Crazy People (1990)

A bitter ad executive who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution where his career actually begins to thrive with the help of the hospital's patients.

Directors:

Tony Bill, Barry L. Young

Writer:

Mitch Markowitz

Stars:

Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dudley Moore	...	Emory Leeson
Daryl Hannah	...	Kathy Burgess
Paul Reiser	...	Stephen Bachman
J.T. Walsh	...	Drucker
Bill Smitrovich	...	Bruce
Alan North	...	Judge
David Paymer	...	George
Danton Stone	...	Saabs
Paul Bates	...	Robles
Dick Cusack	...	Mort
Doug Yasuda	...	Hsu
Floyd Vivino	...	Eddie Aris
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Dr. Liz Baylor
Ben Hammer	...	Dr. Koch
David Packer	...	Mark Olander

Storyline

Emory works in advertising, and is beginning to crack-up. His latest idea is honesty, e.g. "Volvos, Yes they are boxy, but they're safe". This doesn't go down too well with the boss, so Emory is sent to a psychiatric hospital to 'recover'. Meanwhile, back at the office, Emory's work is accidentally sent to the printers. His ads are a huge success. But now Emory has fallen for Kathy (another patient) and so doesn't want to leave.

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Plot Keywords:

mental institution | advertising | female psychiatrist | mental patient | mental illness | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about truth in advertising.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was shot between April and June 1989.

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Quotes

Kathy: You may think phone service stinks since deregulation, but don't mess with us, because we're all you've got. In fact, if we fold, you'll have no damn phones. AT&T - we're tired of taking your crap!

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Crazy Credits

The song, "What a Wonderful Word - Hello" (which is played, in part, in the film) runs during part of the credits, with a 'follow the bouncing ball' sing-along on the screen.

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Connections

References The Dream Team (1989)

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Soundtracks

THE HELLO SONG
by Cal DeVoll

User Reviews

How COME???

This is definitely one of the movies that portrays the best the way advertising should be... or shouldn't be! It made me laugh a lot. My favorite slogan from all is "Come In The Bahamas" :-)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crazy People

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,357,800, 15 April 1990

Gross USA:

$13,236,513

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$13,236,513

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Intuitive TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1