Anger Management

Plot synopsis:
In 1978, a young Dave Buznik is about to kiss the girl of his dreams, when a local bully, Arnie Shankman, pulls down his pants and underwear, embarrassing him in front of everybody. This leaves Dave with lasting trauma about public affection, as well as repressing his emotions. Twenty five years later, Dave Buznik lives in New York City, working as a secretary for Frank Head, an abusive boss who takes credit for Dave's work. His problems also extend to his private life his girlfriend Linda's ex-boyfriend Andrew still being close friends with her and being condescending to Dave at work.
While flying to a business meeting, Dave sits next to a man named Buddy Rydell. After a series of annoyances from the flight attendant and a sky marshal cause Dave, who repeatedly wanted a headset to watch an in-flight movie suggested by Buddy, to lose his temper, the sky marshal, who also mistakes Dave for a racist, tasers him, and Dave is arrested for assaulting the flight attendant, and sentenced to anger management therapy. The therapist happens to be Buddy. Buddy's unorthodox techniques cause Dave to lose his temper, and Buddy tells Dave he recognizes his problem as passive-aggressive anger. After Dave gets into a bar fight caused by Chuck, another of Buddy's patients, Dave is sent back to court and Buddy intervenes on his behalf, choosing to move in with Dave and shadow him in his life as part of more intensive therapy. Failure to comply will result in a year of jail time for Dave. Having Buddy as an unexpected and hovering roommate irritates Dave, which prompts Buddy to offer more therapeutic advice which, in turn, irritates Dave even more. Although Dave believes Andrew is doing nothing to ruin him at work, Buddy suspects otherwise and tells him that he needs to start fighting back or nothing will change. After receiving a phone call for Buddy informing him his mother is undergoing minor surgery, Dave jokes to him about its seriousness, prompting Buddy to warn he'll get Dave back.
After seeing Buddy's mother, the two stop at a restaurant on the way back to New York. After Buddy pressures him, Dave flirts and goes home with a young lady, but rejects her amorous advances out of loyalty to Linda. Later, Dave is devastated to learn that Buddy has told Linda about the woman, but Buddy explains the woman was a former patient of his, having set up the encounter to get revenge on Dave for the "dying mother" prank, and he will explain the truth to Linda. Buddy takes a detour to a Buddhist temple, so that Dave can confront a reformed Arnie, who has become a monk. While confronting his tormentor, Arnie expresses his sincerest apologies to Dave for bullying him all his life and asserts that Dave didn't deserve the abuse, but he laughs when Dave reminds him of the kiss incident. Buddy and a hesitant Dave provoke Arnie by lying about Dave exposing himself to Arnie's mentally ill sister, and Dave and Arnie fight. Dave and Buddy tease the monks into a rage and are chased off the grounds, Dave feeling good on confronting his tormentor. Back in New York, Dave attempts to propose to Linda but loses his nerve, and Linda suggests that they take a break from their relationship. Soon after Buddy begins dating Linda, Dave (unaware this was the next step of his therapy) sees this as the last straw and loses his cool by attacking Buddy. Being called back into court, Dave is given a restraining order by the judge, who threatens to lock him up if Dave has another incident.
Called into work and yelled at by his boss, Dave finally snaps when he learns that his boss intentionally passed him and gave the promotion to Andrew. He immediately confronts both men for the way they've mistreated him in the past. Dave calls Andrew out for trying to interfere with both his promotion and relationship with Linda, revealing he wants Andrew out of their lives permanently. Andrew attempts to insult him about being too dependent on Buddy to back him up and admits he isn't good enough for Linda. Taking Buddy's advice, Dave debunks the claim and knocks him out cold. He proceeds to humiliate his boss by using a golf club to wreck his office and reminding him of all the years of his loyal services just to be denied of the promotion he wanted so much in favor of someone who didn't deserve it. Dave then tells his boss that if he gets out of jail within three years, he expects his boss to do the right thing and give him the promotion that Andrew presumably resigned from. His boss agrees and Dave leaves. Learning Buddy has taken Linda to a New York Yankees game, Dave assumes Buddy intends to steal his proposal idea and races to the stadium. Security captures him and begins to remove him from the stadium but Mayor Rudy Giuliani orders them to allow Dave to speak. After admitting that he does have an anger problem and is willing to change, Dave agrees to kiss Linda in front of the stadium in exchange for her marrying him. Linda and Buddy then reveal that the game was the final part of Dave's therapy, and explain that the tormentors and aggravations he has been put through were Buddy's doing to teach him how to unleash his anger in healthy doses to avoid it building up. The passenger, the Judge, the waitress and the flight attendant are Buddy's friends. Dave then asks about the Sky Marshall who tased him if he was involved with Buddy and Linda admits he wasn't.
