Trailer What About Bob? Photos Top cast Edit. Richard Dreyfuss Dr. Leo Marvin as Dr. Leo Marvin. Tom Aldredge Mr. Guttman as Mr. Susan Willis Mrs. Guttman as Mrs. Roger Bowen Phil as Phil. Fran Brill Lily as Lily. Doris Belack Dr. Tomsky as Dr. Marcella Lowery Betty as Betty …. Margot Welch Gwen as Gwen …. Barbara Andres Claire as Claire …. Aida Turturro Prostitute as Prostitute.
Cortez Nance Jr. Lobby Doorman as Lobby Doorman. Frank Oz. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Leo Marvin, an egotistical psychotherapist in New York City, is looking forward to his upcoming appearance on a "Good Morning America" telecast, during which he plans to brag about "Baby Steps," his new book about emotional disorder theories in which he details his philosophy of treating patients and their phobias. Meanwhile, Bob Wiley is a recluse who is so afraid to leave his own apartment that he has to talk himself out the door.
When he is pawned off on Leo by a psychotherapist colleague, he becomes attached to him. Leo's Kids, Anna and Sigmund, find that Bob relates well to their problems, in contrast with their father's clinical approach. Bob gains an enjoyment of life from his association with them; he goes sailing with Anna and helps Sigmund to dive into the lake, which Leo was unable to help him with.
Leo then angrily pushes Bob into the lake, and Leo's wife, Fay, insists on inviting Bob to dinner to apologize to him and the kids. After dinner, a thunderstorm forces Bob to spend the night. Leo wants Bob out of the house early the next morning before Good Morning America arrives to interview him about Baby Steps.
The TV crew arrives early and, oblivious to Leo's discomfort, suggest having Bob on the show as well to show the effectiveness of the book.
Leo makes a fool out of himself during the interview while Bob is relaxed and speaks glowingly of Leo and the book, unintentionally stealing the spotlight. Outraged, Leo throws a tantrum and then attempts to have Bob committed, but Bob is soon released after befriending the staff of the institution and telling them therapy jokes, easily demonstrating his sanity and, ironically showing that he has made real therapeutic progress due to his time with Dr.
Marvin's family and unintentional "treatment". Forced to retrieve him, Leo then abandons Bob in the middle of nowhere, but Bob quickly gets a ride back to Leo's house while various mishaps delay Leo until nightfall.
Leo is then surprised by the birthday party that Fay has been secretly planning for him and he is delighted to see his beloved sister Lily. When Bob appears and puts his arm around Lily, Leo becomes completely psychotic and attacks him. Bob remains oblivious to Leo's hostility until Fay explains that Leo has a grudge against Him, who then agrees to leave. Meanwhile, Leo breaks into a general store, stealing a shotgun and 20 pounds of explosives.
He then kidnaps Bob at gunpoint and leads him deep into the woods, ties him up and straps the explosives onto him, calling it "death therapy". Leo then returns to the house, gleefully preparing his cover story. Believing the explosives to be props and used as a metaphor for his problems, Bob applies Leo's "Baby Steps" approach and manages to free himself both of his physical restraints and his remaining fears; he reunites with the Marvins and praises Leo for curing him with "death therapy".
The Marvins' vacation home detonates after Bob reveals that he left the explosives inside. Wiley manipulates and cons his way into Marvin's family vacation. As a teen, I remembered only Murray's routine, making quotable toss-off lines like, "I'm a sailor! After the critical disappointment of "Ghostbusters II" and his co-directed box-office flop "Quick Change," Murray flew headfirst into the role of Bob Wiley. In a interview , Murray boasted about improvising new ways to annoy his co-star Dreyfuss: "Anything I could think of to annoy someone in a scene, particularly if it was Dreyfuss, I went with it.
In numerous interviews, Dreyfuss recalled how Murray would yell at the "Jaws" star, "Everyone hates you! You are tolerated! Such antics were part of the Murray experience. Then, Murray didn't care about anything but the comedy, so it seems, and the results were usually classics.
As difficult as he was, these days, I wish he cared more. Edit Close. Toggle navigation.
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