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Modern Problems

Play trailer Poster for Modern Problems PG,  1981,  1h 31m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 4 Reviews Tomatometer 31% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 4 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Air traffic controller Max (Chevy Chase) has a life so stressful that he feels himself constantly on the verge of a breakdown. When his girlfriend, Darcy (Patti D'Arbanville), leaves him, the feeling worsens until a freak accident endows him with telekinetic powers. He immediately puts them to work in order to win Darcy back, sabotaging every new relationship she attempts. The plan begins to succeed until the two spend the weekend at a friend's beach house, and Max grows mad with power.

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Bruce McCabe Boston Globe Apr 28, 2018
What is comedy coming to? Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Oct 28, 2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Apr 6, 2005
1/5
Aggressively obnoxious FX comedy with Chase at his absolute hammiest. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Mar 27, 2005
1/4
Exacerbating matters is [Chevy] Chase's performance, which is incredibly obnoxious even by his standards. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Ken Shapiro

Director

Chevy Chase

Max Fielder

Patti D'Arbanville

Darcy

Mary Kay Place

Lorraine

Nell Carter

Dorita

Brian Doyle-Murray

Brian Stills

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Modern Problems

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Movie Info

Synopsis Air traffic controller Max (Chevy Chase) has a life so stressful that he feels himself constantly on the verge of a breakdown. When his girlfriend, Darcy (Patti D'Arbanville), leaves him, the feeling worsens until a freak accident endows him with telekinetic powers. He immediately puts them to work in order to win Darcy back, sabotaging every new relationship she attempts. The plan begins to succeed until the two spend the weekend at a friend's beach house, and Max grows mad with power.
Director
Ken Shapiro
Producer
Alan Greisman, Michael Shamberg
Screenwriter
Ken Shapiro, Tom Sherohman, Arthur Sellers
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 31m
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