Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Leo Marvin

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fictionalCharacterPortrayal filmCharacterRole

Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Leo Marvin is the uptight, egotistical psychiatrist whose professional life unravels when his needy patient Bob becomes entangled with his family in the comedy film "What About Bob?".

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictionalCharacterPortrayal ⓘ
filmCharacterRole ⓘ
appearsInWork What About Bob? ⓘ
characterArc professional life unravels due to patient’s intrusion ⓘ
characterName Dr. Leo Marvin ⓘ
characterTrait controlling ⓘ
egotistical ⓘ
uptight ⓘ
childInStory Anna Marvin ⓘ
Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin ⓘ
surface form: Siggy Marvin
conflictWith Bob Wiley ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creditedCastStatus leading role ⓘ
directorOfWork Frank Oz ⓘ
distributorOfWork Buena Vista Pictures ⓘ
familyInStory Anna Marvin ⓘ
Fay Marvin ⓘ
Sigmund "Siggy" Marvin ⓘ
surface form: Siggy Marvin
fictionalUniverse What About Bob? universe ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
mainPatientInStory Bob Wiley ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
narrativeFunction foil to Bob Wiley’s freewheeling personality ⓘ
notableSceneType comic breakdowns ⓘ
patientPortrayedBy Bill Murray ⓘ
portrayedBy Richard Dreyfuss ⓘ
productionCompanyOfWork Touchstone Pictures ⓘ
professionInStory psychiatrist ⓘ
relationshipToBobWiley psychiatrist–patient ⓘ
releaseYearOfWork 1991 ⓘ
screenwriterOfWork Alvin Sargent ⓘ
Tom Schulman ⓘ
settingOfKeyEvents family vacation home in New Hampshire ⓘ
spouseInStory Fay Marvin ⓘ
themeAssociation boundaries between therapist and patient ⓘ
professional pride versus personal vulnerability ⓘ
timePeriodOfStory late 20th century ⓘ
toneOfPerformance straight-man to Bob Wiley’s antics ⓘ
workType featureFilm ⓘ

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What About Bob? → leadActorRole → Richard Dreyfuss as Dr. Leo Marvin ⓘ