
Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing?
1989, English. Directed by Kirk Tougas & Tom Shandel & Andrew Feldmar.
A solo show whose subject - the controversial Scottish psychiatrist Ronald David Laing - has largely faded from public view, starring an actor who doesn't impersonate him. Scottish actor explores Laing's life and work from the perspective of an unnamed genial ad mirer who says he has just come from Laing's funeral in 1989.
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- 1h 32m
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- English
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- 2 October 1989
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Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing? runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 October 1989. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing??
Did You Used to Be R.D. Laing? (1989) was directed by Kirk Tougas and Tom Shandel and Andrew Feldmar and stars R.D. Laing, Andrew Feldmar, Mario.