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Analyze That (2002) -- Mobster Paul Vitti is released into Dr. Ben Sobol's care, where only more chaos ensues.

Overview

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Director:
Harold Ramis
Writers (WGA):
Kenneth Lonergan (characters) and
Peter Tolan (characters) ...
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Release Date:
6 December 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
Back in therapy
Plot:
Mobster Paul Vitti is released into Dr. Ben Sobol's care, where only more chaos ensues. full summary | add synopsis
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Analyze This, That, and the Other Thing... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert De Niro ... Paul Vitti

Billy Crystal ... Ben Sobel

Lisa Kudrow ... Laura Sobel

Joe Viterelli ... Jelly
Cathy Moriarty ... Patti LoPresti (as Cathy Moriarty-Gentile)
Joey Diaz ... Ducks (as Joey 'Coco' Diaz)

Jerome Le Page ... Convict
Joseph Bono ... Wiseguy

Brian Rogalski ... Earl

Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Coyote
Patrick Marcune ... Prisoner
John F. Gooding ... Prison Guard
Henry Morales-Ballet ... Prison Guard

Scott Dillin ... Prison Guard (as Scotty Dillin)
Ted Neustadt ... Rabbi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Analyze This 2 (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA | Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:L (video rating) | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Netherlands:MG6 (DVD rating) | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39431)
Filming Locations:
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA more

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Trivia:
Joe Viterelli's last movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Laura's hair completely changes between shots when she is talking to Ben after the sushi dinner scene. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ducks: How did he know about the money? And how did he know that Tony Cisco got popped? We didn't find out about it till this morning.
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Movie Connections:
References The In-Laws (1979) more
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High Acetate more

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14 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
Analyze This, That, and the Other Thing..., 28 May 2003
8/10
Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK

"Analyze That" is proof the critics can be wrong. Which probably means you shouldn't be listening to me, either. But you are, oh well. I guess I'll have to review the movie, now.

The Boss and The Shrink are back in therapy: Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) has been locked up in Sing-Sing for 850 days. Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) has just lost his father. That's when he gets the call from Vitti. Vitti gives him the low-down: Someone is trying to kill Vitti in jail. Sobel hangs up, Vitti gets mad, so he fakes crazy, and Sobel gets called in (since he is Vitti's psychiatrist). Sobel believes Vitti is cuckoo in the slammer, as he sees him singing tunes from "West Side Story" (one of the funniest parts in the film). So Vitti is released into the custody of Ben Sobel. But on the ride to Sobel's house, Vitti snaps out of it, only to reveal that he is not crazy, but, in fact, quite well. Now Vitti must start a new life and get a real job - that involves working "from 9 to 5!" - and find out who is trying to kill him...and why.

Perhaps I am mistaken, but "Analyze That" is funnier than "Analyze This." Maybe it's just me, but I found it quite funny. I didn't think it was a "rip-off" sequel, there for "no artistic reason." Sure, it's a sequel. Of course it's not going to be an Oscar-winner for originality; I don't ask for that in a comedy. Honestly, can you think of any sequel (other than the rare "Godfather Part II" film) that is as good as the original in terms of reasons for being there? All I know is that I think "Analyze That" had some very funny moments. Take, for instance, the scenes where Vitti is trying to get a new job. He becomes a car salesman for a day, and leads around a couple, showing them a nice car. "Look at that trunk - you could fit three bodies in there!" he says. When they say they're going to think about it: "What's there to think about? You've been busting my b@lls for the last hour over this thing, asking me all these stupid questions, taking it for a test drive...so why don't you buy it?"

Scenes like these are hilarious. And while there are somewhat long sequences without any laughs, the laugh-out-loud scenes more than make up for those lacking.

The only thing about this film that makes me drop the rating a notch is the execution of the last half hour. Just like the first movie, they set up a ridiculous "action" ending, that isn't action at all. Its ending is overlong and goes way too long without any laughs.

But that is the only thing I didn't like about the movie. De Niro and Crystal have a real chemistry, even more so here than in the first film. De Niro steals the scenes he is in, and Crystal steals the scenes he is in, and when they are both on screen, you're not sure who to look at.

I find Robert De Niro's latest journeys into comedy quite funny. He made a few comedies here and there in the past, but in the last three years he's coughed out some funny movies. "Analyze This," "Meet the Parents," "Analyze That," and to a certain degree (it was okay), "Showtime."

Perhaps I am confused. Maybe I need to see the first again. But having seen the original about twice, and "Analyze That" once, I can honestly say that I laughed more in "Analyze That" than I did watching "Analyze This." And if that's not a good sequel, I don't know what is.

Here's to "Analyze This, That, and the Other Thing"!

3.5/5 stars -

John Ulmer

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