| | Friday, December 28, 2007 |
| Movie List - Comedies |
| American Splendor | Favorite |
| Genre: | Drama/Comedy | Year: | 2003 | Rating: | R |
| Actors: | Paul Giamatti, Harvey Pekar, Hope Davis |
| Topics: | Depression, Family Dysfunction, Personality Disorder |
| Very interesting and unique film. Drags a bit at the end, though. Story of Harvey Pekar's life (he's |
| the "poster child" for the DSM-III according to his wife). Full of characters with quirks |
| (psychopathology?) who are still functioning in their lives. My favorite is Toby, the self-proclaimed |
| nerd (pronounced "nyerd") who is autistic. Having worked in a VA hospital, I can attest that the |
| climate in the file room is right on the mark! |
| Analyze This | Favorite |
| Genre: | Comedy | Year: | 1999 | Rating: | R |
| Actors: | Robert DeNiro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow |
| Topics: | Treatment, Anxiety Disorder |
| I really liked this movie. The portrayal of mixed anxiety and depression (delayed onset PTSD?) is |
| terrific. Unfortunately, the movie also demonstrates how not to be an ethical psychiatrist (can you |
| count the number of ways that he violates confidentiality?), but he still is effective (if you believe |
| in the therapeutic miracle of sudden insight). The best character in the movie is the loyal goon, |
| Jelly. He was great. See this one. |
| Arsenic and Old Lace |
| Genre: | Comedy | Year: | 1944 | Rating: | NR-PG-13 |
| Actors: | Cary Grant, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair |
| Topics: | Psychosis |
| Classic movie with Cary Grant discovering his aunts poison gentleman visitors and his brother |
| thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt charging up San Juan Hill. [Suggested by Darlene Puck, Cincinnati, |
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