Modern Problems

Modern Problems
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ken Shapiro
Written by	Ken Shapiro Tom Sherohman Arthur Sellers
Produced by	Alan Greisman Michael Shamberg
Starring	Chevy Chase Patti D'Arbanville Mary Kay Place Brian Doyle-Murray Nell Carter Dabney Coleman
Cinematography	Edmond L. Koons
Edited by	Michael Jablow
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	December 25, 1981 (1981-12-25)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[1]
Box office	$26,154,211

Modern Problems is a 1981 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Ken Shapiro and starring Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, and Dabney Coleman. The film grossed $26.2 million on an $8 million budget (about $88 million on a $27 million budget, in today's currency) in the United States. A DVD release of the film was issued in 2005.