The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
| The Appointments of Dennis Jennings | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dean Parisot |
| Produced by |
Dean Parisot Steven Wright |
| Written by |
Mike Armstrong Steven Wright |
| Starring |
Steven Wright Rowan Atkinson Laurie Metcalf |
Release dates | 1988 |
Running time | 29 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings is a 1988 American short comedy film, starring, co-written and co-produced by Steven Wright, which won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film at the 61st Academy Awards in 1988.[1]
Plot
Dennis Jennings (Steven Wright) is an introvert, showing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, paranoia, and a troubled youth. He works as a waiter and has an indifferent girlfriend, Emma, who only seems to patronize him. The "appointments" are with his psychiatrist (Rowan Atkinson), who is annoyed with him and uninterested in what he has to say. After finding his doctor sharing his (Dennis's) intimate secrets with a group of fellow psychiatrists at a bar, and then finding that his girlfriend is cheating on him with the doctor, Dennis decides he has had enough.
References
- ↑ "New York Times: The Appointments of Dennis Jennings". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-25.