Harvard Psychology
Genre: Drama/Biography
Director: Mark Romanek
Writer: Lon Charles
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Fionn Whitehead, Sydney Chandler, Carla Gugino, Charlie Plummer, Anthony LaPaglia, Lili Taylor, Julian Hilliard, Christian Slater, H. Jon Benjamin, David Duchovny, Devin Druid
Budget: $28,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $23,889,032
Foreign Box Office: $17,456,043
Total Profit: -$1,550,112
Reaction: This one just missed out on profits, becoming the first Lon Charles-penned film to lose money since Season 15's To The Max (co-written with Chad Taylor). It's always a shame when a streak like that comes to an end, but we're at least happy it didn't lose very much.
"Robert Downey Jr. and Fionn Whitehead are delivering a great performance as the leading duo playing off of each other. Without knowing the real story I couldn’t really fathom the consequences of this psychology study until it is revealed at the end. Even though the origin story of a terrorist is definitely interesting, it feels like the bigger part of the story is only told in the last scenes of the movie and should have been more in focus." - Clark Chase, Chicago Sun-Times
"The biopic's unconventional delivery is truly impressive. RDJ's portrayal of the motivating source behind one of the worst US terrorists is a revelation, while Whitehead's Ted shines, hinting at a bright future. Mark Romanek's directing and Lon Charles' exciting writing elevate each scene to its full potential, setting a high bar for future challenges." - Aubrey Jade-Mitchell, The Sun (UK)
"Harvard Psychology is a drama that becomes more of a haunting thriller by the end as we slowly start to piece together the consequences of Dr. Henry Murray's experiments on young Ted Kaczynski (which obviously led to infamous events). Both Robert Downey Jr. and Fionn Whitehead were both great as the ethically challenged Murray and impressionable Kaczynski, respectively, but I was even more impressed by Sydney Chandler's role as the de facto conscience of the story." - Dave Manning, Ridgefield Press
Rated R for language, sexual content and thematic elements
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