Mr. Jealousy

Jun 5 1998 R 1h 43m
Comedy, Romance

After his first date at age 15 ended with the girl making out with another man at a party, aspiring writer Lester Grimm has treated all his girlfriends with jealousy and suspicion. While dating Ramona Ray, paranoia gets the best of him when he discovers that her most recent ex is successful novelist Dashiell Frank. Lester begins attending the same group therapy sessions as Dashiell to learn about Ramona's past with him.

Plot

Lester is an occasional substitute teacher and he's very jealous. He is jealous about the last boyfriend of Lester's slightly wacky current partner Ramona - arrogant best-selling author Dashiell. Lester joins Dashiell's therapy group under an alias to find out if Dashiell still has any feelings for her.

Written by

Noah Baumbach

Directed by

Noah Baumbach

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Joel Castleberg Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
2,777
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
NA