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1988 Oscar for Best Comedy Short moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steven Wright | ... | Dennis Jennings |
 | Rowan Atkinson | ... | Dr. Schooner |
 | Laurie Metcalf | ... | Emma |
| Carrotte | ... | Laughing Psychiatrist |
| Christopher Durang | ... | Laughing Psychiatrist |
| Martha Gehman | ... | Lisa |
 | Joe Grifasi | ... | Bartender |
| Thomas Ikeda | ... | Laughing Psychiatrist |
 | Dana Ivey | ... | Newscaster |
| Peter Maloney | ... | Dr. Wilson |
 | Michael Mantell | ... | Businessman |
| Bill McCutcheon | ... | Man on TV |
 | Mick Muldoon | ... | Repairman |
| Rochelle Oliver | ... | Woman on TV |
 | David Hyde Pierce | ... | Businessman (as David Pierce) |
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Occasioned one of the shortest Oscar award speeches ever. Steven Wright looked at Mike Armstrong and said, "I guess it's a good thing we cut those extra twenty minutes. Thank you". moreFAQ
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Steven Wright is by far today's most underrated comic genius. He has defined his own genre of stand-up comedy with patented, dead-pan, juxtapositioned one-line observations. This comedy short provides him a vehicle to create sketches that explore this genre, with him starring as Dennis Jennings.
Dennis is a person of obvious low self-esteem, meandering through a rat-race life in New York. Wright glories in pointing out the intricate details of this life over the 30 minute short feature - focusing around his "appointments" with his therapist (Atkinson). You will need to watch it a few times to catch all of his subtle jabs at the everyday farces and absurdities in our lives. It's a 9 or 10.