
Emory works in advertising, and is beginning to crack-up. His latest idea is honesty, e.g. "Volvos, Yes they are boxy, but they're safe". This doesn't go down too well with the boss, so Emory is sent to a psychiatric hospital to 'recover'. Meanwhile, back at the office, Emory's work is accidentally sent to the printers. His ads are a huge success. But now Emory has fallen for Kathy (another patient) and so doesn't want to leave.... (Full plot summary below)
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Emory works in advertising, and is beginning to crack-up. His latest idea is honesty, e.g. "Volvos, Yes they are boxy, but they're safe". This doesn't go down too well with the boss, so Emory is sent to a psychiatric hospital to 'recover'. Meanwhile, back at the office, Emory's work is accidentally sent to the printers. His ads are a huge success. But now Emory has fallen for Kathy (another patient) and so doesn't want to leave.
Leave your thoughts about Crazy People.
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldDirected by Tony Bill and written by Mitch Markowitz, there are far worse comedies than Crazy People out there on the market and Dudley Moore's adverts are, at times, pretty darn hilarious. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayMostly contrived comedy/drama, although the "truth in advertising" campaign is hilarious. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA comedy which celebrates community and satirizes the advertising industry. |
| About.comFred TopelHilarious satire of the advertising industry! |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarThe ads in this film are so funny that I wish I could report that the production containing them is equally hilarious. But as it turns out, Crazy People is wobbly - a watchable but unremarkable showcase for the exceptional ads. |
| Los Angeles TimesPeter RainerThe satiric idea behind Crazy People deserves a better movie. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThere is nothing really wrong with the scenes in the institution, except that they're in the wrong movie. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis leads to some fairly amusing gags involving surreal ads for actual products (e.g., for Jaguar: “Sleek and smart. For men who'd like hand jobs from beautiful women they hardly know”). Moore's boss is so horrified by this development that he sends him to a sanitarium, at which point the movie takes an abrupt nosedive into the sort of tacky media lies it is supposedly attacking. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrThe movie wants you to giggle and say, ”Yup, we sure are saps, aren’t we?” |
| Washington PostHal HinsonThe movie's attitude toward the mentally and emotionally disturbed is even worse. If Crazy People displayed an ounce of real wit, one wouldn't care, but it's so smug in its ignorance that it begins to look elitist. |