Medicine Man (1992)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Tom Schulman (story)
Tom Schulman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | 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:

Jungle | Gas Chromatograph | Cancer | Monkey | Doctor

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

Directed by
John McTiernan

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom Schulman		(story)
Tom Schulman		(screenplay) and
Sally Robinson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sean Connery	....	executive producer
Donna Dubrow	....	producer
Beau Marks	....	line producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	producer

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Donald McAlpine		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mary Jo Markey
Michael R. Miller

Casting by
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
John Krenz Reinhart Jr.

Art Direction by
Jesus Buenrostro
Don Diers

Set Decoration by
Enrique Estévez		(as Enrique Estevez)

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance		(as Marilyn Vance-Straker)

Makeup Department
Raúl Sarmiento	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Roberto Bakker	....	production manager
Joel Marx	....	production supervisor
Anna Roth	....	unit production manager
Tamara Smith	....	post-production supervisor
Jerry Sobul	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guillermo 'Memo' Carreno	....	second assistant director
Caíque Martins Ferreira	....	first assistant director: second unit
David Kelley	....	second assistant director
Thomas J. Mack	....	first assistant director
Batan Silva	....	first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva)
Fred Waugh	....	second unit director (as Fred M. Waugh)

Art Department
René Marquéz	....	props
Tommy Tomlinson	....	property master
Ben Zeller	....	construction coordinator
Carl Zeller	....	general foreman

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor
Douglas B. Arnold	....	sound mixer
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Flick	....	sound editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Tim Song Jones	....	sound transferer
Maciek Malish	....	adr editor
Cindy Marty	....	dialogue editor
Thomas P. McNamara	....	assistant sound editor
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Norman B. Schwartz	....	post sync dialogue
Roy Seeger	....	first assistant sound editor
Tami Treadwell	....	foley recordist
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Michael Garcia	....	special effects
Dean Lockwood	....	special effects assistant
J.J. Makaro	....	special effects assistant
Michael Weis	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Joel Hynek	....	special visual effects consultant

Stunts
Gustavo Campos	....	stunts
Jorge Luis Corzo	....	stunts
Júlio Martínez	....	stunts
John Saint Ryan	....	stunts (as John Ryan)
Gil Torres	....	stunts
Rafael Valdez	....	stunt coordinator
Jennifer Watson-Johnston	....	stunts
Fred Waugh	....	stunt coordinator (as Fred M. Waugh)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Agganis	....	assistant camera
Phil Bray	....	still photographer
Brett Laumann	....	electrical best boy
Steve Mathis	....	gaffer
Paul Sibley	....	rigger
Paulo Souza	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hans Georg Struhar	....	dresser: actors

Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Ann-Giselle Spiegler	....	assistant post-production coordinator
John W. Stuart	....	operator: editDROID (as John Stuart)
Ed Stabile	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Jerry Goldsmith	....	conductor
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Arturo Curiel	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Flavio Chaves	....	location manager: second unit
Mary Lou Devlin	....	production coordinator
Emily Gamboa	....	production coordinator
Humberto Gurza	....	animal wrangler
Miguel Gurza	....	animal handler
Yvette Gurza	....	animal wrangler
Nicole Kolin	....	assistant location manager
Pat Loveall	....	unit projectionist
Fernando Serzedelo	....	location manager: Brazil
Ann-Giselle Spiegler	....	production assistant
Maria Fatima Toledo	....	choreographer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	presenter
Harry Kopoian	....	airport liaison: Mexico (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE) (1992) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Araba Films (Spain)
• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1993) (Greece) (VHS)
• Pony Canyon (1992) (Japan) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title and Art Studio (optical effects)
• R/Greenberg Associates (additional optical effects) (as R. Greenberg & Associates)

Other Companies

• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

Company:

Cinergi Pictures Entertainment

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bronx and Campbell are up in the canopy on harnesses, in some shots they are shown supported by small flat wooden seats as part of their harness rigging and in other shots the seats aren't there and they are just supported by harness rigging around their upper thighs, yet the action is supposed to be continuous and there is no time for any sort of rigging changes to explain this.

Quotes:

[before the rescue]
Dr. Robert Campbell:Don't cry. Listen, when this is over you can cry all you want, and I won't say a word.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Worst of '92" (1993)

Soundtrack:

That Old Black Magic

I shouldn't have been surprised by this sleeper

A marvelous screenplay and great performances made this one of the better pictures of '92. The plot held my attention without the use of car chases or blowing up the superdome. Interesting, moving and intelligent.