Theodore Flicker's satirical comedy skewers Cold War politics, psychiatry, spy films, and the 1960s counterculture all in one fell swoop. When the U.S. President begins to feel overwhelmed by the duties of his job, respected psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn) is called in to help him relieve the stress. Schaefer .. Read more
| Starring | James Coburn |
|---|---|
| Director | Theodore J. Flicker |
| Genres | Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Theodore Flicker's satirical comedy skewers Cold War politics, psychiatry, spy films, and the 1960s counterculture all in one fell swoop. When the U.S. President begins to feel overwhelmed by the duties of his job, respected psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Schaefer (James Coburn) is called in to help him relieve the stress. Schaefer soon feels the pressure of keeping all the President's secrets and decides to resign his post. When he finds himself in danger from both Soviet and American agents who want his former patient's political secrets, a comical chase ensues through the hippie subculture of 1960s America.
| Starring | James Coburn |
|---|---|
| Director | Theodore J. Flicker |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1967 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 03 Sep 2007 |
A neglected satire whose premise is the secrets to which the US President's shrink is privy, and the ways in which... read more on Time Out
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When 60’s spy-kitsch goes bad…
Maybe it was an “expectation thing”? I’d expected gritty, edgy, paranoid, and all at pace.
Something like The Manchurian Candidate, ... read more »
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beyond gash
truely the worst film I have seen in a very long time, whoever though it would be a good idea to dig this up from the phycodelic 60's sick bin and put it on... read more »
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When 60’s spy-kitsch goes bad…
Maybe it was an “expectation thing”? I’d expected gritty, edgy, paranoid, and all at pace.
Something like The Manchurian Candidate, ... read more »
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