What About Bob? Page #4

Synopsis: Doctor Leo Marvin, an egotistical psychotherapist in New York City, is looking forward to his forthcoming appearance on a "Good Morning America" telecast, during which he plans to brag about "Baby Steps," his new book about emotional disorder theories in which he details his philosophy of treating patients and their phobias. Meanwhile, Bob Wiley is a recluse who is so afraid to leave his own apartment that he has to talk himself out the door. When Bob is pawned off on Leo by a psychotherapist colleague, Bob becomes attached to Leo. Leo finds Bob extremely annoying. When Leo accompanies his wife Fay, his daughter Anna, and his son Siggy to a peaceful New Hampshire lakeside cottage for a month-long vacation, Leo thinks he's been freed from Bob. Leo expects to mesmerize his family with his prowess as a brilliant husband and remarkable father who knows all there is to know about instructing his wife and raising his kids. But Bob isn't going to let Leo enjoy a quiet summer by the lake. By c
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Frank Oz
Production: Touchstone Home Entertainment
  2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PG
Year:
1991
99 min
2,865 Views


Don't break the connection,

just hang up and try again!

Does it work?

It seems to be!

I'm on vacation at lake Winnipesaukee!

Aren't I?

Do you want to come sailing with me

on my friend George's boat?

ohhh no...

That's ok, you don't have to.

No, I'd love to!

It sounds great!

I've never been on a boat, and

I don't think I can handle it!

It just make my lips numb

to think about it.

But, if your friend is a good sailor,

and the craft to sea worthy...

Yes, I would go sailing...

yeah, let's go sailing!

I have no ther plans.

I'm sailing!

I'm sailing!

I'm sailing!

I'm sailing!

I'm sailing!

This is child abuse!

If you drop me, I'll prosecute!

I'm not gonna let go

until you're ready OK?

Trust me!

Put your hands up like I showed you.

I'm not ready. You hear me? I'm not

ready! Don't drop me! I'm not ready!

Dr Marvin! I'm sailing!

- How about that doc?

- Oh, Siggy...

How about it?

Murderer!

Killer!

- Hi dad!

- I sail!

Anna?!

Anna! Come here please!

- Dad!

- Anna, I'd like to speak to you please.

Dr Marvin, Dr Marvin, guess what!

Ahoy! I sail!

I'm a sailor! I sail!

- I'd like to talk to my daughter alone!

- but isn't this a break through?

That I'm a sailor?

I sail?

I sail now?

Keep sailing Bob!

On a boat on the lake.

Way far away from the dock.

Into the wind, with

the sky and everything.

Ahoy!?

I thought I told you to

stay away from Bob Wiley!

Daddy, I was with my friends!

- Where are we going?

- Home!

- What about the car?

- Leave it...

it's been a long time since

I've had a talk with my daughter.

Oh daddy! Not here!

Anna, Anna, Anna!

Anna...

I know you won't listen to your father,

but you always listen to me.

So I'm asking you not to see Bob Wiley.

- Daddy, I am just...

- I can't hear you!

Where are you Anna?

- I'm just having fun with my friends!

- And Bob Wiley.

Yes and Bob Wiley!

Bob Wiley is your father's patient.

- Bob Wiley is a very sensitive person!

- Your father's sensitive?

- Bob listens to people!

- You father listens to people!

Except when he's up here

in Lake Winnipesaukee.

He is FUN!

You father's... kinda fun.

I'm Fay Marvin.

Doctor Marvin's wife.

And I'm very happy

to be on your program.

And these are our

children, Anna and Siggy.

I'm a failure.

What?

Going on national television tomorrow

as an expert in human behavior,

and in the space of the last hour,

both of my children

have told me that they hate me.

Come on, you know they don't mean it.

Anna accused me of being insensitive.

No... no...

what she actually said was,

I was insensitive,

and I didn't listen,

and I wasn't any fun,

and that Bob Wiley was...

Give me...

Some time...

To blow the man down...

Notice anything different about me?

- No.

- Do you sail?

No

Well, I just picked that up.

Wonder what I'm going to pick up next?

- Try diving.

- All right, Diving.

I know a great teacher.

My dad, he just dropped me in

the water, without warning me first.

I mean, I nearly drowned.

My whole life flashed before my eyes.

Well, you're lucky you're only 12!

