Crazy People
1990 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · 40% critics
A burned-out advertising executive stops playing the game and lands in a psychiatric hospital, where blunt honesty sparks an unexpected creative streak. With help from fellow patients, his offbeat ad ideas suddenly become a hit, forcing him to rethink work, success, and what really matters.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-04-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (95 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like offbeat workplace comedies with a whimsical edge, a touch of romance, and satirical ad humor in the vein of Senseless or Skin Deep; Not for you if you want fast-paced laughs or a sharper story.
Pros: witty ad jokes; charming, light tone; funny one-liners | Cons: slow second half; weak romance; uneven laughs
Themes
- advertising
- mental illness
- advertising executive
- advertising agency
Cast & crew
Dudley Moore
as Emory Leeson
Daryl Hannah
as Kathy Burgess
Paul Reiser
as Stephen Bachman
J.T. Walsh
as Drucker
Bill Smitrovich
as Bruce
Alan North
as Judge
David Paymer
as George
Danton Stone
as Saabs
Paul Bates
as Robles
- DC
Dick Cusack
as Mort
Directed by Tony Bill