Doc Hollywood (1991)

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers (WGA):

Neil B. Shulman (book)
Laurian Leggett (adaptation)

Release Date:

2 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He's a big city plastic surgeon...in a small town that doen't take plastic.

Plot:

A young doctor causes a traffic accident in a small town and is sentenced to work for some days at the town hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Small Town | Ambulance | Accident | Los Angeles

Cast

Michael J. Fox	...	Dr. Benjamin Stone
Julie Warner	...	Vialula / 'Lou'
Barnard Hughes	...	Dr. Aurelius Hogue
Woody Harrelson	...	Hank Gordon
David Ogden Stiers	...	Mayor Nick Nicholson
Frances Sternhagen	...	Lillian, Welcoming Committee
George Hamilton	...	Doctor Halberstrom
Bridget Fonda	...	Nancy Lee Nicholson
Mel Winkler	...	Melvin the Mechanic
Helen Martin	...	Maddie, Welcoming Committee
Roberts Blossom	...	Judge Evans
Tom Lacy	...	Deputy Cotton
Macon McCalman	...	Aubrey Draper
Raye Birk	...	Simon Tidwell, First Patient
Eyde Byrde	...	Nurse Packer

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:PG | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1992) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Alachua County, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Michael Caton-Jones]The maitre'd of the restaurant in Los Angeles.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Contrary to what the character says, deer are not repelled by the scent of human urine.

Quotes:

Lillian, Welcoming Committee: Don't let old Doc Hogue scare you. We know you weren't aiming to kill that boy last night.

Movie Connections:

References "Hee Haw" (1969)

Soundtrack:

THE MILLWOOD STOMP

All the Good Things Michael J. Fox Represents.

Entertaining little film that has Michael J. Fox on his way to Hollywood to take a job as a plastic surgeon. However, a freak accident causes his car to be wrecked in a small country town that he just cannot seem to get out of. Naturally his very expensive car needs special parts that are not available. Thus the townspeople try to get Fox to stay as the community doctor to take the place of the elderly acid-mouthed Barnard Hughes. While in town Fox locks horns with Woody Harrelson, becomes friends with the priceless Bridget Fonda (who has her eyes on Fox) and falls in love with ambulance driver Julie Warner. George Hamilton is also a real scene-stealer as the all-world plastic surgeon that Fox should be working with. A really good over-achiever that represents all the things that make Fox a likeable screen presence. Far from excellent, but a charming little production nonetheless. 3.5 out of 5 stars.