Crazy People (1990)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

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:

Some scenes differ slightly from those in the trailer: - The line "You can't tell the truth, you idiot" from the trailer has "asshole" instead of "idiot" in the movie. - The text of the Jaguar ad reads "for men who want special attention" in the trailer and "for men who want hand jobs" in the movie.

Quotes:

Emory Leeson: Take me away from here; I'll buy you dinner, I'll buy you a restaurant!
Stephen: I have to go.
Emory Leeson: You did quite a bit of silent farting in the car, so you're not perfect either.

Movie Connections:

References Tremors (1990)

Soundtrack:

CONTINENTAL EXPRESS COMMERCIAL

Rent This Movie. It's Corny, But It's Good.

"Crazy People" is about an advertising executive who goes nuts and starts writing "honest" television commercials, as opposed to the puffery and outright lies we have come to know and expect. Naturally, they lock him up. But, lo and behold, the honest approach actually works, so the agency enlists the help of the entire population of the mental hospital to write ads.

The ads themselves are hilarious, as are some of the scenes. There is one very funny scene in which calloused and savvy advertising execs try to write honest ads, but find they are too jaded.

The film could have done without a subplot involving a romance between Dudley Moore and Daryl Hannah. Other than that, it is definitely worth your time.***