Harsh but honest. It's a comedy, not a psychological treatise, give it some suspension of belief like with "Cannonball Run". It's the old comedy technique of the slow burn. It's easy to overlook that Bob saved Leo's life and taught Siggy to dive and actually listened to Anna. Leo's kids have a poor relationship with their father but find Bob more relatable. Bob wasn't a psycho killer, a trained psychologist would recognize that, he was just socially awkward and needy.

Yeah him forcin Bob out the car is my favorite part 🤣🤣 "GETOUTAGAGHAAGHBAH!!!"

Aristotle's definition of comedy was: "Bad behavior presented as if it were normal." Sure, Bob is behaving badly, stalking Leo (& his family), but that's why it's funny. Bob isn't severely mentally ill, he's just mildly neurotic and lonely. The film isn't punching down on poor Bob, it's punching up at Leo, who is a bit pretentious and full of himself. Btw, I absolutely LOVE Emily's laugh, it's why I tune in!!!

Who hasn't been standing around in an amazingly boring "tourist trap" and wanted to just start screaming "DOCTOR! LEO! MARVIN!" over and over like you're actually looking for the author of "Baby Steps?" "I'M NOT SLACKING! I'M NOT A SLACKER! I'M DOING THE WORK! GIVE ME! GIVE ME! I NEED! I NEED!"

Richard Dreyfuss is killing it in this one.

"Steve Martin was considered for both roles". Can you imagine Steve Martin ACTUALLY playing both roles, simultaneously? 🤔😲🤣

Leo, could not relate to his family. If Bob hadn't come along l. Leo would've been divorced and alienated himself from his kids.

Because the sleepover scene was so cringy you glossed over the best joke. Peace and quiet was genius.

I am so with you, Emily. I hate the Bob character. This movie is so wrong on so many levels.

Antagonist, yes not a villian.

The scene where Leo is trying to wake up Bob always cracks me up, it reminds me of my parents trying to wake me up when I was in high school.

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For Charlie Korsmo (the son) in his best role - Can't Hardly Wait, one of the ultimate teen comedies of the 90's.

Took the first girl I ever dated to this movie. She excused herself to the restroom / snackbar, and after a while I went to look for her, found her in the next screen room watching Pet Semetery with one of my friends. Good times.

As a mental health therapist, this movie is one of our greatest fears. We are repeatedly reminded to limit information about one's personal life, including not having family pictures up. In the case of a client breaking personal boundaries as in this movie, I would immediately demand the person leave. If they failed to leave, I would involve the authorities to the fullest extent of the law. Beyond that, I would defend my family to the degree that the situation required. Regarding the movie, fiction makes for good fun and I feel bad for the therapist. Big fan. You keep making reviews and we'll keep watching them. Get out of the car!!!!!

Now you have to watch Down and Out in Beverly Hills starring Richard Dreyfus and Nick Nolte. There's some similarities to these two movies.

The thing about mental illness and treatment thereof is that there is an interesting paradigm. The seriously mentally ill often do not often seek out treatment. The people who seek care, which anyone suffering should, are often somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. Bob definitely violates a lot of boundaries of doctor/patient relationships. Bob though is a silly character, he does suffer from a number of neurosis and phobias, but overall he is kind of lovable in his struggles. Something I consider now versus when I watched it as a kid is that I have dealt with a lot of people who are neuro atypical and struggle to discern social boundaries and to filter their speech. I think Bob might fit into that category.

I like when Pippin reaches out and tries to touch your arm.

Emily, it's NOT REAL. :D

As i got older, I realized Bob is absolutely a villain who worms his way into Leo's life and charms his family and even you, the audience. He literally drives his own psychiatrist insane. He's diabolical