What About Bob?

What About Bob?
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Oz
Screenplay byTom Schulman
Story by
Produced byLaura Ziskin
Starring
CinematographyMichael Ballhaus
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byMiles Goodman
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • May 17, 1991 (1991-05-17)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$39 million
Box office$63.7 million (US)

What About Bob? is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Murray plays Bob Wiley, a mentally unstable patient who follows his egotistical psychotherapist, Dr. Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss), on vacation. When Bob befriends the members of Leo's family and they help each other overcome their problems, the patient's continued presence pushes the doctor over the edge. The film received positive reviews and grossed $63.7 million in the US.