What About Bob?

What About Bob?

100 mins | Comedy | May 17, 1991

Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.

What About Bob?

100 mins | Comedy | May 17, 1991

What About Bob?
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Touchwood Pacific Partners 1, Touchstone Pictures
Original title What About Bob?
Directors Susan Malerstein, Donald J. Lee Jr., Frank Oz, James W. Skotchdopole
Writers Alvin Sargent, Laura Ziskin, Tom Schulman

Cast

Bill Murray

as Bob Wiley

Richard Dreyfuss

as Dr. Leo Marvin

Julie Hagerty

as Fay Marvin

Charlie Korsmo

as Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin

Kathryn Erbe

as Anna Marvin

Tom Aldredge

as Mr. Guttman

Susan Willis

as Mrs. Guttman

Roger Bowen

as Phil

Fran Brill

as Lily Marvin

Brian Reddy

as Carswell Fensterwald, M.D.

Doris Belack

as Dr. Catherine Tomsky

Melinda Mullins

as Marie Grady

Marcella Lowery

as Betty, Switchboard Operator

Margot Welch

as Gwen, Switchboard Operator

Barbara Andres

as Claire, Dr. Marvin's Secretary

Aida Turturro

as Prostitute

Joan Lunden

as TV Announcer

Dennis Scott

as Motorcycle Cop

Richard Fancy

as Minister

Cortez Nance Jr.

as Lobby Doorman

Reg E. Cathey

as Howie / Director

Tom Stechschulte

as Lennie / Producer

Russell Bobbitt

as TV Crew Member

Stuart Rudin

as Crazy Man

Charles Thomas Baxter

as Nursing Home Guard

Donald J. Lee Jr.

as Nursing Home Attendant