After claiming he is an extraterrestrial from the planet 'K-PAX', 1,000 light years away in the Lyra constellation, prot (not capitalized and pronounced with a long O, rhyming with boat) is committed to the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan. There, psychiatrist Dr.

What disorder does Prot have in Kpax?

Mark Powell, chief of clinical psychiatry, is tasked with his examination and diagnosis. His limited observations confirm Prot is indeed “ill,” suffering from delusions. We learn later on that Prot is in fact Robert Porter, who has suffered a life- altering trauma that has affected him emotionally and psychologically.

Who played Bess in Kpax?

The movie populates its ward with the usual job lot of colorful eccentrics, who behave as if they have intensely studied "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." The most intriguing, because she never speaks, is Bess (Melanee Murray).