The President's Analyst 1967

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At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst. But then the stress of the job gets to him ...

Starring:: James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge
Runtime:: 1 hour, 42 minutes

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Genres	Science Fiction, Thriller, Comedy
Director	Theodore J. Flicker
Starring	James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge
Supporting actors	Severn Darden, Joan Delaney, Pat Harrington Jr., Barry McGuire, Jill Banner, Eduard Franz, Walter Burke, Will Geer, William Daniels, Joan Darling, Sheldon Collins, Arte Johnson, Martin Horsey, William Beckley, Kathleen Hughes, Walt Davis, John Gunn, Pitt Herbert
Studio	Paramount
MPAA rating	NR (Not Rated)
Captions and subtitles	English Details
Purchase rights	Stream instantly Details
Format	Amazon Video (streaming online video)

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Restored !! This Is The Good Stuff !!

By from-the-flint-hills on March 5, 2005

Format: DVD

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Here's the short version of my review of the DVD . Here's what you need to know about this new DVD version .

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The original music has been restored . The meadow scene ( perhaps the very heart of the film ) has been restored . The picture quality is SUPERB . The audio quality is excellent .

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This is the version of this wonderful and influential film , that you want to buy .

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A Winner Then, A Winner Now

By J. Finkel on May 6, 2000

Format: VHS Tape

This is one of the funniest movies of all time. A period piece, it satirises many aspects of the 1960s Cold War era. Every scene seems to demolish another icon. Some might complain that Ted Flicker does not know if he is making a love story, a suspense thriller, a hippie love-festival, or a high-tech shoot-em-up. But he chooses his targets carefully and his aim is true. Even the music is a parody.
Although Flicker, over the objections of the studio, removed the hilarious "meet cute" scene, in which Sidney (James Coburn) meets Nan (Joan Delaney), before release, the film is a masterpiece. (I do not know if the studio has replaced this scene for this release).
Godfrey Cambridge, who was a magnificent comedic actor and stand-up comedian, teams up with Severn Darden, who began his career with the original Second City theatre in Chicago. Their interplay is magic, and this film should serve as a special tribute to their memory.
This is the one film I recommend more than any other to friends and colleagues. Definitely one of the 20 films on my Top 10 list, it's a must see.

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"That's my car gun."

By cookieman108 on June 30, 2004

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After his stint starring as the eternally groovy American super spy Derek Flint, "Repeat after me: I am not a pleasure unit." in Our Man Flint (1966) and In Like Flint (1967), James Colburn starred in the wonderfully quirky, funny dark political comedy/thriller The President's Analyst (1967).
Written and directed by Theodore J. Flicker, who also worked on a number of television shows including The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Dream of Jeanie, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E, The President's Analyst stars James Colburn as Dr. Sidney Schaefer, a New York psychiatrist who finds himself in the position of being chosen to listen to the problems of the most powerful man in the world, the President of the United States. At first, it seems like a dream position, but soon Sidney realizes it's a lot more than he can handle, as the President does not make appointments with Sidney, but expects him to be 'on call' 24/7, and signals Sidney whenever he needs him through the use of flashing red signal lights in Sidney's office, his home, and even his soup. As the pressures, odd hours and the extreme weight of the problems shared by the president wear on Sidney, his paranoia grows as he sees spies around every corner. Let's face it, how valuable would the President's analyst be to a foreign, or even friendly, power? Sidney's growing paranoia along with his inability to discuss his own problems with his peers due to possible threats to national security, causes Sidney to have a sort of nervous breakdown, to which he decides to run away, hoping to find a little peace and maybe a way out of the situation.Read more ›

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You're the humanitarian...take the gun !

By Bob L on October 9, 2004

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The way I see it, we still have some catching up to do with Theodore J. Flicker's The President's Analyst. At the time it came out it seem to be a hysterical political satire but as the years have gone on it becomes more and more evident of being way, way ahead of it's and our time.

The basic premise is Sidney(James Coburn)has been recuited as the President's analyst. At first he finds the sessions enthralling but as more and more security restrictions are imposed on him, the pressure builds until finally he takes it on the lam. This creates a tempest within the intelligence community and puts a bull's-eye square on Sidney's back. Everyone wants Sidney for what he can tell them or what he might tell the other guy. I don't know what anyone could possibly find dated in this story. Basically, it would play exactly the same today as it did in 1968. The intelligence community hasn't gone anywhere, it's only gotten dumb and dumber. Actually, today it might play exactly like this for real.

Let me digress and talk about how good everyone is in this great movie. Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Dardern, William Daniels, Pat Harrington and everyone down to the smallest role are fabulous. Flicker's screenplay and direction seem effortless and freewheeling. The music is ultra cool, especially Barry McGuire's Changes. The only possible knock I could give is there's not a lot of style to the cinematography and editing after the first twenty minutes or so but it's really not a problem and my only gripe.

So far I've been describing a teriffic movie but this is much more. This is a movie forty or fifty or more years ahead of its time. On the order of Metropolis or 2001:A Space Odyssey this movie's vision is more true today than it was when it was first released.Read more ›

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Some brilliant dialog. Lil' campy

Groovy baby. Some brilliant dialog. Lil' campy, but those were the times, baby.

Published 4 days ago by Mark Olsen

The Picture quality is excellent, however the sound track leaves much...

The Picture quality is excellent, however the sound track leaves much to be desired. The background music and noises is pretty loud, but on some of the conversations I had to turn... Read more

Published 14 days ago by H. Palmer

Reeks of Coolness!

Interesting flick with Coburn in a super coolness mode here. Picked to be an analyst for the Prez and listen to whatever problems the Prez may have, Coburn finds himself trapped... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Movies Are Cinema

A Must Watch movie..

The perfect movie for Today's World... Also lots of Laughs...

Published 1 month ago by Edmondson

Excellent Comedy!

Good movie, full of comedic scenes. Poor doctor, he was in way over his head. By the way, Analyst is used here to mean psychiatrist. Read more

Published 1 month ago by USTED_43

2 day delivery time.

After all these years, this movie still cracks me up. Great viewing. You wouldn't think that a film this old would be so clear and sharp with colors. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Robert Whitefeather

Another old one watched years ago,

Another old one watched years ago , this theme never seems to get old they just change the players

Published 2 months ago by diana

Classic

Published 3 months ago by K. McLaughlin

An excellen and enjoyable movie classic !

A Favorite classic movie for my collection !

Recommend it for anyone with a sense of humor about comedies of the 60's !

Published 4 months ago by Sue C. Dees

One of the great 1960s comedies.

There is something I love about groovy 1960s comedies - What's New Pussycat, Casino Royale, and this movie, The President's Analyst - I think are the best of the bunch. Read more

Published 4 months ago by James T. Barringer

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