The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
| The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dean Parisot |
| Written by | Mike Armstrong Steven Wright |
| Starring | Steven Wright Rowan Atkinson Laurie Metcalf |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings is a 1988 American short comedy film, starring and co-written by Steven Wright, which won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film at the 61st Academy Awards in 1988.[1]
[edit] Plot
Dennis Jennings (Steven Wright) is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist (Rowan Atkinson), only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. After finding his doctor sharing his intimate secrets with a group of fellow psychiatrists at a bar, and then finding that his girlfriend is cheating on him with the doctor, Dennis decides he has had enough. He hunts the doctor down in the woods and shoots him, ending up in jail with an equally uncaring prison shrink.
[edit] References
- ^ "New York Times: The Appointments of Dennis Jennings". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/132174/The-Appointments-of-Dennis-Jennings/details. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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