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What About Bob?
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.
1991 · Directed by Frank Oz · 100 min · Comedy · 11 frames
Tagline
Bob's a special kind of friend. The kind that drives you crazy.
Crew
- Screenplay: Tom Schulman
- Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
- Edited by: Anne V. Coates
- Music: Miles Goodman
- Production design: Leslie Dilley
- Produced by: Laura Ziskin
Cast
- Bill Murray as Bob Wiley
- Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Leo Marvin
- Julie Hagerty as Fay Marvin
- Charlie Korsmo as Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin
- Kathryn Erbe as Anna Marvin
- Tom Aldredge as Mr. Guttman
- Susan Willis as Mrs. Guttman
- Roger Bowen as Phil
- Fran Brill as Lily Marvin
- Brian Reddy as Carswell Fensterwald, M.D.
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Touchstone Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
- Budget: $35,000,000
- Box office: $63,710,000
- Themes: idiot, neurosis, new hampshire, psychiatrist, family holiday, farce
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