Analyze This
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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.
Released: 1999-03-05103 minDir: Harold RamisComedy, Crime
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.
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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
Key dates
- Published
- 20 May 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Analyze That
- Director
- Harold Ramis
- Screenwriter
- Harold Ramis
- Cast member
- Pat Cooper
- Composer
- Howard Shore
- Producer
- Paula Weinstein
Article
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.