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Overview

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6.7/10   2,150 votes
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Director:
Randa Haines
Writers (WGA):
Ed Rosenbaum (book)
Robert Caswell (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 July 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Wonderful exploration of empathy more

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dr. Edward Rosenbaum has a cameo as himself in the movie. more
Quotes:
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Wonderful exploration of empathy, 29 April 2002
10/10
Author: Doug Smith (dougsmithtraining) from Warminster, PA

A truly solid cast delivers a moving drama filled with humor and emotion. This could be the single best exploration of the theme of "empathy" ever filmed.

This film should be required viewing for any training or development on health care, communication, leadership, and service. Watch this the same week you watch "Patch Adams" and you'll be a better person emotionally for it.

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