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What About Bob? | Year: 1991 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Frank Oz Actors/Actresses: - Bill Murray - Richard Dreyfuss "Laugh Therapy" WHAT ABOUT BOB is one of the funniest (and most underrated) comedies ever and one of my favourite movies. The master of craziness Bill Murray has one of his best roles as the neurotic Bob Wiley, who seeks help from renowned psychiatrist Dr Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss). As Leo's patient, Bob follows him to his holiday house at Lake Winnapisokee, where the crazy Bob pesters his exasperated Doc for answers to his problems. Directed with aplomb by Frank "Yoda" Oz, the witty back-and-forth and gradually increasing craziness between Dreyfuss and Murray is fantastic, with an outstanding script and superb comedic timing. It's also one of the few comedies that stands to repeat viewings to catch the numerous gags.<BR>The film also stars Julie Hagerty (Airplane) as Leo's wife and Charlie Korsmo (from Steven Spielberg's Hook) as Sigmund 'Siggy' Marvin. But this movie belongs to Murray. Only betterd by his brilliant Phil Conners in GROUNDHOG DAY, his neuroticism provides some great laughs ("I want, I want, gimme, gimme, gimme, I need I need!"). Which is exactly what people are saying about this DVD. Must-have comedy. Mmmm... Was this movie hand-shucked? The story is pretty simple. Bill Murray stars as Bob Wiley, a manic who invades the life and family of Dr. Leo Marvin, a psychiatrist played by Richard Dreyfuss. Bob comes to him for guidance but Dr. Leo is in a rush to go on his summer vacation, so he gets brushed off and sent out the door with a copy of the Dr.'s new best-selling book, Baby Steps. Bob can't handle it himself and decides to follow Dr. Leo to his vacation home. Bob's insistent efforts to get to Dr. Leo causes his family to become endeared to him and his child-like qualities, while Dr. Leo sees Bob's efforts so invasive he starts to become unhinged himself. This movie is a real treat. Great performances all around and one of Bill Murray's funniest roles. From watching the reaction of the family members, one wonders how much of the goofiness was improvised by Murray. Dreyfuss is splendid also as he slowly loses his patience and eventually his sanity. It gets a solid four stars and a buy recommendation. Watch it when you need a lift. But remember--baby steps... baby steps... Lots of Quotes! One of the measures of a good movie is if you recite lines from it in normal dialog. My family uses many quotes from this movie and has been doing so for years. Whenever my wife is run down she pulls this one out and immediately starts to laugh. This is one of our favorite wacky comedies. Buy What About Bob at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on What About Bob Search with the Priority Search Engine on What About Bob This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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