Three on a Couch
| Three on a Couch | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Lewis |
| Written by | Bob Ross Samuel A. Taylor |
| Story by | Arne Sultan Marvin Worth |
| Produced by | Jerry Lewis |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis Janet Leigh James Best Mary Ann Mobley Kathleen Freeman |
| Cinematography | W. Wallace Kelley |
| Edited by | Russel Wiles |
| Music by | Louis Brown |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,875,000 (est. US/ Canada rentals)[1] 464,995 admissions (France)[2] |
Three on a Couch is a 1966 American 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, Leslie Parrish, Mary Ann Mobley, James Best and Kathleen Freeman.
Plot
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.
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 |
Production
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. Three on a Couch was listed in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.[3]
Comedians Buddy Lester and Fritz Feld have cameos. Janet Leigh previously co-starred with Lewis and Dean Martin in Living It Up.
Home media
Three on a Couch was released on DVD in a Jerry Lewis Triple Feature collection with Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River, and Hook, Line & Sinker on January 16, 2018.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8
- ^ Box office information for film in France at Box Office Story
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
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