Dr. Leo Marvin in What About Bob?
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Dr. Leo Marvin in *What About Bob?* is an uptight, egotistical psychiatrist whose carefully ordered life unravels when his overly dependent patient Bob becomes inescapably involved with his family vacation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Leo Marvin in What About Bob? canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
psychiatrist ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Anna Marvin
ⓘ
Bob Wiley ⓘ Fay Marvin ⓘ Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin ⓘ
surface form:
Siggy Marvin
|
| appearsIn | What About Bob? ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Bob Wiley ⓘ |
| creator |
Frank Oz
ⓘ
Tom Schulman ⓘ |
| definingTraitInPlot |
inability to cope with Bob Wiley
ⓘ
obsession with professional image ⓘ |
| experiences |
loss of control over his family vacation
ⓘ
professional humiliation ⓘ |
| familyName | Marvin ⓘ |
| filmCharacterType | middle-class professional ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
What About Bob?
ⓘ
surface form:
What About Bob? (1991)
|
| genre | comedy film character ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Anna Marvin
ⓘ
Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin ⓘ
surface form:
Siggy Marvin
|
| hasMediaAppearance | television interview in the film ⓘ |
| hasPatient | Bob Wiley ⓘ |
| hasVacationHomeLocation | Lake Winnipesaukee (fictionalized setting) ⓘ |
| humorSource | increasing frustration with Bob Wiley ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for fame
ⓘ
desire for professional recognition ⓘ professional ambition ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist to Bob Wiley
ⓘ
comic foil ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | author of Baby Steps ⓘ |
| occupation | psychiatrist ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
egotistical ⓘ impatient ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ uptight ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | successful author and therapist at the start of the film ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Dreyfuss ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | Bob Wiley is his overly dependent patient ⓘ |
| residenceInFiction | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Fay Marvin ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
boundaries between doctor and patient
ⓘ
professional pride versus humility ⓘ |
| undergoes | nervous breakdown ⓘ |
| writesBook | Baby Steps ⓘ |
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