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Modern Problems

Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little re...

Director

Ken Shapiro

Year

Genre

comedy, fantasy, sci-fi

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

1 nomination

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Max Fielder

Darcy

Patti D'Arbanville

Mark Winslow

Lorraine

Dorita

Brian Stills

Brian Doyle-Murray

Barry

Mobile Supervisor

Pete

Controller #1

Controller #2

Vendor

Ronald E. House

The Tile Man

Dubrovnik

Redhead

Christine Nazareth

Tough Guy

Brunette

Singer

Vincenzo Gagliardi

Pianist

François Cartier

Maitre 'd

Doctor

Waiter

Man in Lobby

Principal Dancer

Hot Dog Vendor

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Lorraine Brian Stills Max Fielder Dorita Darcy Mark Winslow

♪ Illusion, confusion - Modern Problems

♪ Illusion, confusion

Hi, this is Darcy and Max. - Modern Problems

Hi, this is Darcy and Max.

Hi, Darcy. It's Max.
I'll be home at six. - Modern Problems

Hi, Darcy. It's Max. I'll be home at six.

Mr. Fiedler,
is everything all right? - Modern Problems

Mr. Fiedler, is everything all right?

Darcy, from now on, - Modern Problems

Darcy, from now on,

Well I'll be a striped ass ape Max Fiedler - Modern Problems

Well I'll be a striped ass ape Max Fiedler

Are you sure this
is the right address? - Modern Problems

Are you sure this is the right address?

Poor guy He's a prince who thinks he's a frog - Modern Problems

Poor guy He's a prince who thinks he's a frog

That's it! 21-6. - Modern Problems

That's it! 21-6.

I'm starting to see things move in thin air - Modern Problems

I'm starting to see things move in thin air

The fettuccine alfredo. - Modern Problems

The fettuccine alfredo.

I'll see you tomorrow. - Modern Problems

I'll see you tomorrow.

Barry, what a real coup.
How'd you get Stolichnaya? - Modern Problems

Barry, what a real coup. How'd you get Stolichnaya?

Well, good night, Barry. - Modern Problems

Well, good night, Barry.

Oh wait Max wait - Modern Problems

Oh wait Max wait

Ohh, ohh... - Modern Problems

Honey, do you
believe in telekinesis? - Modern Problems

Honey, do you believe in telekinesis?

Hi! - Modern Problems

According to these chicken guts - Modern Problems

According to these chicken guts

Are you still seeing things move - Modern Problems

Are you still seeing things move

I told you she's a character.
Didn't I tell you? - Modern Problems

I told you she's a character. Didn't I tell you?

I'm ready. - Modern Problems

Darcy, can we talk? - Modern Problems

Darcy, can we talk?

Come on, we'll go for
a walk on the beach, ok? - Modern Problems

Come on, we'll go for a walk on the beach, ok?

June 5th A partial list of my favorite things - Modern Problems

June 5th A partial list of my favorite things

I don't understand why you cling to
that poor distraught man up there. - Modern Problems

I don't understand why you cling to that poor distraugh...

Oh, look!
There's what's-his-name. - Modern Problems

Oh, look! There's what's-his-name.

What's the matter?
What are you looking at? - Modern Problems

What's the matter? What are you looking at?

Max Please what is the matter with you lately - Modern Problems

Max Please what is the matter with you lately

Darcy, would you mind
steppin' in here for a second? - Modern Problems

Darcy, would you mind steppin' in here for a second?

Dorita! - Modern Problems

Oh, no... - Modern Problems

What the hell is that
supposed to mean, Brian? - Modern Problems

What the hell is that supposed to mean, Brian?

It's not funny - Modern Problems

Coffee, Max? - Modern Problems

Darcy, is he dangerous? - Modern Problems

Darcy, is he dangerous?

Oh, my God, Max.
You look terrible. - Modern Problems

Oh, my God, Max. You look terrible.

Wait wait wait wait wait - Modern Problems

Wait wait wait wait wait

I think I got his attention. - Modern Problems

I think I got his attention.

Now we can do this easy or we can do it rough - Modern Problems

Now we can do this easy or we can do it rough

I told you that boy is sick. - Modern Problems

I told you that boy is sick.

Now, he touch that, he die. - Modern Problems

Now, he touch that, he die.

Yes! - Modern Problems

Dorita!
Uh-uh, uh-uh. - Modern Problems

Dorita! Uh-uh, uh-uh.

You missed. - Modern Problems

You missed - Modern Problems

Cease! - Modern Problems

Ow! Oh, for... - Modern Problems

Max! - Modern Problems

Yes I am I know I am - Modern Problems

Yes I am I know I am

I see you with other guys
and I get angry - Modern Problems

I see you with other guys and I get angry

Then what am I doing up here? - Modern Problems

Then what am I doing up here?

You really do love me,
don't you, Darcy? - Modern Problems

You really do love me, don't you, Darcy?

That honky son of a bitch tooted
up the last of my demon powder, - Modern Problems

That honky son of a bitch tooted up the last of my demon pow...

Holy shit.
They did it to me again. - Modern Problems

Holy shit. They did it to me again.

Oh, look, Max. - Modern Problems

Max, you didn't
do that, did you? - Modern Problems

Max, you didn't do that, did you?

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Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little re...

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Director: Ken Shapiro

Writer: Ken Shapiro, Tom Sherohman, Arthur Sellers

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: comedy, fantasy, sci-fi

Year: 1981

MetaScore: 27/100

ImdbRating: 5.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 25 Dec 1981

Awards: 1 nomination

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