Synopsis: A married psychiatrist, Saul Benjamin, becomes attracted to one of his new patients, Chloe Allen, and his infatuation with the beautiful, young woman soon moves into the realm of obsession. With his marriage and career at risk, the bedeviled doctor is understandably confused about how to proceed. But Sigmund Freud mysteriously appears to the lovesick shrink and gives him some much needed advice.

Cast:
Dudley Moore ... Saul Benjamin
Elizabeth McGovern ... Chloe Allen
Alec Guinness ... Sigmund Freud
Ron Silver .... Ted Caruso
David Strathairn .... Marvin Zuckerman
Christine Baranski ... Nymphomanic
Renee Taylor .... Mrs. Mondragon
Selma Diamond .... Harriet Singer, M.D.
John Huston .... Larry Geller, M.D.
Alan King .... Lionel Gross, M.D.
Gene Saks .... Frantic Patient
Anne DeSalvo .... Case Interviewer

Favorite Quotes:
• Saul: "What was your last prescription?"
Marvin: "Thyridozyme. 150 mlg. But it's not working."

• [looking over the paper-machey hat given to him by Saul] "What's this? Egg salad?" - Marvin Zuckerman

• Case Interviewer: "Where would you like your checks mailed?"
Marvin: "Neptune."
Case Interviewer: "Neptune. Is that Neptune Street or Avenue or what?"
Marvin: "...The planet Neptune."

• Case Interviewer: "Alright. Mr. Zuckerman, sign here."
Marvin: "Oh, no. I can't do that."
Chloe: "Why not?"
Marvin: "They'll take away my brain."
Chloe: "No, they won't."
Marvin: "Sure they will. They already took away her's."

Notes:
• Besides being one of David's earliest films, Lovesick was also the early work of other now well-known performers including Ron Silver, Christine Baranski, and Anne DeSalvo.
• David and Ron Silver also appeared together in Silkwood and Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story.

Critical Praise & Commentary:
• "Saul's patients, all of whom he lets down badly, are pricelessly well played by Christine Baranski, Renee Taylor, Gene Saks, Lester Rawlins, Kent Broadhurst and, especially, by David Strathairn, as a former university professor who is convinced that his brains are being scrambled by radio waves from space." -Vincent Canby, New York Times

• "...it's fun to spot David Strathairn and Christine Baranski in early roles." -Bill Warren, Audio Revolution

• "To create a plot point, Saul and Chloe are put into conflict over Chloe's handling of a favor for Saul involving one of Saul's patients (the wonderful David Strathairn in his second movie role)." -Elizabeth McGovern Webpage