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Beyond Therapy
| Actor(s): Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti, Christopher Guest Director(s): Robert Altman 1 |
Movie Details
| MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 12/02/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Comedy, Satire, Urban Comedy |
DVD Synopsis
Based on the play by Christopher Durang, Robert Altman's Beyond Therapy is a comedy set in New York City but filmed in Paris, where Altman was living at the time. Arrogant Bruce (Jeff Goldblum) grows bored with his live-in lover, Bob (Christopher Guest), so he looks for a change by placing an ad in the personals. He meets neurotic Prudence (Julie Hagerty) at a French restaurant and they prove to be a terrible match-up. Then Bruce goes to see his therapist, Charlotte (Glenda Jackson), who has a strange disorder herself. In the same building, Prudence goes to see her own bizarre therapist, Stuart (Tom Conti), who believes in sex with his patients. Charlotte and Stuart also have an arrangement where they meet for anonymous sexual trysts. Meanwhile, Bob's mother (Geneviève Page) is worried about her son's relationship with Bruce and she interferes with everything. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Actors
Julie Hagerty - Prudence
Jeff Goldblum - Bruce
Glenda Jackson - Charlotte, Bruce's Therapist
Tom Conti - Dr. Stuart Framingham
Christopher Guest - Bob
Jeff Goldblum - Bruce
Glenda Jackson - Charlotte, Bruce's Therapist
Tom Conti - Dr. Stuart Framingham
Christopher Guest - Bob
Editorial Review of DVD
Robert Altman's manic screen adaptation of Christopher Durang's acclaimed stage comedy gets a respectable presentation for its release on DVD. Beyond Therapy has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc at the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue is in English with no multiple-language options included. As a bonus, this edition includes the film's original trailer as well as a reproduction of the original advertising poster. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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