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Modern Problems (1981)

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A wacky air traffic controller acquires unusual telekinetic powers after a run-in with a nuclear waste truck. In a comical attempt to win back his girlfriend, he uses his abilities to harass her... A wacky air traffic controller acquires unusual telekinetic powers after a run-in with a nuclear waste truck. In a comical attempt to win back his girlfriend, he uses his abilities to harass her many suitors. [More]

Starring: Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Mary Kay Place, Nell Carter

Starring: Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, Mary Kay Place, Nell Carter, Dabney Coleman, Brian Doyle-Murray

Director: Ken Shapiro

Director: Ken Shapiro

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Feb 22, 2005

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  • Chevy Chase stars as Max Fielder, a high-strung air traffic controller whose bad day is about to get much worse: His girlfriend (Patti D'Arbanville) has moved out, his ex-wife is in love with his old friend, and a splashing truck full of toxic waste has made him glow a very odd green. But when Max discovers that this radioactive sludge has given him the power of telekinesis, he sets his mind – and various other flying objects - to winning back his girlfriend and getting some wildly outrageous revenge. Will a pompous self-help guru (Dabney Coleman) make Max lose control? Can a sassy voodoo priestess (Nell Carter) exorcise Max's demons? It takes a man who can make the earth move to take on these and more MODERN PROBLEMS! Mary Kay Place (SWEET HOME ALABAMA) and Brian Doyle-Murray (CADDYSHACK) costar in this hilarious hit from the co-writer/director of the cult comedy classic THE GROOVE TUBE.
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    Exacerbating matters is [Chevy] Chase's performance, which is incredibly obnoxious even by his standards.

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    Aggressively obnoxious FX comedy with Chase at his absolute hammiest.

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