The couch trip
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The couch trip |
| Original title | The couch trip |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1988 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Ritchie |
| script |
Walter Bernstein , Steven Kampmann , William Porter , Sean Stein |
| production | Lawrence Gordon |
| music | Michel Colombier |
| camera | Donald E. Thorin |
| cut | Richard A. Harris |
| occupation | |
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The Couch-Trip is an American comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie from 1988. The screenplay by Walter Bernstein , Steven Kampmann , William Porter and Sean Stein is based on a novel by Ken Kolb .
action
John W. Burns Junior escapes a Chicago mental hospital and travels to Los Angeles . He pretends to be Lawrence Baird, a psychiatrist. George Maitlin, known from the radio broadcasts, is in London after a nervous breakdown . Burns hires his agent to represent him. Burns befriends the beggar Donald Becker.
George Maitlin doesn't trust Burns / Baird. Maitlin later meets the real Lawrence Baird at a conference in London.
Reviews
- Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on January 15, 1988 that the film was disappointing despite the cast list. It starts well, but then it gets bad.
- Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote in the Chicago Reader that director Michael Ritchie was already in better shape, but the film was funny enough. The plot is incoherent.
background
The comedy was shot in Los Angeles and London . It grossed $ 11 million in American cinemas .
Web links
- The Couch Trip in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Couch Trip at Rotten Tomatoes (English)