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Modern Problems is a american film of genre Science fiction released in USA on 25 december 1981 with Chevy Chase
Modern Problems (1981)
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Add to a movie listModern Problems is a 1981 comedy film written and directed by Ken Shapiro and starring Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville and Dabney Coleman. The film grossed $26,154,211 in the United States. A DVD release of the film was issued in 2005.
Synopsis
Max Fiedler (Chevy Chase) is an air traffic controller at New York's Kennedy Intl. Airport whose life is slowly going down the drain. His girlfriend, Darcy (Patti D'Arbanville), has just left him because of his jealousy. Now, everywhere he goes he seems to run into her with another man, driving him nuts. One night while he's driving home from a party at a gay nightclub in Lower Manhattan, a tanker truck spills nuclear waste onto his car and through his open sunroof, covering him with glowing green goo. The next day, he notices that he has developed telekinetic powers. With this newfound discovery, Max decides to put his powers to use by striking back at his tormentors to win back the love of Darcy.Actors
Chevy Chase
(Max Fielder)
Patti D'Arbanville
(Darcy)
Dabney Coleman
(Mark Winslow)
Mary Kay Place
(Lorraine)
Nell Carter
(Dorita)
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