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List Price: $9.99 | | Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 1335
Released: July 11, 2000 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Murray plays a therapy patient who won't leave his therapist alone, even when the therapist goes on vacation.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 1-JUL-2003
Media Type: DVD
What About Bob? Reviews:
To watch if you feel down or need a good laugh! 
2008-10-03 - I loved it the first time, and loved it the second time! All actors are great. Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss etc.. Sweet at times and funny all the time.
Very Funny!!!
2008-09-24 - I found this on tv last night, so I thought I'd check it out. I am very glad that I watched it because it is extremely funny! Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss were awesome together. Bill plays Bob Wiley, an obsessive compulsive man who seeks Dr. Leo Marvin's help. When Dr. Marvin goes on a vacation, Bob tries to call him, but Dr. Marvin doesn't like to deal with patients at home. Bob even pretends to be a police officer in order to get Dr. Marvin's address. Bob finds him, and Dr. Marvin thinks it's highly inappropriate, but his wife, his son, and daughter all start to like Bob. Bob even helps Dr. Marvin's son to dive, which he was afraid of. Dr. Marvin really wants Bob to leave because he has a tv interview with Good Morning America about his new book. Dr. Marvin really starts to lose his cool when Bob is in tv with him and won't leave because everybody seems to like him. Dr. Marvin is pushed over the edge and begins to think of ways to kill Bob, but his plans fail. If you love comedy, Bill Murray, and Richard Dreyfuss, you'll love WHAT ABOUT BOB?!!!
Quick Shipping 
2008-09-08 - Seller got item to me very quickly and it was brand new with the security stickers still in tact, like indicated, but there was a piece of the case missing...?
roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a pschizophrenic and so am I 
2008-09-08 - This is a much better movie than I was expecting. When someone explained the premise to me, I thought there was a potential to be good, with way too much room to go bad instead. I like Bill Murray to an extent. He has done some great flicks, like Caddyshack and Groundhog's Day. But he can go overboard sometimes like he did in Stripes. Richard Dreyfuss is a great actor, and I have not seen much from him that didn't impress me. But this plot of a psychiatrist (Dreyfuss) going on a vacation and having his new neurotic patient (Murray) follow him...the shrink is scared, angry and trying to get rid of the nut...but everyone including the shrink's family just loves the nut case...this is a premise that could have easily tanked and should have easily just nose-dived into stupidity and worthlessness. BUT I GOTTA GIVE THESE GUYS CREDIT!!! Somehow, they made it work!!! The cast blend so easily and well together. Dreyfuss and Murray both give spectacular performances and really work off each other very well! They script is exceptional, given the plot they had to work with. They made it funny, without being awkward or stupid. They actually pulled off this incredibly inplausable idea...and made it plausable!!! (at least by comedy standards) At least during the 90 minutes or so that you're watching this movie, you can be drawn into believing this neurotic mess and lovable guy Murray is winning the affections of everyone around him, even as the refined shrink Dreyfuss is slowly driven mad to the point of contemplating murder! The adept and brilliant comedic script and strong, wonderful acting by the entire cast make this a delightfully funny and fun viewing experience. I'll admit that when people first recommended this to me, I was skeptical. I didn't think this movie would work. But I'm not a skeptic anymore. Congratulations to everyone who made this movie so funny and pleasant to watch. And for anyone who took the trouble to enjoy this flick...you've already had your reward. Recommended!
So; what about it?
2008-08-15 - Okay, here's the deal. `What about Bob?' is funny, but it's not the uproarious comedy that I remember from my youth. Yes, `What about Bob?' doesn't age as well as I would have liked it to. A lot of the jokes hit, but the overall feel of the film is no where near as fresh as I remember. I think I'm growing tired of comedies that push the boundaries of common sense. Why can't all comedies be smart? I mean, to have everyone around Bob be completely oblivious to his overwhelming annoyance except his doctor is just kind of pushing it for me. I mean, couldn't they have made Bob a pest to `everyone'? It would have still been funny and it would have also been believable.
Anyways.
`What about Bob?' tells us the story of mentally disturbed Bob Wiley who becomes obsessed with his new therapist Dr. Leo Marvin; so much so that he tracks him down while he is away on vacation and imposes on him and his family, spending every waking (and some non-waking) moment with him. Leo seems to be going crazy since no one else seems to notice how incredibly intrusive Bob is being and soon Leo's entire family is making him out to be the bad guy.
Bill Murray is extremely effective as Bob. He is annoying, even to the viewer. It was a perfect role for him. I tend to prefer my Richard Dreyfuss serious (take `Mr. Holland's Opus' for instance) but his comedic timing here is fine (although his beard really got on my nerves for some reason). Julie Hagerty is dreadfully annoying (maybe even more so than Bob) as Fay, Leo's wife. Charlie Korsmo (from `Hook') and Kathryn Erbe (from `Law and Order: C.I.') are believable and effective as the two Marvin children Sigmund and Anna.
This movie is all about Bob though, and Bill Murray carries it steady on his shoulders. Without Murray this film would have fallen flat, but he never allows it to. Even when its ridiculousness has reached new lows of improbability it still manages to be entertaining because Murray is so committed.
I will not say that this is a bad film (my four star rating should squash anyone thinking that) but I can't say that it is a great one. Sure, it's pure family fun, and that is always a plus, but sometimes I want a little substance, and `What about Bob?' really has none. It's one gag after another without any weight to it. In the end `What about Bob?' is your generic family slap-stick comedy that works better than most because the jokes actually land. Just don't go into this thinking you'll get anything more than passable entertainment.
