Trouble on the Corner (1997)
Directed by Alan Madison
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Screwball Comedy |
Release Date - Oct 9, 1997 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 114 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Alan Madison made his directorial debut with this shrink-wrapped souffle of comedic conflicts in the life of lame NYC psychologist Jeff Stewart (Tony Goldwyn), who is burdened with an unloving wife (Edie Falco) and regarded with contempt by his own patients. In addition to criminals sent to him by the state, his clients include a variety of Harlem residents -- a sex offender (Bruce MacVittie); Mrs. K, a religious fanatic (Tammy Grimes); oversexed hand model Ericca Ricce (Debi Mazar); and Daryl (Giancarlo Espositio), whose lover is dying of AIDS. Others in Stewart's building include British ambulance-chaser McMurtry (Roger Rees), a Holocaust survivor (Mark Margolis) preoccupied with his chessboard, and a fortune-teller in drag (Charles Busch). As his life unravels, speculation surfaces suggesting Stewart himself should be in therapy. Shown at the 1997 Vancouver Film Festival.
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fortuneteller, mental-illness, modeling, psychology, sex-offender, transvestite