Schulman: Marvin has to be an egomaniac, so that we are really rooting for him to be taken down a notch. And Bob has to be sympathetic, just needy in a way that makes us want someone to help him. II.

1991’s What About Bob? tells the story of a clingy multiphobe who won’t leave his therapist alone, even when Dr. Leo Marvin goes on vacation with his family. The shrink becomes so crazed, he ...