Mumford (1999)

In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.

Director:

Lawrence Kasdan

Writer:

Lawrence Kasdan

Stars:

Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Loren Dean	...	Mumford
Hope Davis	...	Sofie Crisp
Jason Lee	...	Skip Skipperton
Alfre Woodard	...	Lily
Mary McDonnell	...	Althea Brockett
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Henry Follett
Zooey Deschanel	...	Nessa Watkins
Martin Short	...	Lionel Dillard
David Paymer	...	Dr. Ernest Delbanco
Jane Adams	...	Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
Dana Ivey	...	Mrs. Crisp
Kevin Tighe	...	Mr. Crisp
Ted Danson	...	Jeremy Brockett
Jason Ritter	...	Martin Brockett
Elisabeth Moss	...	Katie Brockett

Storyline

The story of two Mumfords - one a small town, the other a man. Mumford, the town, is full of people with problems, from a teenage girl who is unhappy with her looks to a local billionaire, "the king of modems", who would trade everything away if he could. So when Micky Mumford, the man, turns out to be a psychologist with slightly unusual methods he soon finds a spot in people's heart as someone to whom they can tell their secrets. But Micky too has a secret, and that one's about to hunt him down.

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Plot Keywords:

patient | psychologist | small town | college | drugs | 

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Taglines:

Some towns have all the fun.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sex-related images, language and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dilidoki

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,851,291 (USA) (24 September 1999)

Gross:

$4,554,569 (USA) (26 November 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Kasdan Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Henry Follett compares the box Mumford gives him to the lost Ark. Director Lawrence Kasdan cowrote Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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Goofs

Flesh colored "pants" are visible in the nude classroom scene.

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Quotes

Dr. Mumford: In a free society you are what you say you are. If you screwed up on life, sometimes you can get another shot.

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Connections

References 20/20 (1978)

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Soundtracks

"Additional Various Music Cues"
From the television show entitled Unsolved Mysteries
Written and Performed by Gary Malkin (as Gary Remal Malkin) and Michael Boyd
Courtesy of Unsolved Music

User Reviews

A good character driven romantic comedy

Mumford was a nice surprise to watch - I didn't know anything about it so had no expectations. However I am surprised that it didn't even get a release in the cinema in the UK - it certainly deserved it. The film manages to combine believable characters, a little suspense, some humour and romance. In fact it manages to get away from the usual Hollywood schmaltz whilst being true to the characters. Definitely worth checking out as it has a lot going for it.