The three attend a picnic with Buddy's other patients, where Dave plays a final joke on Buddy with a friend holding the group up with a water pistol, and the film ends as the friends sing "I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story together.

Tags: comedy, psychological, adult comedy

Review:
Charlie's new show is not a masterpiece, nor is it trying to be, but it is better then Two and Half Men's current offering.
I'm a huge fan of Two and a Half Men and dearly wished that Kutcher would hold the show, but it transpires that Alan's character is the only thing keeping the show remotely amusing anymore.
I never watched Two and Half Men for Oscar performances or for the story line, I just wanted the show to make me laugh and that's exactly what Anger Management does.
I never thought that Sheen could pull it of after being a complete idiot when he was fired on two and a half man (which by the way gets less funnier by the episode), but he did it again and makes himself very likable.I think it's clever that Charlie makes fun of his own issues, which makes the show so much more hilarious.The strength of a good comedian is being able to make fun of himself in the first place.
I'm a big fan of Two and a Half Men, I've watched every episode many times and the show still makes me smile even after many viewings.
And i'm not that big a fan of TV in general I cant watch the new Ashton version as it despoils a perfect show.Sheen is the man, he is the Hollywood bad ass that makes these kinds of shows realistic, Adding creditability to his lines.I've seen the 1st and 2nd show of Anger Management and it Rocks.
Charlie is back and if the show continues with this high caliber comedy it will become a bigger hit than Two and a Half Men ever was.Good Work Charlie glad to see you back....Keep it up....
The fact that there are a lot more people but the dialog stayed just as witty as it did in two and a half men is a nice trade up as are Sheens' cast members.
The cast is a good mix and mix quite good with each other in the show.The twist of Charlie's own anger issues and he himself being an anger management therapist is quite hilarious.The show delivers excellent comic situations.
That can be good or bad, make up your own mind about that.The show is explained in one sentence, Charlie is a therapist and is trying to help a group of people to get over their anger issues.
He talks too fast his voice is too dark and the laugh track in the background is making no sense.I give this 5 Stars for the many funny hours i had watching Charlie Sheen, this show is a complete failure in writing and casting.
I had my doubts about this series, I figured it was a "in your face" to the producers of 'Two and a Half Men', and of course I thought it would be a flop, considering how crazy and outta hand Sheen was during that time.
Though I love Charlie Sheen, this is not a one man show, and the supporting actors/actress are either not funny, or may be the writing was not up to their talent.
In Two and half men every character had its momentum, and the jokes came out naturally unlike in anger management, where they force the joke on you though it is not really a funny one.On the other hand, I don't understand why the show runner insisting in repeating the role of Charlie as a sex addicted playboy, played in Two and a half men, which already have exhausted during the nine seasons run of the show, although he is capable of doing much better than that.
I have never been a fan of Charlie Sheen but I think he does a great job on this show and I have changed my mind about him, he is very funny!
This is just the kind of sitcoms/comedy i have been waiting for, and it is with Charlie Sheen!(I dint know what before i saw it) I give this 10 of 10 points when it comes to comedy!
He pretty much plays the same character he's been playing for over twenty years (identical to the one in Two and a Half Men) and pretty much ripped off the movie Anger Management.
This show feels like Charlie Sheen is desperate to prove to people that he's a good person and just troubled(Yes a trouble fifty year old?
Like his character in his former show, Two and a Half Men portrayed, he'll always come out doing okay.
We all had to accept that Two and a Half Men would never be the same.Then I heard about a new show called Anger Management starring Charlie Sheen!
I couldn't wait to see this show and I had high hopes that the show would be as good as Two and a Half Men with Charlie Sheen.I sat down, watched the first episode and was truly flabbergasted.
It didn't even come close to my expectations, but I decided to watch some more episodes and at least give it a fighting chance.I saw Charlie Sheen being surrounded by some B-actors, who were funny at times but didn't come close to Jon Cryer(Alan Harper) and Angus T.
Don't misunderstand me, Anger Management made me laugh at times, mostly because of Charlie Sheen, but it just couldn't meet my expectations.Unfortunately I have to say Anger Management is just another average series.
I think Charlie is great and I loved two and a half men with him in it!
The magic that two and a half men had was due to Charlie being a laid back man whore that never let anything bother him!
This show could be good if the cast was a little better, they get rid of Selma, and Charlie has funny one liners opposite his supporting cast!
It looked like Charlie wanted more than funny episode to keep himself afloat.
