The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

  • Comedy
9/7/1988
29
R

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Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

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  • Geronimo1967

    Steven Wright is the titular character in this rather mis-firing comedy drama that didnt really work for me. Hes one of those glass half empty fellows with a dead end job, a sexless relationship with his girlfriend Emma (Laurie Metcalf) and who ensures regular sessions with his entirely disinterested and expensive psychiatrist Dr. Schooner (Rowan Atkinson) as he tries to get back in touch with his deeper self - and his stepfather. For the next half an hour we follow the day to day routine of his life, his forgetfulness, his fondness for pizza and of his role as the rather cruel butt of the jokes of his anything but discrete doctor - a man who also has a secret to keep that is bound to upset poor Dennis. Now both actors here are experts in t...

    January 7, 2026

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