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Director:

Thom Eberhardt

Writers (WGA):

Mark Spragg (story) and
Howard Rosenman (story) ...
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Release Date:

20 October 1989 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

No one thought a rebel like Joe Slovak would make it through Medical School. But they didn't know Joe. more

Plot:

A smart first-year med student takes nothing seriously, except the pursuit of his Gross Anatomy (human dissection) lab partner... more | full synopsis

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A nice dissection of year one in the life of a medical student more (16 total)


Cast

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Matthew Modine ... Joe Slovak

Daphne Zuniga ... Laurie Rorbach

Christine Lahti ... Dr. Rachel Woodruff

Todd Field ... David Schreiner
John Scott Clough ... Miles Reed
Alice Carter ... Kim McCauley

Robert Desiderio ... Dr. Banks
Zakes Mokae ... Dr. Banumbra

Clyde Kusatsu ... Interviewing Professor
John Petlock ... Interviewing Professor

J. Patrick McNamara ... Interviewing Professor

Jan Munroe ... Interviewing Professor
Kay E. Kuter ... Lecturing Professor
Michael Flanagan ... Lecturing Professor
Don Perry ... Lecturing Professor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

A Cut Above
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Runtime:

Canada:109 min | USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Hill/Rosenman more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Continuity: After being grilled by Dr. Woodruff, Joe Slovak closes the cadaver's chest cavity twice. more

Quotes:

Joe Slovak: [confronting Dr. Woodruff after his roommate was asked to leave medical school] He's human. Not superhuman, just human. He did what he thought he had to do because he wanted to be a doctor more than anything else in the world and you ruined this for him. more

Soundtrack:

Burnin' more


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A nice dissection of year one in the life of a medical student, 3 July 2007
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Author: Amy Adler from Toledo, Ohio

Joe Slovak (Matthew Modine) is the son of an east coast fisherman. Bright as a button, however, Joe wants to become a doctor and he gains acceptance into a medical school. Once there, his easy going style is at odds with those around him. Beautiful Laurie (Daphne Zuniga) is the privileged daughter of a wealthy doctor and wastes no time in telling Joe that her schedule has no room for casual dating. Then, too, Joe's anal roommate, David (Todd Field) is so uptight he has flossing on his daily schedule and his lab partner, Miles, has a silk shirt on every day. In addition to all of this, the school boasts a no-nonsense instructor (Christine Lahti) that uses ridicule as a teaching tool, if she so desires. Will Joe be able to sail the difficult waters of a first year medical student, without compromising his basic style and principles? This is a fine look at the first year in the life of a medical student. The workload is excruciating, to say the least, and even those who are smart and dedicated can fall between the cracks, failing examinations and more. All of the actors playing these roles are terrific, with Modine a delight as the atypical medical student and Zuniga very lovely as the determined but thoughtful doctor to be. Then, too, Lahti is wonderful as the much-despised instructor who uses her sharp tongue to weed out those who don't have what it takes to become competent doctors. You will like the costumes, sets, and look of this film very much, too. If you are contemplating a future as a doctor, you must get this film soon, as it will give you a taste of the intensity your life will take on for the next few years. But, even if you just love films about the medical profession or those that boast a nice little love story, this one is for you.

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