Doc Hollywood (1991)

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

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers:

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

Stars:

Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, Barnard Hughes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Benjamin Stone is a young doctor driving to L.A where he was offered a new job as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. He gets off the highway to avoid a traffic jam, but gets lost and ends up crashing into a fence in the small town of Grady. He is sentenced to 32 hrs of community service at the local hospital. All he wants is to serve the sentence and get moving, but gradually the locals become attached to the new doctor, and he falls for the pretty ambulance driver, Lou. Will he leave?

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | small town | hospital | accident | community service | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doc Hollywood - Dottore in carriera

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$54,830,779 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The car driven cross-country is a 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster.

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Goofs

When Doc is outside the cabin a hood is seen on the back of his brown coat. When he gets inside to meet the welcoming committee, the hood is no longer visible.

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Quotes

Vialula: [about the gossip in Grady] Can't poop in this town without everybody knowin' what color it is.

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Connections

Referenced in Community: Epidemiology (2010)

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Soundtracks

"STANDING IN THE NEED OF PRAYER"
Performed by The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys
Courtesy of Rebel Records

User Reviews

Better than I imagined.

When I sat down to watch this film I thought I would be very bored. It turns out that this film is intoxicating. I couldn't stop watching it at all. Michael J. Fox does a good job in the lead role, and there are great character turns from Woody Harrelson and Bridget Fonda. The love story between Fox and Julie Warner is very funny to watch develop and their timing is classic romantic comedy. The director, Michael Caton-jones, does a great job with a typical fish-out=of-water script and the score from Carter Burwell is exceptional. I had alot of fun watching this film.