Three on a Couch
| Three on a Couch | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jerry Lewis |
| Written by | Bob Ross Samuel A. Taylor |
| Produced by | Jerry Lewis |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis Janet Leigh James Best Mary Ann Mobley Kathleen Freeman |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | July 7, 1966 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,875,000 (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
Three on a Couch is a comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis.
Filmed from September 13-December 1, 1965, it was released on July 7, 1966 by Columbia Pictures. Co-starring are Janet Leigh, James Best, Mary Ann Mobley and Kathleen Freeman.
This was the first film that Lewis made for Columbia after ending a 17-year partnership with Paramount Pictures. This is also the first film that Lewis directed in which he did not receive a screenwriting credit. Years later, Three on a Couch was included as one of the choices in the book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.[2]
Plot summary
Christopher Pride wants to marry his girlfriend, Dr. Elizabeth Acord. However, she is too involved with her patients and she doesn't think that she would be able to leave them to live in Paris for a year. Pride decides to solve her patients' problems after finding out that most of them are merely despondent after having relationships go bad. Therefore, he decides to "date" these women, without Acord's knowledge, and give them back their self-esteem so that they will be less dependent on their doctor.
The film comes to a climax when all the women, including the psychiatrist, assemble at a party with Pride present. He quickly switches from one character to the next depending on which woman is present.
Production
Comedians Buddy Lester and Fritz Feld have cameos. Janet Leigh previously co-starred with Lewis and Dean Martin in Living It Up.
Main cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| James Best | Dr. Benjamin Mizer |
| Janet Leigh | Dr. Elizabeth Acord |
| Jerry Lewis | Christopher Pride |
| Leslie Parrish | Mary Lou Mauve |
| Mary Ann Mobley | Susan Manning |
| Gila Golan | Anna Jacque |
| Kathleen Freeman | Murphy |
| Buddy Lester | The Drunk |
| Fritz Feld | The Attache |
References
- ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8
- ^ http://www.screened.com/profile/cronan/the-fifty-worst-films-of-all-time-and-how-they-got-that-way/233-4541/
