ANALYZE THIS (DVD/ST&WS/AUDIO COMM DENIRO&CRYSTAL & DIR/GAG REEL) DVD

Analyze This
In the same year that a hit cable television series, The Sopranos, successfully mined the same premise, this comedy about a mobster seeking advice from a psychiatrist was a box office winner for director Harold Ramis. Billy Crystal stars as Dr. Ben Sobel, a New York shrink who's becoming a little bored with his upscale but neurotic clientele. Into Sobel's practice comes a guy with legitimate problems, Mafia kingpin Paul Viti (Robert DeNiro), a godfather who is being reduced to tears and panic attacks by stress and his guilt over his beloved father's assassination. Intimidated but also fascinated by Viti, Dr. Sobel becomes frustrated when his mob boss patient becomes a full-time occupation, as Viti summons the psychiatrist for his professional help at all hours and in all places, even including the doctor's Florida wedding to TV reporter Laura MacNamara (Lisa Kudrow). In the meantime, a power struggle is brewing with Viti's long-time rival Primo Sidone (Chazz Palminteri), but Viti begins employing the feel-good self-help jargon and techniques he's learned from Dr. Sobel to keep his enemy off balance. Just as the therapist and his powerful patient are making breakthroughs, the FBI attempts to persuade Sobel that Viti is going to have him murdered, leading to a nearly lethal misunderstanding. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti Billy Crystal as Ben Sobel Lisa Kudrow as Laura MacNamara Joe Viterelli as Jelly Chazz Palminteri as Primo Sindone Bill Macy as Isaac Sobel Leo Rossi as Carlo Mangano Kyle Sabihy as Michael Sobel Rebecca Schull as Dorothy Sobel Molly Shannon as Caroline Max Casella as Nicky Shivers Pat Cooper as Salvatore Masiello Richard C. Castellano as Jimmy Jimmie Ray Weeks as Agent Steadman Elizabeth Bracco as Marie Vitti Tony Darrow as Moony Donnamarie Recco as Sheila

Crew Suzanne Herrington - Associate Producer Ellen Chenoweth - Casting Laura Rosenthal - Casting Len Amato - Co-producer Michael Haley - First Assistant Director Harold Ramis - Director Billy Crystal - Executive Producer Chris Brigham - Executive Producer Bruce Berman - Executive Producer Howard Shore - Composer (Music Score) Stuart Dryburgh - Cinematographer Jane Rosenthal - Producer Paula Weinstein - Producer Les Lazarowitz - Sound/Sound Designer Harold Ramis - Screenwriter Peter Tolan - Screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan - Screenwriter Elizabeth Shelton - Assistant Costumer Designer

Analyze This
Analyze This (1999) had the potential misfortune of hitting the screens shortly after HBO's new series The Sopranos began to explore the pregnant story possibilities in sending a mobster to see a psychiatrist, but the inspired comic pairing of Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal gave the film its own life. Under comedy veteran Harold Ramis's direction, the reluctant engagement of New York psychiatrist Crystal by Noo Yawk mafioso De Niro becomes at once a giddy culture clash between stereotypes and a chance for De Niro to strut his comedic stuff. Sending up his considerable history of screen mobsters and psychos, De Niro moves from emotionally anguished to therapeutically chastened to professionally menacing, all with razor-sharp timing. Crystal's restrained yet terrified responses and nightmares about The Godfather make him the ideal straight man for De Niro and another sign of what the media images of the Mob have wrought. Although Ramis keeps it all moving crisply, a subplot involving Chazz Palminteri and the obligatory final turn towards sentiment dilute the clever set-up. The hilarious first half, however, fostered enough good will with critics and audiences to turn Analyze This into a welcome hit for Crystal, De Niro and Ramis. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
 

Robert De Niro: Golden Globe, Best Actor - Comedy or Musical (nominated)

Golden Globe, Best Film (Comedy/Musical) (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc Two feature-length audio commentaries - one by Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro, the other by by director/co-writer Harold Ramis Documentary "gag reel" segment Interactive menus Filmographies Theatrical trailer Scene access English subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 104 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- Standard 1. Family History (Credits) [3:40] 2. It's a Hit [1:49] 3. Reflections on Caroline [2:06] 4. Relatively Painless [1:04] 5. Close Encounter [2:08] 6. Getting Hostile [1:47] 7. Not a Panic Attack [3:52] 8. Office Visit [6:30] 9. What Primo Wants [1:35] 10. Not Happening [2:41] 11. Gangster Under Stress [6:18] 12. Not Treating Him [1:26] 13. All Wet [1:45] 14. Greek to Him [3:00] 15. The Captain and Black Milk [2:28] 16. Guy Stuff [1:25] 17. Wedding Day Victims [4:02] 18. Closure With Primo [2:22] 19. Shrink Under Stress [4:25] 20. The Godfather Dream [4:03] 21. Mutual Analysis [3:11] 22. Truth Over Pasta [4:14] 23. Reaching Out [2:33] 24. A Sorry State [4:15] 25. Bang-Bang! [3:05] 26. Her Bucking Bronco [1:33] 27. There Goes the Groom [3:43] 28. A Vague Plan [2:03] 29. Blending In [2:48] 30. The Consigliere [3:31] 31. Problem With Aggression [4:07] 32. Bullet Taken [3:20] 33. Live Music [2:14] 34. End Credits [4:05] Side #2 -- Widescreen 1. Family History (Credits) [3:40] 2. It's a Hit [1:49] 3. Reflections on Caroline [2:06] 4. Relatively Painless [1:04] 5. Close Encounter [2:08] 6. Getting Hostile [1:47] 7. Not a Panic Attack [3:52] 8. Office Visit [6:30] 9. What Primo Wants [1:35] 10. Not Happening [2:41] 11. Gangster Under Stress [6:18] 12. Not Treating Him [1:26] 13. All Wet [1:45] 14. Greek to Him [3:00] 15. The Captain and Black Milk [2:28] 16. Guy Stuff [1:25] 17. Wedding Day Victims [4:02] 18. Closure With Primo [2:22] 19. Shrink Under Stress [4:25] 20. The Godfather Dream [4:03] 21. Mutual Analysis [3:11] 22. Truth Over Pasta [4:14] 23. Reaching Out [2:33] 24. A Sorry State [4:15] 25. Bang-Bang! [3:05] 26. Her Bucking Bronco [1:33] 27. There Goes the Groom [3:43] 28. A Vague Plan [2:03] 29. Blending In [2:48] 30. The Consigliere [3:31] 31. Problem With Aggression [4:07] 32. Bullet Taken [3:20] 33. Live Music [2:14] 34. End Credits [4:00]