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The Couch Trip

1988 · 97 min

A breezy, cheeky comedy that coasts on charm and absurd situations, offering easy laughs without much bite.

Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin

Tagline: A comedy of truly loony proportions.
Overview: The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.

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Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
identity
redemption
friendship
class
Places: big city
workplace
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Written by: William Porter, Steven Kampmann
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon, Richard Romanus, Mary Gross, David Clennon, Arye Gross
Music: Michel Colombier
Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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