Analyze This (1999)

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Analyze This is a 1999 gangster comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the screenplay with playwright Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan. The film stars Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Viterelli and Lisa Kudrow.

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Plot: In a voiceover, mob boss Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) narrates a brief history of the Mafia during 1957: in the wake of Albert Anastasia's death, the dispute over whether Vito Genovese, Carlo Gambino or Joe Bananas will ascend to mob supremacy results in the Apalachin Meeting in upstate New York. The meeting breaks up when it is raided by the FBI, and the Mafia doesn't call a nationwide summit again until the present day. Vitti and his best friend Dominic (Joseph Rigano) are discussing the upcoming meeting at a restaurant. Dominic warns that the mafia is in deep trouble, due to the FBI's unprecedented success in turning "made" mobsters into informants and putting bosses in prison, not to mention competition from incoming Chinese and Russian gangsters. As they exit the restaurant, Dominic warns Vitti to look out for Young Turk boss Primo Sindone (Chazz Palminteri). Vitti turns back to get a toothpick, which saves his life when gunmen drive past and gun down Dominic. Psychiatrist Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) is facing his own problems: his son from his first marriage keeps listening to his sessions, his patients are not challenging enough and his wedding, to Laura MacNamara (Lisa Kudrow) in Miami, is coming soon.

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Sobel accidentally rear-ends a car belonging to Paul Vitti and the trunk pops open, but Jelly (Joe Viterelli), one of Vitti's henchmen, takes the blame because someone is bound and gagged in there (which Sobel and his son do not notice as they are arguing). Sobel gives Jelly his business card in case he changes his mind about compensation. During a meeting with his friends, Vitti suffers a panic attack and privately tells Jelly that he needs to see a psychiatrist for "a friend" of his, but it has to be kept a secret. Jelly recommends Sobel. Vitti visits Sobel claiming his friend needs therapy. Sobel realises the friend is Vitti himself, but impresses Vitti enough to want to see him whenever necessary. Sobel leaves with his son for his wedding in Miami, but Vitti, Jelly and their men follow him. Vitti failed to perform while having sex with his girlfriend and blames Sobel's "bad service". Vitti explains he has been having a hard time and Sobel suggests the source of the problem might be stress. Vitti is impressed and makes Sobel his psychiatrist.

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