What About Bob?

This article is about the 1991 film. For other uses, see What About Bob? (disambiguation).

What About Bob?
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Oz
Screenplay byTom Schulman
Story by
Produced byLaura Ziskin
Starring
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byMiles Goodman
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution[1]
Release date
  • May 17, 1991 (1991-05-17)
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$39 million[3]
Box office$63.7 million (US)[2]

What About Bob? is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.[4] Murray plays Bob Wiley, a mentally unstable patient who follows his egotistical psychotherapist, Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss), on vacation. When Bob befriends the members of Leo's family, the patient's problems push the doctor over the edge. The film received positive reviews and grossed $63.7 million in the US.

  1. ^ a b c "What About Bob? (1991)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "What About Bob? (1991)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Deadline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (October 26, 1985). "What About Bob?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 8, 2015.