The Don's Analyst

"The Godfather wants to get in touch with his feelings. Now!"

1997 1h 45m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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Don Vito Leoni, the Godfather, is clinically depressed. The world has changed and he hasn't. He'd like to retire, but if he left the "family business" to his two idiot sons, they'd be dead in a minute. So he decides to go legit, which convinces everyone that he must be completely off the deep end. To preserve their cushy lives, his dysfuntional family conspires to get him some psycho-therepy. So his boys kidnap a "piasan" shrink and order him to "fix" their father. This film, which premired on Showtime, pre-dated the very similarly plotted "Analyze This" by over a year.

“The Godfather wants to get in touch with his feelings. Now!”

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Cast

Kevin Pollak
Julian Reciputo
Robert Loggia
Vito Leoni
Joseph Bologna
Vincent DeMarco
Angie Dickinson
Victoria Leoni
Sherilyn Fenn
Isabella Leoni
Rick Aiello
Frankie Leoni
Robert Cicchini
Donnie Leoni
Joe Flaherty
Dr. Lowell Royce

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Jablin
Writers: David Hurwitz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Jablin, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mader. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Ellis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Kevin Pollak and Robert Loggia and Joseph Bologna carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Godfather wants to get in touch with his feelings. Now!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0124023 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Jablin directs. Levie Isaacks behind the camera. Mader scores. Christopher Ellis cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by David Jablin, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mader. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Christopher Ellis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kevin Pollak and Robert Loggia and Joseph Bologna carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The Godfather wants to get in touch with his feelings. Now!".
7IMDB entry: tt0124023 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.