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Crazy People (1990)

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Dudley Moore stars as Emory Lesson, an advertising genius whose finds himself committed to an insane asylum in Tony Bill's Crazy People. Emory becomes tired with creating phony ad campaigns and decides to create his own campaigns that tell the brutal truth. Since sex sells, Emory designs an explicit ad campaign consisting of unadorned sexuality. The campaign is so offensive that his colleagues have Emory put in a mental institution. At first Emory resists, but under the tutelage of a concerned

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Tony Bill

Written By: Mitch Markowitz

In Theaters: Apr 11, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Jul 6, 2004

Paramount Home Video

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Cast

Dudley Moore
Emory Leeson
Daryl Hannah
Kathy Burgess
Paul Reiser
Stephen Bachman
Mercedes Ruehl
Dr. Elizabeth Baylor
J.T. Walsh
Charles F. Drucker
David Paymer
George Cartelli
Ben Hammer
Dr. Horace Koch
Dick Cusack
Mort Powell
Alan North
Judge
Danton Stone
Saabs
Doug Yasuda
Hsu
Bill Smitrovich
Bruce Concannon
Paul Bates
Manuel Robles
Floyd Vivino
Eddie Avis
John Terlesky
Adam Burgess
David Packer
Mark Olander
Larry King
Himself
John Blythe Barrymore
Julian Bell
TV Anchor
John Bennes
Pharmacist
Corey Carrier
Lynda A. Clark
Executive #1
Maggie Han
Connie Vega-Margolis
Alan Haufrect
Hit and Run Victim
J. Michael Hunter
Eric the Orderly
Robert Ito
Yamashita's Aide
J.J.
Montesque
John Marshall Jones
Mark Joy
Executive #2
Lloyd Kino
Mr. Yamashita
Mick McGovern
Rig Driver
Ann Pierce
William Holden
Jill Pierce
Heavy Daughter
Cliff Eidelman
Mitch Markowitz
Utility Nut
David Muir
Continental Express Dri...
Robert Weiss
Outraged Movie Patron
Pam La Testa
Heavy Woman
Kim Clark
Very Large Man
Randell Haynes
Powell
Lorri Lindberg
Stephen's Secretary
Bob Martana
Heavy Man
Allison Caine
Ed Lillard
Senior Executive Matthe...
Christine Larson
Operator #1

Critic Reviews for Crazy People

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (12) | DVD (3)

An abysmal, painfully unfunny comedy.

October 9, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Hilarious satire of the advertising industry!

August 11, 2003 Comment

Fred Topel

About.com

...never becomes anything more than an inoffensive time-waster...

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A comedy which celebrates community and satirizes the advertising industry.

July 15, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

There are worse comedies and the ads are pretty funny.

April 16, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Mostly contrived comedy/drama, although the "truth in advertising" campaign is hilarious.

March 19, 2003 Comment

Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

An aggressively obnoxious comedy.

July 27, 2002 Comment (1)

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

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It might have been released in 1990 but the script was definitely written in the 80s. I'm fond of Daryl Hannah but now I have to wonder if I've inflated her acting skills in my mind. She came off as petulant instead of neurotic. I've never been a huge Dudley Moore fan but I've liked things he's done. This felt like a

May 28, 2008

Megan Dodson

Dudley Moore finds out that crazy people write better ad copy than sane people. Sort of condescending.

December 2, 2006

Madeline Schulman

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1. Manuel Robles: I am Latino and I enjoy it.
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