Crazy People (1990) on Netflix
Emory Leeson designs blunt, truthful ads that his boss Drucker's firm will not use. After a nervous breakdown, he is in a psychiatric hospital, in group therapy under Dr. Liz Baylor.
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Plot summary
Emory Leeson is an advertising executive. His ad ideas are blunt and bawdy and tell the truth, and his boss Drucker's firm has no use for them. Emory experiences a nervous breakdown. A colleague named Stephen Bachman has him admitted to a psychiatric hospital. There Emory joins group therapy led by Dr. Liz Baylor and meets other voluntary patients, among them Kathy Burgess and George, who speaks one word, hello.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Crazy People (1990)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- John Malkovich was originally cast as Emory Leeson in Crazy People but left during production, and the film's uncredited producer Sydney Pollack replaced him with Dudley Moore.
- Mitch Markowitz was Crazy People's initial director but was fired just three days into production and replaced by Tony Bill.
