<P> What About Bob? is a 1991 American black comedy film directed by Frank Oz, and starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss . Murray plays Bob Wiley, a psychiatric patient who follows his egotistical psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) on vacation . When the unstable Bob befriends the other members of Marvin's family, it pushes the doctor over the edge . </P> <P> The film received positive reviews and was a box office success . This film is number 43 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". </P> <P> Bob Wiley is a good - natured man with great work ethic, but he suffers from multiple phobias and is divorced because his ex-wife likes Neil Diamond . He feels good about the results of an initial session with Dr. Leo Marvin, an egotistical New York psychoanalytical psychiatrist . However, Bob is immediately left on his own with a copy of Leo's new book, Baby Steps, when the doctor goes on vacation to Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire for a month . Unable to cope, Bob follows Leo to his vacation home . Leo is annoyed because he does not see patients on vacation, but seeing how desperate Bob is tells him to "take a vacation" from his problems . Bob seems to have made a break through, but the next morning, he tells Leo that he decided to take a vacation in spirit and fact in Lake Winnipesaukee as a guest of the Guttmans, a couple who own a coffee shop and happily welcome Bob as their guest . The couple encourages Bob to be around Leo, as they hold a grudge against Dr. Marvin for purchasing the lakeside home they had been saving for years to buy . </P> <P> Bob suggests that they start a friendship, but Leo thinks being friends with a patient is beneath him and attempts to avoid any further contact . However, Bob swiftly ingratiates himself with Leo's family, who think Bob may have some foibles, but is otherwise a balanced and sociable man . Leo's children, Anna and Sigmund, find that Bob relates well to their problems, in contrast with their father's clinical approach . Bob gains an enjoyment of life from his association with them; he goes sailing with Anna and helps Sigmund to dive into the lake, which Leo was unable to help him with . Leo then angrily pushes Bob into the lake, and Leo's wife, Fay, insists on inviting Bob to dinner to apologize . Bob, who believes Leo's slights against him are accidental and / or part of his therapy, accepts the invitation . After dinner, a thunderstorm forces Bob to spend the night . Leo wants Bob out of the house early the next morning before Good Morning America arrives to interview him about Baby Steps . The television crew arrives early and, oblivious to Leo's discomfort, suggest having Bob on the show as well . Leo is tense and makes a fool out of himself during the interview while Bob is relaxed and speaks glowingly of Leo and the book, unintentionally stealing the spotlight . </P>

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