# The Couch Trip (1988)

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**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Michael Ritchie
**Written by**: William Porter, Steven Kampmann
**Starring**: Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon, Richard Romanus, Mary Gross

> *A comedy of truly loony proportions.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that thinks it's far wittier than it is. A con artist assumes the identity of a famous radio psychiatrist. What follows is a series of predictable misunderstandings and wacky scenarios. It does manage to waste Dan Aykroyd's talents.

**Mood tags**: playful

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