Medicine Man (1992)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Tom Schulman (story)
Tom Schulman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

On the trail of an amazing discovery he finds an explosive adventure!

Plot:

An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the Amazon jungle...

Plot Keywords:

Cancer | Jungle | Skinny Dipping | See Through Brassiere | Tribe

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sean Connery	...	Dr. Robert Campbell
Lorraine Bracco	...	Dr. Rae Crane
José Wilker	...	Dr. Miguel Ornega
Rodolfo De Alexandre	...	Tanaki
Francisco Tsiren Tsere Rereme	...	Jahausa
Elias Monteiro Da Silva	...	Palala
Edinei Maria Serrio Dos Santos	...	Kalana
Bec-Kana-Re Dos Santos Kaiapo	...	Imana
Angelo Barra Moreira	...	Medicine Man
José Lavat	...	Government Man

Also Known As:

The Last Days of Eden

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

Company:

Cinergi Pictures Entertainment

Trivia:

Sean Connery's salary for this film was $10 million.

Goofs:

Continuity: Dr. Bronx goes to sleep in her hammock wearing underwear but wakes up wearing a belt and jeans.

Quotes:

[after the rescue]
Dr. Robert Campbell: Don't cry.
Dr. Rae Crane: [sobbing] You said I could cry all I want.
Dr. Robert Campbell: Oh yes, I did, didn't I? Okay. Go ahead, knock yourself out.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Cure (1995)

Soundtrack:

That Old Black Magic

Superb Score, Superb Movie

I've never understood why this movie is so poorly received. Sure, Lorraine Bracco is a bit shrill. No one said she came from a "high class" family, just that she was marrying well. My sister-in-law is a scientist with NIH and she came from humble roots. That Bracco got through to the tribe's medicine man when Connery had failed was the contrast between the two approaches the "white man" could make toward the natives. Bracco's negotiating skills and stubborn common sense contrasted nicely with Connery's unintentionally patronizing approach. Who COULD have been cast who would have been more convincing as the "civilized" woman "going native". Lauren Hutton, maybe. The solution to the mystery of "compound 37" was a genuine surprise, even though it was partially revealed on two separate occasions. The climax was intensely dramatic, ironic and sad; though, it too helped usher in the satisfying conclusion. Jerry Goldsmith's superb score raises what is already an outstanding movie. I don't care about anyone else's opinion. For me, "Medicine Man" is a "10".