Analyze This (1999)

Regisseur:

Harold Ramis

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Kenneth Lonergan (story) and
Peter Tolan (story) ...

Premierendatum:

5. März 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Krimi

Werbezeile:

New York's most powerful gangster is about to get in touch with his feelings. YOU try telling him his 50 minutes are up.

Plot:

A comedy about a psychiatrist (Crystal) whose number one-patient is an insecure mob boss (De Niro.)

Plot Keywords:

Canceled Wedding | Mistress | Father Son Relationship | Panic Attack | Fountain

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Amusing

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Aug. 3

12:00 PM

AETV

Besetzung

Robert De Niro	...	Paul Vitti
Billy Crystal	...	Dr. Ben Sobel
Lisa Kudrow	...	Laura MacNamara Sobel
Chazz Palminteri	...	Primo Sidone
Kresimir Novakovic	...	'50s Gangster
Bart Tangredi	...	Young Vitti Sr.
Michael Straka	...	Young Dominic Manetta
Joseph Rigano	...	Dominic Manetta (as Joe Rigano)
Joe Viterelli	...	Jelly
Richard C. Castellano	...	Jimmy Boots (as Richard Castellano)
Molly Shannon	...	Caroline
Max Casella	...	Nicky Shivers
Frank Pietrangolare	...	Tuna
Kyle Sabihy	...	Michael Sobel
Bill Macy	...	Dr. Isaac Sobel

Alternativ:

Reine Nervensache (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, a scene of sexuality and some violence.

Länge:

103 Min | Argentina:109 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Australia

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Canada:14A | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:GP | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36441) | Iceland:12 | Philippines:PG-13

Drehorte:

Bal Harbour, Florida, USA

Firma:

Village Roadshow Pictures

Dies und das:

The prison scenes at the end were actually filmed at the Sing Sing prison. The prisoners seen walking down the corridor at the beginning of the scene are real prisoners who belonged to the prison's drama club. The shooting at Sing Sing took only one day.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: The two mermaids in the pool at the back of the bar are shown wearing goggles in some shots but not in others.

Dialogzitate:

Scott MacNamara: You're Paul Vitti. The Mobster
Boss Paul Vitti: Now is that polite? Is that nice? I'm tryin' to be nice over here. Do I go up to you and say, "Hey, you're so-and-so, the Hard-On?"

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Bezug enthalten in "The Sopranos: Guy Walks Into a Psychiatrist's Office (#2.1)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

La donna é mobile

Amusing

Overall, I found "Analyze This" a very amusing comedy, well worth seeing. There are a number of laugh-out-loud lines, a screamingly funny parody of "The Godfather", and a well-chosen cast that's very funny. Movie is also very well photographed, and is never boring for an instant.

Some minor objections, though:

(1) Robert DeNiro was funny and believable - except for his crying scenes. These scenes came across as somewhat forced.

(2) Forgotten subplots. There are a couple of subplots - one with Crystal's relationship with his father, encounters with some FBI agents - that are started up, and then dropped and forgotten about. I strongly suspect this version we saw was cut from on originally longer print.