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Analyze This
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*Analyze This* is a 1999 English-language comedy, mystery, and crime film directed by Harold Ramis. The screenplay was written by Kenneth Lonergan, Peter Tolan, and Harold Ramis. The cast includes Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, and Chazz Palminteri. Production was handled by Jane Rosenthal and Paula Weinstein, with Howard Shore composing the score and Stuart Dryburgh serving as director of photography.
The film was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and TriBeCa Productions, among others, and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. It has a runtime of 103 minutes and was filmed in New York City, New Jersey, Florida, and Miami. The narrative takes place in the Miami metropolitan area, New York City, and Miami.
The movie was released on March 5, 1999, with a budget of 80,000,000 and a box office revenue of 176,885,658. It received an IMDb rating of 6.7 and a TMDb vote average of 6.511. *Analyze This* is followed by *Analyze That*.
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6.5Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti
- Billy Crystal as Dr. Ben Sobel
- Lisa Kudrow as Laura MacNamara Sobel
- Chazz Palminteri as Primo Sidone
- Kresh Novakovic as '50s Gangster
- Bart Tangredi as Young Vitti, Sr.
Themes
- new york city
- mafia boss
- wedding
- psychiatrist
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Harold Ramis
- Screenplay by
- Kenneth Lonergan , Peter Tolan , Harold Ramis
- Story by
- Kenneth Lonergan, Peter Tolan
- Produced by
- Paula Weinstein , Jane Rosenthal
- Starring
- Robert De Niro Billy Crystal Lisa Kudrow Joe Viterelli Chazz Palminteri
- Cinematography
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Edited by
- Craig P. Herring, Christopher Tellefsen
- Music by
- Howard Shore
- Production companies
- Village Roadshow Pictures , NPV Entertainment, Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures, Face Productions, TriBeCa Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. (Worldwide), Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
- Release date
- March 5, 1999 ( 1999-03-05 )
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Countries
- United States, Australia
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $176.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Analyze That
- Director
- Harold Ramis
- Screenwriter
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Cast member
- Pat Cooper
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Producer
- Paula Weinstein
- Production company
- TriBeCa Productions
- Cinematographer
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Narrative location
- Miami
- Filming location
- Miami
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 481339
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-05-20
- title
- Analyze This
- distributed by
- Netflix
- capital cost
- 80000000
- box office
- 176880000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 70%
- Commons category
- Mafia Blues
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Encyclopedic overview
Analyze This is a 1999 American crime comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the screenplay with playwrights Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan. It follows a crisis-stricken mafioso (Robert De Niro) who solicits the assistance of a reluctant psychiatrist (Billy Crystal).
The film was given a wide release by Warner Bros. and Roadshow Entertainment on March 5, 1999, grossing $176.9 million worldwide, and received positive reviews. Due to its success, it was followed by the sequel Analyze That in 2002.
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