Lovesick (1983)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Marshall Brickman

Writer:

Marshall Brickman (writer)

Release Date:

18 February 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

The psychiatrist who's crazy about a patient

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Independent Film

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.
Sol Frieder	...	Analyst
Ann Gillespie	...	Actress
Merwin Goldsmith	...	Analyst
John Huston	...	Larry Geller, M.D.
Peggy Johnson	...	Actress
Fred Kareman	...	Analyst
Mohindra Nath Kawlra	...	Analyst
E. Katherine Kerr	...	Analysis
Anne Kerry	...	Katie Benjamin
Alan King	...	Lionel Gross, M.D.
Fred Melamed	...	Psychoanalyst
Jeff Natter	...	Stage Manager
Isabell O'Connor	...	Nurse (as Isabell Monk)
Lotte Palfi Andor	...	Analysis
Kaylan Pickford	...	Anna
Ray Ramirez	...	Mr. Menendez
Lester Rawlins	...	Silent Patient
Benjamin Rayson	...	Analysis
Larry Rivers	...	Jac Applezweig
Raynor Scheine	...	Shelter
Stefan Schnabel	...	Gunnar Bergsen, M.D.
Jack Sevier	...	Man in Shelter
Yanni Sfinias	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Wallace Shawn	...	Otto Jaffe
Richard B. Shull	...	Dr. Fessner
Ron Silver	...	Ted Caruso
Stewart Steinberg	...	Analysis
David Strathairn	...	Marvin Zuckerman
John Tillinger	...	Play Director
Ellen Whyte	...	Waitress
Wolfgang Zilzer	...	Analyst (as Paul Andor)

Also Known As:

Chory z milosci (Poland) [pl]
Lemmensairas lääkäri (Finland) [fi]
Loco de amor (Spain) [es]
Lovesick - Der liebeskranke Psychiater (West Germany) [de]
O Amor Tem Seu Preço (Brazil) [pt]
Un incurabile romantico (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Australia:M

Company:

Ladd Company, The

Trivia:

This movie is credited with creating the "tinfoil hat" for paranoid conspiracy people.

Quotes:

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

Wonderful Light hearted Romantic Comedy

If you are looking for fantasy with a happy ending, this is it.

The Beautiful Elizabeth Mcgovern and Dudley Moore make a interesting couple.She's ( 5'10')tall, he is short, She has a Mid-West accent and he has a English accent, He's calm and she has anxiety neurosis.They say opposites attract.

There are some interesting " Freudian Slips " in the movie. Moore's fantasy about being in the late 19th Century, rowing her down the river, and both being attired appropriately ( she is stunning to say the least )is based on the painting in his office.During a Analytic session she puts him into her recollection of a book,because his first name ( Saul ) and the author's first name are the same.Finally, in the beginning of the flick, his friend,Otto goes to cut his cake and puts the knife through his name as the camera records.Otto has a heart attack and dies. It was nice seeing Manhattan of the early 80's.Especially Chloe and Saul walking arm in arm in Central Park Also the soundtrack ( especially the flute )is and very excellent and soothing.