Mumford (1999)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Lawrence Kasdan

Writer (WGA):

Lawrence Kasdan (written by)

Release Date:

24 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Some towns have all the fun.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Psychologist | Small Town | Drugs | Billionaire | Monk

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL (uncut) | Malaysia:U (cut) | South Korea:12 | USA:R (as No. 36579) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:T | UK:15

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Dr. Ernest Delbanco is loosely based on the well-known German Dermatologist of the 1930s, Dr. Ernst Delbanco, who pioneered treatments of venereal disease.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Flesh colored "pants" are visible in the nude classroom scene.

Quotes:

Skip Skipperton: Do you know how I spend my every single solitary moment?
Dr. Mumford: Jerking off?
Skip Skipperton: No, that's a good guess though!

Movie Connections:

References The Stepford Wives (1975)

Soundtrack:

Unsolved Mysteries Theme Music

Very Funny With Great Characters

Got the chance to see a sneak preview of Mumford and mainly went to see it for Chasing Amy's Jason Lee (as I'm that big of a Kevin Smith fan) and was rather caught off-guard by how good it was. Starting out, the movie is slightly oddly paced and just throws you into the plot with little explanation as to what's up. The script unfolds expertly and does a great job of drawing you into the storyline and the very believable characters. It's extremely funny in a low-key way with most of the humor coming as a quick comment delivered dead-pan. It's the sort of flick where all of the characters are great because they're so quirky that they are funny in and of themselves. The overall message of the movie is also a good one. Definitely reccomended viewing.

By the way, you get to see Jason Lee skate a bit. Cool beans.