The Couch Trip

Name: The Couch Trip
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1988-01-15
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon

1988 · 1h 37m · Comedy · United States of America · Rated R (US)

A comedy of truly loony proportions.

The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.

Directed by

Michael Ritchie

Written by

Steven Kampmann, William Porter

Based on the novel by

Ken Kolb

Starring

Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon

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