It's still grim.

I mean what's with him and diving?

What's the big deal?

Well... he...

Woh...

He probably just want you

to beat it, that's all.

He probably just want you to dive,

because you're afraid of diving.

Didn't I tell you?

I sailed on my first try.

I just let the boat do the work,

that was my secret.

But, with diving, what's the thing?

- What's the trick?

- I don't know

It's supposed to be easy.

Well, can you give me a handle on it?

Thanks.

- Careful, oh careful!

- Let's go to the edge.

Go to the Edge!

Come on toes off, close to the edge.

Don't worry.

- Come on!

- Let's call this the edge, right here, this is the edge.

Ok, step out this edge.

Now walk up to our edge.

Okay

Bend your knees. Very good.

Bend your knees.

- Stiff as a board.

- I am stiff as a board.

Lean forward.

Just a second, don't rush it.

Just a second, this is my first dive.

Lean... lean

Wait, I can't see what you're doing,

will you get in front?

Alright, careful, hold it, hold it, wait!

Come up, come up

Now hold my shirt, I'll show you

what you're supposed to do...

I got it.

Okay, and bend my knees.

Bend your knees.

Arms out... straight...

Stiff as a board.

Honey,

come here, look.

Come here.

I don't want to have to see this!

No please!

- One

- Please No!

- Two

- Don't do it! Please!

Three

Yes!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Bravo!

Very nice, Bob, thank you! Thank you!

I'll take it from here!

You know, that's wonderful!

Did you see me dive dad?

Did you see me dive?

I dove!

Thank you, Excellent!

Watch this! I can do it again!

I'll take it from here!

Did you see that?

Here, I'm gonna do it again!

Very nice...

Oh my God! Bob!

Kick your feet, Bob!

What are you staring at?

I had every right to buy this house!

Am I gonna die?

- Am I gonna die?

- No!

Fay...

Look everybody, I'm not wrong often

but when I am, I admit it.

I mean it.

I would like you all

to accept my apology.

- But what about Bob?

- What about Bob?

Yeah, dad, don't you think

you should apologies to Bob?

I will not apologies to Bob.

Why not?

All right.

I'll apologies to Bob.

And now I'd like him to go.

Leo, why are you so hostile to the poor man?

Because he's a patient!

Fay, don't you get it, he's a patient!

A patient! A patient!

- Mom, can we have Bob over for dinner?

- Dinner?

Yeah!

I don't want Bob for dinner Fay.

Leo, it's for the kids.

I don't want Bob for dinner. Fay!

I want to think about

my interview tomorrow!

I'm sorry Leo.

Right is right.

Fay, this is so scrumptious.

Is this hand shucked?

Would you like some more chicken Bob?

- Leo, do you want the breast?

- No no no, that's fine, eat up!

Hmm... great biscuits huh Bob?

Yeah, great biscuits,

great corn, great potatoes.

You want some more salad, Bob?

Ya, I think I do.

Pile it high and deep, will you please?

Could you get that tomato

off there please?

Sure.

Thank you.

This is delicious!

Will you stop that please!

Leo, I see salt and pepper,

is there a salt substitute?

I'll get it!

And don't call me Leo.

But you said in your office

that I could call you Leo.

That was in my office.

In my home, I'd like

you to call me Dr Marvin.

He's just a little bit nervous

about his interview tomorrow.

Oh yeah! I heard about

your upcoming debut!

Congratulations Le... Dr Marvin!

Your book is gonna do a lot

of good to a lot of people!

And I'm a walking proof of that!

- Is this butter or margarine?

- Butter.

Dad?

Dad, are you okay?

- Dad?

- Honey?

Don't panic, I know what to do!

Don't worry, I got him.

He's dying!

I'm doing the right thing!

He's turning blue!

There's one other thing I can do.

Honey, I love you! Breath!!

Harder! Maybe with your knee more!

Hit him harder! Jump higher!

- Spit it up!

- He's still blue!

Spit again! Breath!

- Leo are you ok?

- Get him off me!

Bob you saved him!

That was incredible!

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Tom Schulman

Thomas H. Schulman (born October 20, 1951 in Nashville) is an American screenwriter best known for his semi-autobiographical screenplay for Dead Poets Society. The film won the Best Screenplay Academy Award for 1989, and was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director (Peter Weir). more…

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