Crazy People (1990)

Directors:

Tony Bill
Barry L. Young

Writer (WGA):

Mitch Markowitz (written by)

Release Date:

13 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Warning: Crazy People are coming.

Plot:

A bitter ad executive who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution where his career actually begins to thrive with the help of the hospital's patients.

Plot Keywords:

Advertising | Product Placement | Reference To Ed Mcmahon | Insanity | Vulgarity

Cast

Dudley Moore	...	Emory Leeson
Daryl Hannah	...	Kathy Burgess
Paul Reiser	...	Stephen Bachman
J.T. Walsh	...	Drucker
Bill Smitrovich	...	Bruce
Alan North	...	Judge
David Paymer	...	George
Danton Stone	...	Saabs
Paul Bates	...	Robles
Dick Cusack	...	Mort
Doug Yasuda	...	Hsu
Floyd Vivino	...	Eddie Aris
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Dr. Liz Baylor
Ben Hammer	...	Dr. Koch
David Packer	...	Mark Olander

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chatham, Virginia, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

John Malkovich was originally cast in part of Emory Leeson, but walked off the set due to personal problems.

Quotes:

Kathy: Pretty girls are breaking everybody's back.
Emory Leeson: But you're pretty. I mean, really pretty.
Kathy: Yes, but I don't have the problems normally associated with prettiness... because, when I was a child, I looked like Ed McMahon.

Movie Connections:

References Downtown (1990)

Soundtrack:

CONTINENTAL EXPRESS COMMERCIAL

Hilarious

This is in my opinion Dudley Moore's funniest movie. However, the cast of characters in this movie also aid in helping with the laugh's. Of course the advertisement's (Designed to be brutally honest about products/services) that are created by these members of a mental hospital are the highlight of this film. Even though the advertisement's probably would not work in real life and would probably cause consumer outrage in this politically correct society we live in today,(e.g., Visit New York it's not as filthy as you think), it makes for some good laughs. I highly recommend this movie for those that enjoy a good comedy.