Beyond Therapy (film)

Infobox Film
name = Beyond Therapy


image_size = 150px
caption = The DVD cover
director = Robert Altman
producer =
writer = Christopher Durang (play)
Robert Altman
narrator =
starring =
music = Gabriel Yared
George Gershwin
cinematography = Pierre Mignot
editing =
distributor = New World Pictures
released = 1987
runtime = 93 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
budget =
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amg_id = 1:5270
imdb_id = 0092646

"Beyond Therapy" is a 1987 American comedy film.

Plot

Based on the play of the same title by Christopher Durang, it focuses on Prudence and Bruce, two Manhattanites who are seeking stable romantic relationships with the help of their respective psychiatrists, lecherous Stuart and scatterbrained Charlotte, each of whom suggests the patient place a personal ad. Their first meeting proves to be a disaster, but when they reunite sparks begin to fly. Complications ensue when bisexual Bruce's jealous live-in lover Bob decides to assert himself and do everything possible to maintain his status quo.

Production

Despite its New York City setting, the film was made in Paris, where director Robert Altman was living at the time.

Response

Durang's screenplay was rewritten substantially by Altman. The film was a critical and commercial failure, and Durang later described the project as "a very unhappy experience and outcome." [http://www.christopherdurang.com/filmtv2.htm]

Cast

*Julie Hagerty as Prudence
*Jeff Goldblum as Bruce
*Glenda Jackson as Charlotte
*Tom Conti as Stuart
*Christopher Guest as Bob
*Geneviève Page as Zizi
*Cris Campion as Andrew
*Sandrine Dumas as Cindy
*Bertrand Bonvoisin as Le Gérant
*Nicole Evans as The Cashier
*Louis-Marie Taillefer as Le Chef
*Matthew Leonard-Lesniak as Mr. Bean
*Laure Killing as Charlie

References

External links

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* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?_r=2&title1=BEYOND%20THERAPY%20%28MOVIE%29&title2=&reviewer=Vincent%20Canby&pdate=19870227&v_id=5270&oref=slogin&oref=login New York Times review]
* [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870424/REVIEWS/704240304/1023 Roger Ebert review]