Modern Problems
5.0
“Chevy has the power to make this Christmas the funniest ever!”
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
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Cast
18 people
Chevy Chase
Max Fielder
Known for
Community
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Patti D'Arbanville
Darcy
Known for
The Sinner
The Fan
Dabney Coleman
Mark Winslow
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
WarGames
Mary Kay Place
Lorraine
Known for
Being John Malkovich
Sweet Home Alabama
Nell Carter
Dorita
Known for
Bebe's Kids
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Stills
Known for
Groundhog Day
The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Mitch Kreindel
Barry
Known for
Being There
Arthur Sellers
Mobile Supervisor
Also in
Murderbot
Sandy Helberg
Pete
Known for
Mortal Kombat
Spaceballs
Neil Thompson
Controller #1
Also in
Jerome's Secret
It's Your Move
Carl Irwin
Controller #2
Also in
The Passion Network
Angel of Vengeance
Ronald E. House
Vendor (as Ron House)
Known for
Private Resort
Ken Shapiro Director · Tom Sherohman Writer Arthur Sellers Writer
Worldwide gross $26M · Budget $8M · United States release December 25, 1981
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$26,154,211
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
20th Century-Fox Film Corporation
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 25, 1981
Theatrical
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