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Overview
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Release Date:
24 July 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
He was a doctor who thought he knew it all... until he became a patient.
Plot:
Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer...
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1 nomination
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Excellent View from the Other Side
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | William Hurt | ... | Dr. Jack MacKee |
 | Christine Lahti | ... | Anne MacKee |
 | Elizabeth Perkins | ... | June Ellis |
 | Mandy Patinkin | ... | Dr. Murray Kaplan |
 | Adam Arkin | ... | Dr. Eli Blumfield |
 | Charlie Korsmo | ... | Nicky MacKee |
 | Wendy Crewson | ... | Dr. Leslie Abbott |
 | Bill Macy | ... | Dr. Al Cade |
| J.E. Freeman | ... | Ralph |
 | William Marquez | ... | Mr. Maris |
| Kyle Secor | ... | Alan |
| Nicole Orth-Pallavicini | ... | Sarah |
| Ping Wu | ... | Jay-Jay |
| Tony Fields | ... | Roger |
 | Brian Markinson | ... | Michael |
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122 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Australia:M |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-10 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG
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Producer Scott Mosier's favorite movie.
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June Ellis:
[suffering from an inoperable brain tumor] My tumor, I see it giving me certain freedoms I never allowed myself.
Dr. Jack MacKee: Yeah, like being incredibly hostile?
June Ellis: Like being honest and expecting people around me to do the same.
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Dr. Jack MacKee: Yeah, like being incredibly hostile?
June Ellis: Like being honest and expecting people around me to do the same.
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Referenced in "Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
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Soundtrack:
Big Girls Don't Cry
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| What´s the name of that song? | laiz |
| THIS doctor vs House MD? | bittermilk |
| the song during the heart transplant scene... | sothemoe |
| sympathy and empathy | platinum_qt_00 |
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The Doctor may not be the most moving, most influential, or best portrayed movie of all time, but it certainly should rank near the top of the best medical movies of all time. The story is about Dr. Jack MacKee (William Hurt), an arrogant heart surgeon whose believes that doctors should "Get in, fix it, and get out". However, when he finds himself diagnosed with cancer, he must see the system from the other side - a mechanized, unsympathetic system where the patient's comfort is the least concern. The story complicates when he befriends a fellow cancer patient, June Ellis (Elizabeth Perkins), who proves to be an inspirational figure in Jack's battle against cancer.
The movie could be deemed a transformation story. At first, Jack is an unlovable character - the doctor we all wish we didn't have. However, as he continues through his ordeal, his attitude begins to change. It is a profound change, and provides for many deep, moving scenes.
The story itself is not complicated, and is easy to follow. The acting, however, is top notch, and makes for a terrific movie. I would recommend it to anybody.