Beyond Therapy

Beyond Therapy is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by Robert Altman, based on the 1981 play of the same name by Christopher Durang. It stars Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti, and Christopher Guest. Plot Two Manhattanites, Prudence and Bruce, are seeking stable romantic relationships with the help of their respective psychiatrists, lecherous Stuart and scatterbrained Charlotte, each of whom suggests the patient place a personal ad. Their first meeting proves to be a disaster, but when they reunite sparks begin to fly. Complications ensue when bisexual Bruce's jealous live-in lover Bob decides to assert himself and do everything possible to maintain his status quo. Cast Julie Hagerty as Prudence Jeff Goldblum as Bruce Glenda Jackson as Charlotte Tom Conti as Stuart Christopher Guest as Bob Geneviève Page as Zizi Cris Campion as Andrew Sandrine Dumas as Cindy Bertrand Bonvoisin as Le Gérant Nicole Evans as The Cashier Louis-Marie Taillefer as Le Chef Matthew Leonard-Lesniak as Mr. Bean Laure Killing as Charlie Production According to Durang, both he and Altman wrote separate screenplays. Ultimately, Durang's script was rewritten substantially by Altman, and Durang later described the project as "a very unhappy experience and outcome."