Great movie, sends up the theraputic culture of the 70’s perfectly.
Pelfing was the best part.
I actually took a date to that movie who was an EST “true believer”. It was a “blind date” set up by my cousin’s wife both were in med school at the time & I was in grad school in physics. The “date” was one of their classmates and intending to specialize in Psychiatry. It was not a “match” made in heaven! To make a short story shorter, I thought the movie nailed the “self help” movement & the whole “touchy feelie” life outlook. I was constantly roaring with laughter to point I would almost fall out of my seat. My date was not impressed. It was a very short night, we were quite happy to be rid of each other.
I think “insensitive clod” was term she used in describing me back to my cousin’s wife. My comment, “I’ve been called worse things!”
The experience was an early aphorism about the chacteristics of those I have met in Psychology & Psychiatry - They are in these fields to solve their own problems rather then the problems of others!
Most wouldn’t trust with burnt soggy match!