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| Analyze This |
Veteran comedy director Harold Ramis (
Caddyshack, Ghost Busters) successfully teams the unlikely combination of Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro for
Analyze This.
In a humorous parody of his trademarked gangster image, De Niro plays Paul Vitti a tough mobster undergoing some 'emotional issues' who enlists the help of nervy psychiatrist Dr Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) to set him straight.
Supported by an excellent cast, including
Friends star Lisa Kudrow as Laura MacNamara Sobel and Chazz Palminteri as Primo Sidone, it was ultimately De Niro's ability to turn his hand to comedy that made
Analyze This a huge success at the box office and spurred the sequel
Analyze That.
