Lovesick (1983) (MOD)

Lovesick (1983) (MOD)Forget about accountants who want to fly, professors whose brains are being zapped by aliens and bored housewives passing the time. The one all consuming problem Manhattan psychiatrist Saul Benjamin has is himself! Saul (Dudley Moore) and Chloe (Elizabeth McGovern), one of his patients, are in love. The situation could get him bounced from his profession, but for lovers of romantic comedy, it's all delightful. Alec Guinness, John Huston, Ron Silver,

The story takes a swing at the pomposity of the medical establishment as it follows a doctor who has the resources to cure just one patient: either a kindly

Stationed in London during World War II

but the film is most memorable for its thrilling

When Jenny Fields (Close) decides to become a mother

and you might recognize Jane Frazee

except the biggest

And so he returns

self-deceiving lords of Harley Street

until some no-goods ply Joe with booze and the blitzed behemoth goes bonkers

Think of the ticket sales

fake telegrams and an uncle's beloved model ship

tongue-in-cheek pilot sets the pace and style for the 1972-73 series it launched