The Couch Trip [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Ritchie

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/2015
UPC:	0738329169527
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	R
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00

Special Features

Making-of featurette; Dan Aykroyd profile; Selected B-rolls; News wrap "Team Comedy" featurette; Selected sound bites; Trailers for The Couch Trip and Diggstown

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dan Aykroyd	John W. Burns, Jr.
Walter Matthau	Donald Becker
Charles Grodin	George Maitlin
Donna Dixon	Laura Rollins
Richard Romanus	Harvey Michaels
Mary Gross	Vera Maitlin,Perry Kovin
David Clennon	Lawrence Baird
Victoria Jackson	Robin
Michael DeLorenzo	Lopez
Mickey Jones	Watkins
Susann Benn	Actor
J.E. Freeman	Unger
David Wohl	Dr. Smet
Michael Ensign	Hendricks
Carol Mansell	Mrs. Blair
Robert E. Hirschfeld	Night Watchman
Charles Levin	TV Reporter
Kevin Rooney	Cop at Hollywood Sign
Myrna White	Policewoman
Scott Thomson	Klevin
Tony Rolon	Bellperson
Scott Weintraub	Continental Agent
Donna Mitchell	Stewardess
Linda Rae Favila	Maitlin's Secretary
David Grant Hayward	Waiter, London
Jonathan Emerson	Hendrick's Assistant
Beverly Archer	Mrs. Guber
Gloria Dorson	Ida V.O.
Jerry Belson	Yuri V.O.
Charles Sweigart	Cop
Susan Kellermann	Woman on Bus
Don Stark	Peterson
Jean Sterling	Woman at Baseball Game
Benbow Ritchie	Man at Baseball Game
June Claman	Lady at Riviera
Jack Ritchie	Man at Baseball Game
Michael Gregory	Security at Riviera
Corey Rand	Airline Clerk
Jan Cobler	Woman at Party
John Mahon	Police Captain
Adrian Aron	Woman at Party
John D. LeMay	Dr. Smet's Resident
Neal Kaz	Cop in Maitlin's Office
Ralph Adano	Person at Party
Tino Insana	Jail Guard
Duane Tucker	Guard in Squad Car
Rick Garcia	Bellperson
Chevy Chase	Condom Father
Johnny Sinclair	Clerk in London
Kenneth Danziger	Clerk in London
Robert Dawson	Person at Party
Kimmy Robertson	Actor

Technical Credits

Steven Kampmann

Will Porter

Sean Stein

Walter Bernstein

Lawrence Gordon	Producer
Chuck Walters	Stunts
Cliff Wenger	Special Effects
Steven Kampmann	Screenwriter
Will Porter	Screenwriter
Sean Stein	Screenwriter
Walter Bernstein	Screenwriter