The Couch Trip

Movie · Comedy

John Burns is a patient at a mental institution who gets an unexpected shot at freedom when circumstances find him mistaken for a colleague of Dr. George Maitlin. Sneaking out of the facility, Burns poses as his psychiatrist on a radio show in Los Angeles, which leads to great ratings for the program. Burns also finds a new friend in homeless eccentric Donald Becker, but his good times are threatened when Maitlin discovers the ruse.

1988 · 1h 38m
Director Michael Ritchie

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The Couch Trip

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John Burns is a patient at a mental institution who gets an unexpected shot at freedom when circumstances find him mistaken for a colleague of Dr. George Maitlin. Sneaking out of the facility, Burns poses as his psychiatrist on a radio show in Los Angeles, which leads to great ratings for the program. Burns also finds a new friend in homeless eccentric Donald Becker, but his good times are threatened when Maitlin discovers the ruse.

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Average 5.3
Reviews 10
Fresh 4
Rotten 6

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Studio
MGM
Released
1988
Run Time
1 hr 38 min
Rated
A
Region of Origin
United States
© 1988 Orion Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) , Chinese, Traditional , Dutch , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek , Hebrew , Indonesian , Korean , Norwegian , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Spain) , Thai

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.