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27 September 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
Not all surgery is intended to cure. Don't move a muscle.Plot:
Thriller about Guy Luthan (Hugh Grant), a British doctor working at a hospital in New York who starts... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Afternoon Fix: Amy Winehouse's Booze Ban Calls for Extreme Measures (From E! Online. 14 January 2009, 3:57 PM, PST)
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(From The Hollywood News. 16 December 2008, 7:57 PM, PST)
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Very underrated film that actually provokes thought moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hugh Grant | ... | Dr. Guy Luthan | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Dr. Lawrence Myrick | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | ... | Jodie Trammel | |
| David Morse | ... | FBI Agent Frank Hare | |
| Bill Nunn | ... | Det. Bob Burke | |
| John Toles-Bey | ... | Bobby | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Dr. Jeffrey Manko | |
| Debra Monk | ... | Dr. Judith Gruszynski | |
| Shaun Austin-Olsen | ... | Claude Minkins | |
| André De Shields | ... | Teddy Dolson | |
| J.K. Simmons | ... | Dr. Mingus | |
| Peter Appel | ... | Det. Stone | |
| Diana Zimmer | ... | Helen | |
| Nancy Beatty | ... | Ruth Myrick | |
| Gerry Becker | ... | Dr. Gene Spitelli |
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Rated R for violence, language, some nudity and graphic ER activity.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Brazil:14 | Canada:A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:15Fun Stuff
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Marked the first production of partners Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley's short-lived "Simian Films." moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Arriving in The Room Dr. Luthan's lips clearly moves, but the words "...if someone's there listening" can be heard seconds later. moreQuotes:
Dr. Guy Luthan: [is speaking on phone] Judith, it's Guy. Listen. I've been shot. Listen, they're hijacking people from the hospital and using them as some sort of research... I'm pretty sure that's what Triphase is, it's a kind of research program and someone at Grammercy is working for them! Listen, there's a cop, called Stone, call him, he might believe me, Judith please pick up... moreSoundtrack:
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I just saw this for the second time, on telly, and was struck again by how good it is; not great, maybe, but a very solidly written and acted film on an intriguing premiss and leaving the viewer a bit of room to make up their own mind (this is a GOOD THING, in case anyone is wondering). Hugh Grant shows again that he can do more than play variations on this 4 Weddings character - anyone who has seen An Awfully Big Adventure will be well aware of this. And Gene Hackman is as excellent as ever. A word for Elizabeth Hurley, who produced the film, and I think it was her first: a damn good job she did, despite some unsavoury sniping in the British press about her. I'd give it an 8 out of 10