Anne Bancroft, Ed Peck, Elizabeth Wilson
A suddenly unemployed ex-executive suffers a nervous breakdown.
DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004
Stats: 52 reviews
Jack Lemmon is one consummate actor when it comes to falling apart on screen. Although this masquerades as a "comedy," there are flashes of his extraordinarily painful performance in Days of Wine and Roses. I'm not Neil Simon's greatest fan, but I give him credit here fo...( read more)
I really enjoyed this movie because of Jack Lemmon. Now I know you don't hear that everyday. Seriously though I loved watching his paranoia absorb him and speak for him I've had those moments and it was pretty awesome to see it so vividly performed by a true fuckin genius of film.
A really funny comedy about a man who suffers a nervous breakdown after losing his job and having his apartment robbed while his wife deals with his gradual deterioration.
I like this movie a lot. It's a great portrayal of a man who is also a husband and father living in New York City who is fed up with modern life. I like this film quite a bit. In some ways it can be seen as a precursor to films like Falling Down. Anyway it is great and should...( read more)
Go keep someone in Europe awake!
I've seen it probably 20 times and still crack up.
Oh boy..a long time since I saw this one, so this is difficult. Sly Stallone passes by in this movie. Hmm..2,5..there!
this is the beset movie ever! jack lemmon and anne brancroft did te best job ever too and this movie isnt bad at all. if you like green acres youll like this movie. you have to watch it againt hoguh becaues you miss stuff the first time.
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