I was excited when this show came out, and after watching season 1, I was feeling like this show has the potential to be good.
Charlie Sheen as an Anger Management Therapist can work, but rather than having group sessions at home and at the prison, it should be more of a one on one session and have his patients be a revolving door of characters.
With his current "patients", we're in the middle of season 2, and we have no idea who these people are, why they're in anger management therapy, and why anybody should care.While it was smart to have his real life father play his dad, those two are the only ones on the show with any visible on-screen chemistry.
But another sitcom,that too starring Charlie Sheen,who according to me is the best thing ever happened to sitcoms in the 21st Century,is both a welcome and a refreshing change.After Two and A Half Men, Charlie sheen returns to screen as Charlie Goodson the quirky,easy-going therapist-cum-playboy who has anger issues of his own in Anger Management.
There are almost all the ingredients of a typical Charlie Sheen sitcom-a dysfunctional family,a million dollar home,dozens of hot and dumb chicks,and a bunch of weird guys thrown in,finally,dirty humor.The entire show rests on Charlie Sheen himself.Most of the other characters are quite weak and fail to impress.The jokes are good,in bits and pieces.All in all,the show could be much better.
But can Anger Management be as good as Two and a half Men,that,only time can tell..
I was very upset when they fired Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men!
I've watched all the episodes in one go!I'm a big fan of Two and a Half Men and I love Ashton Kutcher but it's obvious that he is not able to save the show.
It's clear from the very first episode that Charlie Sheen is trying way too hard to prove to the world that he's still a useful member of the acting community.
I'm not sure what is more annoying - the repetitive laugh track (perhaps he couldn't find a real audience that would actually laugh?), the sub-par acting from every character, or the predictable, overdone plot that casts Sheen once more into the only role he seems capable of playing.
It's really sad that Charlie sheen, as OLD as he is, acts the way he does!
I don't believe this show is being funny got anything to do with Charlie Sheen, it is simply about good & sophisticated writers that doing great job with the script and the jokes, there are no limits, no barriers...
Of course I have to admit that it is not even close series Two and a Half Men while Charlie played in it.
I repeat, it is not Two and a Half Men as long as he plays Charlie.But your sincere smile.
I like the larger cast, I do not miss Allen one wee bit, and it is great to see Charlie Sheen working and on track.
Charlie Sheen is just phoning in his performance (and that's on a good episode).
Anger Management is a good television series with reasonably well developed plots and a talented comedic cast.
This is the series that Charlie Sheen bounced back with after leaving Two and a Half Men, and his performance in the show is very strong, he still certainly has leading man qualities that make this show worthwhile.
Funny and with a terrific comedic cast, Anger Management does overstay its welcome, but it is worth the watch if you ever see it on television and are looking for something short and sweet, just do not go out of your way to see it.
To me, that's what makes this show acceptably funny.I'm a moderate fan of Charlie Sheen, but after a while, his shows tend to become less funny - still funny, just not as good as before, and seemingly struggling to get back to the high of the first few episodes.But I still like this show because of the other characters - I cannot imagine the show without his regular patients or his ex-wife.
So, i've been watching Anger Management all season and didn't spend a second thinking of writing a review, and today, as the 16th episode airs, i feel the time is due.
I must admit is it watchable and some characters (Lacey and Nolan) are funny and series has some very good moments, but bottom line is that all chicks appearing are ultra thin sexy like models and Sheen is like sex god and honestly he is not even handsome, at least to me.
The new two and a half men show is nothing without Charlie.
Over all, if like me, you stopped watching 2.5 Men after a few episodes with Ashton in it, and experience withdrawal symptoms - then Anger Management is a real remedy.
But it wasn't long before it began to get old: Humor that's been done before in some many more sitcoms, really one-dimensional characters and Charlie starting to act more and more like he did in Two and a half man, which got old even when he was still in Two and a half man.
I thought Charlie leaving Two and Half Men would mean he wouldn't take part in the same pathetic charade but clearly he did, which is disappointing.Overall it's not really worth a watch but way worse shows are getting hit ratings so none of it really matters.
This started as a great show, a lot better than Two and Half Men ever hoped to be, until that Brat Sheen got jealous!.
Charlie Sheen was trying to get back in the game with this series, it had some great punch lines and punches taken on the expense of his former series, but this didn't amount to the same status.The series is about Charlie, he is a Anger Management Therapist, yes that is the plot and yes he do have people in a group that are quite different, but in many ways, divides his problems and faults :) He still has a thing for the ladies, a lot of them and different ones, but he tends to stick to the bad ones, ones that have the same vices as himself.The weirdest part about the series is that it had an insane amount of episodes to each season, it was very weird, season 1 had 10 episodes and then season two had 90 episodes, just to even it up to one hundred before closing it down it seems.Okay series, but became much of the same deal, over and over again..
