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Modern Problems

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Modern Problems

PG

Released Dec 25, 1981

1h 31m

Comedy

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Air traffic controller Max (Chevy Chase) has a life so stressful that he feels himself constantly on the verge of a breakdown. When his girlfriend, Darcy (Patti D'Arbanville), leaves him, the feeling worsens until a freak accident endows him with telekinetic powers. He immediately puts them to work in order to win Darcy back, sabotaging every new relationship she attempts. The plan begins to succeed until the two spend the weekend at a friend's beach house, and Max grows mad with power.

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Bruce McCabe

Boston Globe

What is comedy coming to?

Apr 28, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 28, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Aggressively obnoxious FX comedy with Chase at his absolute hammiest.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 6, 2005

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David Nusair

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Exacerbating matters is [Chevy] Chase's performance, which is incredibly obnoxious even by his standards.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 27, 2005

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Kat G

This has always been a FAVORITE, Airplane Real Genius and the like...... But Modern Problems has always held a special spot!!! Enjoy it laugh don't critique

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/15/24

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Audience Member

Not as bad as the critics say...Chevy fans will find his humor slightly off but what the heck...it's Chevy Chase!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Zsolt &

This is just extremely bad. The movie has now flow or purpose. It's boring and nonsensical. The characters behave nothing like real people. And it's not funny.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/15/19

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Audience Member

So funny, and fairly old fashioned style of comedy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Chevy Chase carries this film. Not bad of you like wacky 80's comedies, but not brilliant either.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Horrible. Not funny, story goes nowhere.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Ken Shapiro

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Patti D'Arbanville

Darcy

Mary Kay Place

Lorraine

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Dorita

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Synopsis

Air traffic controller Max (Chevy Chase) has a life so stressful that he feels himself constantly on the verge of a breakdown. When his girlfriend, Darcy (Patti D'Arbanville), leaves him, the feeling worsens until a freak accident endows him with telekinetic powers. He immediately puts them to work in order to win Darcy back, sabotaging every new relationship she attempts. The plan begins to succeed until the two spend the weekend at a friend's beach house, and Max grows mad with power.

Director: Ken Shapiro
Producer: Alan Greisman, Michael Shamberg
Screenwriter: Ken Shapiro, Tom Sherohman, Arthur Sellers
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1981, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 31m

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