$37.20
On Hold
The Couch Trip [Blu-ray] [1988]
![The Couch Trip [Blu-ray] [1988]](https://s.ecrater.com/stores/466183/5d9540a22bcbe_466183b.jpg)
5 available
Details
Shipping: US-Mainland: free (more destinations)
Sales Tax: check
Condition: Brand new
*The store has not been updated recently. You may want to contact the merchant to confirm the availability of the product.
Program Type:Movie
: Screen Format:Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
: Studio:Kino Video
: Sound Features:Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1)
: Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
: Format:Blu-ray
: Product Name:The Couch Trip [Blu-ray] [1988]
: Product Tags:Blu-ray
: Subtitles:English
Michael Ritchie's The Couch Trip follows a long line of Hollywood films (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Disorderly Orderly) in which the psychos are seen as saner than the psychiatrists. Charles Grodin plays Dr. George Maitlin, a pompous radio self-help guru, who is having his own personal mental breakdown. Maitlin's lawyer puts in a call to a Cicero, IL, mental facility and the telephone is answered by schizophrenic mental patient John Burns (Dan Aykroyd). Thinking Burns is a crony of Maitlin, Burns is offered the job of replacing Maitlin during his recovery. Of course, Burns accepts the job. Immediately jetted to Los Angeles, Burns meets panhandler Donald Becker (Walter Matthau) at the airport. While wearing the garb of a priest, Becker sounds off against the madness of societal conventions; Burns takes to him immediately and they become fast friends. When Burns assumes command of the airwaves in Maitlin's place, his words of wisdom are so obvious and commonsensical that he is an overnight sensation. Meanwhile, in London, where Maitlin is convalescing, he gets wind of Burns' success. With renewed vigor and outrage, Maitlin leaves his recovery room and hops on a plane back to Los Angeles in an effort to recover his radio show.~Paul Brenner
Name : Dan Aykroyd: Role : John Burns
Name : Walter Matthau: Role : Donald Becker
Name : Charles Grodin: Role : Dr. George Maitlin
Name : David Clennon: Role : Lawrence Baird
Name : Donna Dixon: Role : Dr. Laura Rollins
Name : Mary Gross: Role : Vera Maitlin
Name : Richard Romanus: Role : Harvey Michaels
Name : Arye Gross: Role : Perry Kovin
Name : Victoria Jackson: Role : Robin
Name : Chevy Chase: Role : Condom Father
Name : Michael Ritchie: Role : Director
Name : Lawrence Gordon: Role : Producer
Name : Jerry Belson: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Ken Kolb: Role : Book Author
Name : Ken Kolb: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Sean Stein: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Steven Kampmann: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Vern Porter: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Walter Bernstein: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Will Aldis: Role : Screenwriter
[!Program Type:Movie!] [!Screen Format:Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV!] [!Studio:Kino Video!] [!Sound Features:Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1)!] [!Aspect Ratio:1.85:1!] [!Product Name:The Couch Trip [Blu-ray] [1988!]] [!Product Tags:Blu-ray!] [!Subtitles:English!] [!Dan Aykroyd:John Burns!] [!Walter Matthau:Donald Becker!] [!Charles Grodin:Dr. George Maitlin!] [!David Clennon:Lawrence Baird!] [!Donna Dixon:Dr. Laura Rollins!] [!Mary Gross:Vera Maitlin!] [!Richard Romanus:Harvey Michaels!] [!Arye Gross:Perry Kovin!] [!Victoria Jackson:Robin!] [!Chevy Chase:Condom Father!] [!Michael Ritchie:Director!] [!Lawrence Gordon:Producer!] [!Jerry Belson:Screenwriter!] [!Ken Kolb:Book Author!] [!Ken Kolb:Screenwriter!] [!Sean Stein:Screenwriter!] [!Steven Kampmann:Screenwriter!] [!Vern Porter:Screenwriter!] [!Walter Bernstein:Screenwriter!] [!Will Aldis:Screenwriter!]
: Screen Format:Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
: Studio:Kino Video
: Sound Features:Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1)
: Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
: Format:Blu-ray
: Product Name:The Couch Trip [Blu-ray] [1988]
: Product Tags:Blu-ray
: Subtitles:English
Michael Ritchie's The Couch Trip follows a long line of Hollywood films (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Disorderly Orderly) in which the psychos are seen as saner than the psychiatrists. Charles Grodin plays Dr. George Maitlin, a pompous radio self-help guru, who is having his own personal mental breakdown. Maitlin's lawyer puts in a call to a Cicero, IL, mental facility and the telephone is answered by schizophrenic mental patient John Burns (Dan Aykroyd). Thinking Burns is a crony of Maitlin, Burns is offered the job of replacing Maitlin during his recovery. Of course, Burns accepts the job. Immediately jetted to Los Angeles, Burns meets panhandler Donald Becker (Walter Matthau) at the airport. While wearing the garb of a priest, Becker sounds off against the madness of societal conventions; Burns takes to him immediately and they become fast friends. When Burns assumes command of the airwaves in Maitlin's place, his words of wisdom are so obvious and commonsensical that he is an overnight sensation. Meanwhile, in London, where Maitlin is convalescing, he gets wind of Burns' success. With renewed vigor and outrage, Maitlin leaves his recovery room and hops on a plane back to Los Angeles in an effort to recover his radio show.~Paul Brenner
Name : Dan Aykroyd: Role : John Burns
Name : Walter Matthau: Role : Donald Becker
Name : Charles Grodin: Role : Dr. George Maitlin
Name : David Clennon: Role : Lawrence Baird
Name : Donna Dixon: Role : Dr. Laura Rollins
Name : Mary Gross: Role : Vera Maitlin
Name : Richard Romanus: Role : Harvey Michaels
Name : Arye Gross: Role : Perry Kovin
Name : Victoria Jackson: Role : Robin
Name : Chevy Chase: Role : Condom Father
Name : Michael Ritchie: Role : Director
Name : Lawrence Gordon: Role : Producer
Name : Jerry Belson: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Ken Kolb: Role : Book Author
Name : Ken Kolb: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Sean Stein: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Steven Kampmann: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Vern Porter: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Walter Bernstein: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Will Aldis: Role : Screenwriter
[!Program Type:Movie!] [!Screen Format:Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV!] [!Studio:Kino Video!] [!Sound Features:Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1)!] [!Aspect Ratio:1.85:1!] [!Product Name:The Couch Trip [Blu-ray] [1988!]] [!Product Tags:Blu-ray!] [!Subtitles:English!] [!Dan Aykroyd:John Burns!] [!Walter Matthau:Donald Becker!] [!Charles Grodin:Dr. George Maitlin!] [!David Clennon:Lawrence Baird!] [!Donna Dixon:Dr. Laura Rollins!] [!Mary Gross:Vera Maitlin!] [!Richard Romanus:Harvey Michaels!] [!Arye Gross:Perry Kovin!] [!Victoria Jackson:Robin!] [!Chevy Chase:Condom Father!] [!Michael Ritchie:Director!] [!Lawrence Gordon:Producer!] [!Jerry Belson:Screenwriter!] [!Ken Kolb:Book Author!] [!Ken Kolb:Screenwriter!] [!Sean Stein:Screenwriter!] [!Steven Kampmann:Screenwriter!] [!Vern Porter:Screenwriter!] [!Walter Bernstein:Screenwriter!] [!Will Aldis:Screenwriter!]
