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Modern Problems

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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 04/28/2018
What is comedy coming to? Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/28/2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 04/06/2005
1/5
Aggressively obnoxious FX comedy with Chase at his absolute hammiest. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 03/27/2005
1/4
Exacerbating matters is [Chevy] Chase's performance, which is incredibly obnoxious even by his standards. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/10/2019 Not as bad as the critics say...Chevy fans will find his humor slightly off but what the heck...it's Chevy Chase! See more 12/05/2016 So funny, and fairly old fashioned style of comedy. See more 08/16/2014 Chevy Chase carries this film. Not bad of you like wacky 80's comedies, but not brilliant either. See more 08/10/2014 Horrible. Not funny, story goes nowhere. See more 07/23/2014 Depressed, repressed, Chase film, with a couple of notable scenes, such as the orgasm and nose bleed sequences. See more 07/19/2014 Super goofy, but just what I needed one night. I loved seeing the weird old 80's artifacts, like the super-sized answering machine and people smoking in a break room. Mary Kay Place and Nell Carter were a pleasure to watch. See more Read all reviews
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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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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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