When a burnt-out shrink needs a temp, a charming escaped convict takes over his practice and radio show.When a burnt-out shrink needs a temp, a charming escaped convict takes over his practice and radio show.When a burnt-out shrink needs a temp, a charming escaped convict takes over his practice and radio show.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChevy Chase: As a father in a television commercial while Dan Aykroyd is in a limousine with Donna Dixon.
- GoofsWhen Burns jumps from the building, his stunt man is easy to detect despite the angle in which the scene was shot.
- Quotes
Female announcer: An important message from Mentor condoms.
Condom Father: Dear son. The other day I was rummaging through your room. There was an odor coming out and I wanted to see if your hamster had died. Turned out to be just your old gym socks. Then I ran across a box of your favorite mementos. A four-leaf clover. A vending-machine photo of you and Sally. And a partially-used box of Mentor condoms. It made me proud to think that my son is one of those people who can have his cake and eat it too. Son, I'm proud of you and I'm proud of your choice of condoms. Love, Dad.
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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.
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
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Couch-Trip
- Filming locations
- Century City Towers, Los Angeles, California, USA(Harvey Michaels office.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,005,304
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,351,891
- Jan 17, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $11,005,304