David and Lisa

David and Lisa

86 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 1, 1998

A psychiatrist tries to treat an emotionally disturbed teenage boy who has a pathological fear of being touched. The only person who can communicate emotionally with the young patient is a girl suffering from split personalities who speaks in rhymes and withdraws from anyone who refuses to do the same.

David and Lisa

86 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 1, 1998

David and Lisa
A psychiatrist tries to treat an emotionally disturbed teenage boy who has a pathological fear of being touched. The only person who can communicate emotionally with the young patient is a girl suffering from split personalities who speaks in rhymes and withdraws from anyone who refuses to do the same.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Harpo Productions
Original title David and Lisa
Directors Lloyd Kramer
Writers Theodore Isaac Rubin, Lloyd Kramer, Eleanor Perry

Cast

Sidney Poitier

as Dr. Jack Miller

Lukas Haas

as David

Brittany Murphy

as Lisa

Debi Mazar

as Maggie

Allison Janney

as Alix

Kim Murphy

as Natalie

Gene Wolande

as Kevin

Kimiko Gelman

as Molly

Giselle deCerda

as Doris

Samaria Graham

as Felicia

Ty Hodges

as Raymond

Diva Zappa

as Francesca

Phil Hawn

as Institute Staff Member (uncredited)

Jim Jenkins

as Museum Guard (uncredited)

Josiah Polhemus

as Man (uncredited)