Product Details

• Actors: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness, Christine Baranski, Gene Saks
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: October 20, 1998
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305133492
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,683 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Lovesick" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

New York psychiatrist Dudley Moor goes nuts for patient Elizabeth McGovern in a graceful comedy from Marshall Brickman. Year: 1983 Director: Marshall Brickman Starring: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness, John Huston, Alan King Video Format: Standard Sound: Dolby Digital

Region Coding: 1 (US and Canada)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 2 Star movie that rates 5 stars!, January 12, 2002

By 

Richard J. DAngelo (Buffalo, N.Y. Home of the Sabres!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lovesick [VHS] (VHS Tape)

According to Leonard Maltin, this is a 2 star movie. And I can agree with that on most counts. What makes this movie a 5 star film is the special magic it casts upon the viewer - I mean me.

How can you put magic into words? Impossible.

I can only say this...there is a special magic about Moore falling for McGovern. You can see it happening - hell, I could see it on their faces. It's that knock-down-drag-me-out kind of love that defies emotional definition. It has happened to us all - at least I hope it has, for this kind of love is worth experiencing at least once.

What makes this film magical is the fact that it all works out. In real life there are too many variables that inevitably screw everything up. But in this movie, everything worked out perfectly. Only in Hollywood.

I would be greatly remiss if I didn't give special kudos to Peter Gabriel, whose beautiful music perfectly captured the beauty of the scenes. This music worked to enhance the magic still further. I only wish it were on CD! I'm a 56 year old male who still feels a tear when the last scene lifts to a panoramic view of Central Park and the music takes you away.

Last and not least, the actors collected for this enterprise are of noteworthy status...Moore, McGovern, Ron Silver, John Huston, David Strathairn, Alec Guinness, Alan King, Selma Diamond, and my favorite, Wallace Shawn. Quite a cast for a 2 star movie.

If you're not a romantic, you won't have the foggiest notion of what I'm talking about. But then, this movie is not for non-romantic people.

Forget "reality". Just watch this movie and let it take you away!!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Wonderful Experience To Treasure Forever., February 28, 2004

By 

Erik Morton "Erik Morton" (Carmel, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lovesick (DVD)

There isn't really anything to say about LOVESICK that hasn't been said by the other Amazon.com reviewers already. But my gosh, I just have to express my love for this movie! , I consider myself madly in love with a girl. LOVESICK is the very first film I have ever seen to accurately express this dazzling, baffling, and just plain ridiculous feeling we call love. Dudley Moore gives a quiet, toned-down performance (at least when compared to ARTHUR), which gives him a realism like nothing I have ever seen on film. Same goes for Elizabeth McGovern, who with her exceptional beauty and controlled delivery makes her all the more believable. You really do feel that these two people are madly in love! Dudley Moore's slowly escalating obsession with this woman is a marvel to behold, with frequent visits from Ales Guiness in a terrific supporting role. Another key aspect of the film is the music by Peter Knight; magical, enchanting, and every other similar word fails to describe it. Words cannot begin to describe LOVESICK, an everlasting homage to love, through good times and bad times, to ultimately realizing that everything else is rubbish without it.

Or, if you wanted to skip all that other stuff above, do yourself a favor: stop reading this review and GO SEE THIS MOVIE11

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, May 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Lovesick (DVD)

This is a subtle, low key but very funny and wise film. Great showcase for Dudley Moore. Beautiful, sophisticated music score as well!