Modern Problems
by Ken Shapiro
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Actor: Chevy Chase, Dabney Coleman, Mary Kay Place, Nell Carter, Patti D'ArbanvilleDirector: Ken Shapiro
Writer: Arthur Sellers
Cinematographer: Edmond L. Koons
Writer: Ken Shapiro
Producer: Alan Greisman
Producer: Douglas Kenney
Producer: Michael Shamberg
Writer: Tom Sherohman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-22
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Modern Problems
Movie Review: The Long-forgotten Misunderstood Chevy Chase Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was 12 this movie was a staple on the then still-blossoming HBO. I think I've watched it or seen bits and pieces of it like more than thirty times. As a kid there were a lot of things I didn't get, of course, but it was funny to me. Now, that was 1982. Twenty-three years later I saw it on Amazon and nostalgia just washed over me. I had to have it. Finally, I thought, Modern Problems and Foul Play have been released to DVD, two childhood staples... I watched both movies. Modern Problems was as I remembered it, mostly. I get all the jokes and situations now that I'm an adult, of course, but there were some other things I got as well. This isn't the happy-go-lucky Chevy Chase that we all remember from Cassyshack and Seems Like Old Times, this is the darker side. Modern Porblems has its share of ridiculousness, but beneath the surface, this is a pretty dark comedy. When Chevy uses his telekinetic powers to make his ex-girlfriend's date's nose start bleeding, Jesus it is hysterical, but at the same time...when you have a chance to think about it...quite grim. There is an underlying 'life sucks' theme going on here which was where the world was in 1981 and I think this movie captures that pretty well. Is this my favorite Chevy Chase movie? No. Fletch and Vacation and Christmas Vacation and Caddyshack are. There's been a lot of others, too. Is this a classic? I'd say, yes. Here is 1981 all rolled up and categorized in a comedy by the reigning star of the time. A little slice of Regan-era fatalism. Enjoy.
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