The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird. His tactless radio show is a hit, and he becomes very popular. ...
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... | John W. Burns, Jr. | |
| Walter Matthau | ... | Donald Becker | |
| Charles Grodin | ... | George Maitlin | |
| Donna Dixon | ... | Laura Rollins | |
| Richard Romanus | ... | Harvey Michaels | |
| Mary Gross | ... | Vera Maitlin | |
| David Clennon | ... | Lawrence Baird | |
| Arye Gross | ... | Perry Kovin | |
| Victoria Jackson | ... | Robin | |
| Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Lopez | |
| Mickey Jones | ... | Watkins | |
| J.E. Freeman | ... | Unger | |
| David Wohl | ... | Dr. Smet | |
| Michael Ensign | ... | Hendricks | |
| Carol Mansell | ... | Mrs. Blair | |
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The escaped delinquent John W. Burns, Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird. His tactless radio show is a hit, and he becomes very popular. But then Dr. Maitlin meets the real Dr. Lawrence Baird at a congress in London... Written by Tony Kessen <rhkessen@cs.vu.nl> typos corrected by Hikari
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15 January 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Couch-Trip See more »Filming Locations:
Hotel Bel-Air - 701 Stone Canyon Rd, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Edit
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$19,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$3,351,891, 17 January 1988Gross USA:
$11,005,304Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$11,005,304Company Credits
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by Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport) and Eddie Cooley
Hudson Bay Music, Inc. on behalf of Fort Knox Music, Inc. / Trio Music Company, Inc.
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The name of the sports arena where the baseball game was played and Dan Aykroyd sung the American national anthem was Dodger Stadium. See more »Goofs
When Burns jumps from the building, his stunt man is easy to detect despite the angle in which the scene was shot. See more »Quotes
Donald Becker: [to Laura] I love you passionately. From the first moment we met, I knew I aroused a powerful emotion in you. It was disgust, but I can build on that.See more »
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Feverby Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport) and Eddie Cooley
Hudson Bay Music, Inc. on behalf of Fort Knox Music, Inc. / Trio Music Company, Inc.
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I would agree with the comments already posted to this site by the previous rater.
I first stumbled across this movie back in the '80s, when I was employed at a psychiatric hospital. Unfortunately, many of the barbs aimed at the psychiatric profession do hit home. I especially enjoyed the ending, where the psychiatrist would speak thru the door to the hospitalized Grodin. Trust me, its fairly accurate.
Of course, doors at most psych hospitals are not locked, nor are straightjackets used much these days, and any hospital MUST be licensed to have a "padded room".
But a wonderfully underrated film, and certainly one that is quite amusing.
Jeff