Lovesick (1983)

A psychiatrist, who falls in love with a patient, is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.

Director:

Marshall Brickman

Writer:

Marshall Brickman

Stars:

Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness

Cast

Credited cast:
Dudley Moore	...	Saul Benjamin
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Chloe Allen
Alec Guinness	...	Sigmund Freud
Christine Baranski	...	Nymphomanic
Gene Saks	...	Frantic Patient
Renée Taylor	...	Mrs. Mondragon
Kent Broadhurst	...	Gay Patient
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Suzanne Barrie	...	Jaffe's Wife
Anna Berger	...	Analysis
Otto Bettmann	...	Dr. Waxman
Mark Blum	...	Intern Murphy
Amalie Collier	...	Maid
Anne De Salvo	...	Case Interviewer
Selma Diamond	...	Harriet Singer, M.D.
Anne Kerry Ford	...	Katie Benjamin (as Anne Kerry)

Storyline

A psychiatrist, who falls in love with a patient, is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.

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Plot Keywords:

advice | love | patient | psychiatrist | one word title | 

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Taglines:

A comedy for the incurably romantic.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of two 1983 romantic comedies in which Dudley Moore starred. The other being Romantic Comedy (1983). Both pictures shot in New York City.

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Quotes

Chloe Allen: Here I was, in the middle of an obscene phone call, and I thought of you.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Caligula: Part II (2010)

User Reviews

Intellectual-lite

Marshall Brickman attempts something comedic, fanciful and yet high-brow with "Lovesick"...and the different genres prove to be an uneasy mix. Dudley Moore, who at this point was churning out more bombs than WWII, plays the most unconvincing psychiatrist I have ever seen; his rapport with Alec Guinness (a fantasy Freud) has a tidy bounce, and John Huston works minor magic as the head of the medical board, but Moore is continually unsure of himself. Elizabeth McGovern tries hard as the object of Moore's lovesickness, but she isn't really suited to this kind of material--nor is she suitable for Dudley Moore, just as Mary Tyler Moore was wrong for him in "Six Weeks" and Mary Steenburgen looked out of place in the later "Romantic Comedy". The picture has a poor, cheap look, with blurry beiges and whites typical of the staid early-'80s, and I couldn't wait until it was over. *1/2 from ****

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lovesick

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,100,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,093,281, 21 February 1983

Gross USA:

$10,171,304

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,171,304

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Ladd Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1