It may be funnier than what we are getting in the last few years of "Two and Half Men", but do we really need to set the bar so low?Also, Sheen looks prematurely old and that makes it difficult for us to accept the premise of the show.All in all this show is watchable, but you can probably find something better..
I've watched a few episodes of Anger Management, and my oh my, does it make you miss Sheen in Two And A Half Men. I never watched the pilot for this, where I've just become aware than Sheen's character's daughter in this has OCD, something I've had for years, where I'd like to see those particular episodes.
When Charlie Sheen started 2 1/2 Men as the philandering rake, he looked the part and it was somewhat believable.
But it's pathetic to watch, as Charlie Sheen is now too thin and old- looking; he hasn't aged well.
It has the same problem the show, Frazier had - unattractive old-looking guy as chick magnet scoring with women half his age.The episode I watched was disturbing - Sheen is seen bedding a beautiful rival therapist.Wearing a skimpy black bra and panties, she demands that he take off her underwear with his teeth and then we see Charlie slipping under the sheets.
The series depict a wide spectrum of different characters, each having their own stereotypical peculiarity, some of them are even quite distasteful - but yet presented in a funny 'we all have our problems'-kind of way.It is also great fun to see Charlie and his dad, which make an excellent combo together!I highly recommend Anger Management to everybody old enough to watch..
She is so darn sexy and deserves way better than having to act against low class actors like Sheen.
Martin Sheen plays the father on occasion and he has his own anger issues between he and Charlie.
Charlie Sheen plays yet another guy called Charlie who is a ladies man, but the difference THIS time is he is a disgraced baseball player and has an ex wife and a daughter, who in the first episode has OCD then miraculously it is never mentioned again.It is VERY weird writing this because I do actually watch this every week, hoping the acting gets better, hoping the story lines get better.
The woman who plays Charlie's ex wife is TERRIBLE at acting, she has had so much botox she cannot move her face, she is portraying the character to be a bit of a flirt but it just makes her seem like an emotionless whore.
All of her lines are delivered flat and it makes her scenes unwatchable, which is unfortunate because I enjoy Charlie's acting.All characters in the "group" are unlikeable and generic, you have the whore, the gay guy, the bigoted old guy and the weirdo who you wonder why he is there in the first place.As for Selma Blair's character, she is meant to appear cold, attractive and desirable, like the sister in Cruel Intentions, but she is just a plain bitch who isn't attractive at all.The truth is I probably will watch the rest of the season for Mr Sheen, but the story lines aren't enjoyable at all and I mostly end up skipping a lot of episodes within the first ten minutes if I know it's just gonna be generic and mindless.
If you followed Charlie over from when he left Two and a Half Men, chances are you are committed enough to watch at least one episode, but I doubt you will stay for the whole season..
I started watching Anger Management solely for Charlie Sheen, but stayed with the show for his interactions with Selma Blair.
Unlike Two and a Half Men, Charlie had a reliable love interest in recurring character Kate.
His interest in her and her apparent disinterest in him as anything more than a friend with benefits was engaging and refreshing after Charlie's womanizing ways on Two and a Half Men. When they fired Selma Blair, FX made a huge error.
FX brought Charlie's character back to what it was in Two and a Half Men, with a different woman in every episode, with whom Charlie was either sleeping with or trying to sleep with.
In my opinion, Anger Management can only be saved by bringing in a new full time love interest that carries on throughout the rest of the show, which will not be very long if FX doesn't change Charlie Goodson's character into something more than Charlie Harper..
Charlie Sheen bounced back from being sacked from 'Two and a Half Men' with this sitcom, based on the 2003 film, that sees him playing an anger management coach.This show is actually very similar to Sheen's previous one, albeit never likely to trouble the ratings or the audiences' attention much.Sheen plays a guy in power who has relations with lots of beautiful women - hadn't we seen that before somewhere else?
Anger Management is a show that could of exceeded the 100 episode Mark, the show has great writing, directing and acting.
Anger Management could not of been if it wasn't for the awesome Charlie Sheen who I love and hope to see in another sitcom soon.
Charlie Sheen is funny as usual.
Charlie has new role as father which wasn't seen in Two and a Half Men.Anger Management seminar don't take much time out of each episode but they are quite funny.
But felt it did better job than Two and a Half Men did at comedy after Charlie left.Spoiler: Some of the jail scenes in the series are funny too.