde	....	transportation captain
Dan Buckman	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Patricia Arbelaez	....	production aide
Tamara Bally	....	production accountant
Nicholas R. Bell	....	production aide (as Nicholas Bell)
Maria T. Bierniak	....	location manager
Maria T. Bierniak	....	location manager: second unit
Christian Brockey	....	assistant production office coordinator
James Brodows	....	production aide
Marika Cahn	....	assistant: Ms. Kudrow
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Robin Chambers	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Elena Cizmaric	....	office production aide
Chester Coleman	....	set medic
Milan P. Duke	....	production aide
Tavish Graham	....	assistant: Ms. Herrington
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	heist consultant (as Robert Griffon)
Nancy Herrmann	....	key set production aide
Deirdre Horgan	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jesse Hove	....	production aide
Kristin Hyde	....	production aide
Thomas Johnston	....	script supervisor
Larry Kaplan	....	unit publicist
Erica Kay	....	production office coordinator
Linda Labov	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Meghan Lyvers	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Ian MacGregor	....	assistant location manager
Patrick McDonald	....	key production aide: second unit
Patrick McDonald	....	production aide
Kip Myers	....	production aide
Jason Nichols	....	production aide
Stuart Nicolai	....	assistant location manager
Kerry O'Neill	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Cynthia Onrubia	....	choreographer
Judy Pursley	....	assistant production accountant
Mike Reilly	....	production aide (as Michael Reilly)
Ami Rothschild	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Stephen A. Sands	....	consultant: psychology (as Stephen A. Sands, PsyD)
Henri Sann	....	production aide
Daisy Schwartz	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Carol Sidlow	....	assistant: Mr. Crystal
Katina Sossiadis	....	production secretary
Mason Steinberg	....	assistant: Mr. Ramis
Lisa Varley	....	production aide
Cindy Villa	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Derek Wimble	....	production aide
Nick Basile	....	cutting room assistant (uncredited)
Jason Block	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Alex Borys	....	location assistant (uncredited)
John Carrafa	....	choreographer (uncredited)
Jean Chien	....	location scout (uncredited)
Don Coppola	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lauren Gale	....	craft service (uncredited)
David Gross	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Alexis Loughran	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro (uncredited)
Jim Lovaglio	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Matteo Masiello	....	location assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Melissa Milo	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro (uncredited)
Macall B. Polay	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Thomas R. Polleri	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Quesenbery	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jonathan Roumie	....	location scout (uncredited)
Robin F. Samson	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• NPV Entertainment (in association with)
• Baltimore Spring Creek Productions (as Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures)
• Face Productions (as Face)
• Tribeca Productions (as Tribecca)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2002) (USA) (theatrical) (an AOL Time Warner company)
• Cinergia (2003) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2003) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2003) (Greece) (DVD)
• Net5 (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Big Film Design (visual effects and titles)

Other Companies

• Big Film Design  title design
• Cecil B. DeMeals  craft service
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• Mega Playground  video dailies
• New Jersey Film Commission  special thanks
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  special thanks
• New York Police Department (NYPD)  special thanks: Movie and Television unit
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  special thanks
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• TVT Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Technicolor  color and prints
• The Durst Organization  special thanks
• The Royal Realty Corporation  special thanks
• The Township of Montclair, New Jersey  special thanks
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Westchester County Film Commission, The  special thanks

Also Known As:

"Analyze You" - Japan (English 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:

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) | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

Leo Rossi was initially meant to reprise his role of Carlo Mangano.

Goofs:

Factual errors: 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)

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:

Spoofs "The Sopranos" (1999)

Soundtrack:

I Feel Pretty

The Concept swings low

The rise of the producing team of Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun, Flashdance and sundry other subtle works exploring the deepest secrets of the human heart) in the 1980s introduced the High Concept movie - one whose premise and entire raison d'être could be summed up in a single sentence, preferably referring to other hit movies – for example Days of Thunder was `Top Gun with cars.' 1999's Analyse This may have been a High Concept movie – Mafia Don Sees Shrink With Hilarious Results – but it had a lightness of touch that made it seem less like a focus-group product and more like an offbeat little comedy.

Unfortunately for Analyse That, the success of The Sopranos has made Mafioso-psychiatrist relations almost as much a cliché as two cops, one steady and by the book and the other an impulsive maverick, who initially hate each other but bond over the course of several gun battles. More fundamentally, the concept of Analyse This hasn't been taken any further. There could be some entertainment to be had when Robert de Niro's character takes a job as an advisor on `Little Caesar', a Mafia-themed TV drama, but the main joke is that the actor playing the Don is an Australian. It struck me that both actors who played Don Corleone in The Godfather series have now taken the mickey out of the mafia – Brando in The Freshman and now de Niro in the Analyse This and That series (if there's a sequel, what will it be called? Analyse The Other?)

Lisa Kudrow is grossly underused – one gets the feeling that much of her part ended up on the cutting room floor. Both Crystal and de Niro are pretty good (this is called `damning with faint praise' in the trade, if you're wondering) There are some pleasing shots of New York, and David Holmes' soundtrack has its moments (although is nothing to his work for Ocean's Eleven or Out of Sight) Analyse That is not a bad film, just a rather forgettable one. Puts the `sleep' into `sleeps with the fishes.'