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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Lovesick
"A comedy for the incurably romantic."
1983 1h 36m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 15
RomanceComedyFantasy
Synopsis
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Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient.
“A comedy for the incurably romantic.”
Cast
Dudley Moore
Saul Benjamin
Elizabeth McGovern
Chloe Allen
John Huston
Larry Geller, M.D.
Alan King
Lionel Gross, M.D.
Gene Saks
Mr. Houseman, Frantic Patient
Wallace Shawn
Otto Jaffe
Ron Silver
Ted Caruso
Renée Taylor
Mrs. Mondragon
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marshall Brickman
- Writers
- Marshall Brickman
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Marshall Brickman, shot by Gerry Fisher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Nina Feinberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dudley Moore and Elizabeth McGovern and John Huston carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A comedy for the incurably romantic.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0085873 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marshall Brickman directs. Gerry Fisher behind the camera. Philippe Sarde scores. Nina Feinberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Marshall Brickman, shot by Gerry Fisher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Philippe Sarde. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Nina Feinberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Dudley Moore and Elizabeth McGovern and John Huston carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "A comedy for the incurably romantic.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0085873 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gerry Fisher
- Original score
- Philippe Sarde
- Editing
- Nina Feinberg
- Production design
- Philip Rosenberg
- Costume design
- Kristi Zea
- Makeup / hair
- Fern Buchner
- Runtime
- 96 min · 1h 36m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $10,100,000
- Return
- 101% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG
- IMDB
- Lovesick (1983)
Also by
Marshall Brickman
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
The Ladd Company
US
Key crew
- ProducerCharles Okun
- EditorNina Feinberg
- Production DesignPhilip Rosenberg
- Set DecorationGary J. Brink
- Costume DesignKristi Zea
- Makeup ArtistFern Buchner
- HairstylistRomaine Greene
- Production ManagerCharles Okun
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1983-02-18PG
