What About Bob? (1991)

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Bob (Bill Murray) is a lovable, narcissistic, neurotic whose neediness intrudes on the family vacation of his therapist, Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss). Other people seem to get along with Bob, but Dr. Marvin finds Bob to be a distraction and an annoyance to his usually well-organized life.The entire cast is wonderful. And Julie Hagerty, who plays Leo's wife Fay, is perfect as the soft-spoken spouse who only sees the good in Bob.The script is very well written. It offers moments of hilarity and moments that touch the heart. It also does a great job of balancing the emotional paths of Bob and Leo throughout the film.This film and "Groundhog Day" make Murray one of the best comedic actors of his time.

"What about Bob" is one of the funniest movies ever made about people and their "analysts." The humor with the two male leads playing off one another, is very good. But interwoven in that is an obvious spoofing of the psyche professions. Richard Dreyfuss is Dr. Leo Marvin, a psychiatrist. Bill Murray is his patient, Bob Wiley. All of the roles of the Marvin family and others are played very well. And, they contribute some to the comedy. But this is really a love-hate comedy between Bob and Leo. The IMDb Web site and some reviewers give information about the various actors first sought or preferred for the main roles, especially that of Dr. Marvin. I couldn't see Woody Allen, Robin Williams or any other actor in that role, because they are of the same comedic ilk as Bill Murray. The comedy works only because there is a clash of characters. There has to be a straight man in this case, and I can't imagine anyone playing that role better than Dreyfuss does here. There's also considerable discussion of the dislike for one another between the two leads during the filming. That's all the more in favor of the match. Murray's role is very funny, as we would expect of Bill Murray. But much of it is only effective because of how it affects Leo. Dreyfuss shows his wonderful acting talent in the role he plays. It's a much more challenging task than that of Murray. This is a film of mostly crazy situations or encounters that lead to laughter. It has a few witty lines of dialog tossed in here and there. One of my favorite – and the proof that this film is a satire of the psychoanalysis fields, is when Leo and Fay step aside to talk privately. She asks, "Why are you so hostile to the man?" Leo replies, "Because he's a patient." Reading between the lines, that says that doctors and other analysts are supposed to be hostile to the patients who come to them for help and healing. I laughed out loud at that one. Much of this movie was shot in Virginia where Smith Mountain Lake stood in for New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee. The scenery shots are beautiful. Other viewers in the Trivia section and in comments point out the differences in trees especially between the two locales – of southern Virginia and central New Hampshire. Most adults and older children should find this film enjoyable.

Richard Dreyfuss did played Dr. Leo Marvin. I'm sorry about he sued Disney. But, he can't do it for the law. He has to promise it. Let me get an idea with him. I can ask him about that. Maybe, a sequel for Dr. Leo Marvin. I call the sequel movie, "What About Bill?" with it. It's a story about a young oprhaned boy, Bill Henderson, has been divorce his family to adoptive with Dr. Leo Marvin was upset with Bob Wiley. Bill and Dr. Marvin are adopt the Marvin's family on vacation. I can't afford to Richard Dreyfuss sued Disney, I agreed to Richard Dreyfuss with Jimmy Bennett. I watched a movie, "Poseidon" back in 2006. It was neat the shipwreck was big rogue wave for the ship turns upside down. I hope Jimmy Bennett will played Bill Henderson who were grow heartbroken and sadly for his family was divorce until he's growing worse, furious, angry, upset, spoiled, and misunderstanding for Dr. Leo Marvin was not relaxed and happy for Bob Wiley. And Richard Dreyfuss reprises for Dr. Leo Marvin who were upset, anger, worse, and badly for Bob Wiley until he's growing furious, madly, livid, perturbed, and misunderstanding for Bill Henderson was upset and shouting and angry. Bill and Leo becomes enraged to fight on each other. Bill was in Brooklyn Bridge to kicked and splashed to the water and Leo followed to kick with him. They've been turned into the two dogs for stop fighting, they've come attacked to each other. Bill and Leo are yelling to each other to leave. Bill is in Central Park at night, asleep on the bench, crying for a fight. Leo felt very, very, very sad in the alleyway. They've become to apologizing in this morning, until they returned to Marvin's house, turns back into the humans. Have a nice day.

Disheveled and germ-phobic Bill Murray (as Bob Wiley) follows disinterested and egotistical New York psychiatrist Richard Dreyfuss (as Leo Marvin) to the latter's New Hampshire vacation home. There, the mentally challenged Mr. Murray proceeds to drive Mr. Dreyfuss crazy. "There are two types of people in this world," explains Murray, "those who like Neil Diamond and those who don't." That being said, this sort of comedy is a lot like Neil Diamond. Naturally, "Bob" would be a perfect part for 1960s super-star Jerry Lewis..."What About Bob?" gives its bankable star a goofy and endearing role in a mainstream vehicle. Director Frank Oz had just successfully served up "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" for Steve Martin. Comedy screenwriter Tom Schulman aces his script. The formula calling for an "actor" co-star is filled exceptionally well by Mr. Dreyfuss. His reactions are what gives the early parts some laughs. Murray's psycho is silly; he's always better playing smart, and gets better in later scenes. Fewer extreme close-ups would have been a nice idea.***** What About Bob? (5/17/91) Frank Oz ~ Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty, Charlie Korsmo