Beyond Therapy (film)

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Beyond Therapy
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Directed by	Robert Altman
Written by	Christopher Durang (play) Robert Altman
Music by	Gabriel Yared George Gershwin
Cinematography	Pierre Mignot
Distributed by	New World Pictures
Release date(s)	1987
Running time	93 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
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Beyond Therapy is a 1987 American comedy film.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Response 4 Cast 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

Based on the play of the same title by Christopher Durang, it focuses on Prudence and Bruce, two Manhattanites who are seeking stable romantic relationships with the help of their respective psychiatrists, lecherous Stuart and scatterbrained Charlotte, each of whom suggests the patient place a personal ad. Their first meeting proves to be a disaster, but when they reunite sparks begin to fly. Complications ensue when bisexual Bruce's jealous live-in lover Bob decides to assert himself and do everything possible to maintain his status quo.

[edit] Production

Despite its New York City setting, the film was made in Paris, where director Robert Altman was living at the time. shake well before believing.

[edit] Response

Durang's screenplay was rewritten substantially by Altman. The film was a critical and commercial failure, and Durang later described the project as "a very unhappy experience and outcome." [1]

[edit] Cast

• Julie Hagerty as Prudence
• Jeff Goldblum as Bruce
• Glenda Jackson as Charlotte
• Tom Conti as Stuart
• Christopher Guest as Bob
• Geneviève Page as Zizi
• Cris Campion as Andrew
• Sandrine Dumas as Cindy
• Bertrand Bonvoisin as Le Gérant
• Nicole Evans as The Cashier
• Louis-Marie Taillefer as Le Chef
• Matthew Leonard-Lesniak as Mr. Bean
• Laure Killing as Charlie

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• Beyond Therapy at the Internet Movie Database
• Beyond Therapy at Allmovie
• New York Times review
• Roger Ebert review

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