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Playing God (1997) 5.5
Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with ... See full summary » Director:Andy WilsonWriter:Mark Haskell Smith |
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Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a "gun-shot doctor" when Raymond's associates cannot risk visiting a hospital, Eugene is lured deep into the criminal world and becomes entangled with his boss's girlfriend. Written by Anonymous
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Joining this deadly underworld was easy. But getting out...deadly! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong graphic violence, gore, pervasive language and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
17 October 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Playing Hero See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,937,374 (USA) (17 October 1997)Gross:
$4,052,347 (USA) (7 November 1997)Company Credits
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Gage: You might want to take a piss before we go.
Eugene: [sarcastically] And on the way there can we stop at Dairy Queen?
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Written by Lee Hazlewood
Performed by Family of God featuring Adam Peters
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David Duchovny plays a doctor asked by a criminal to help his friend. Duchovny says "He's dead." Pointing a gun at Duchovny, the criminal says, "Well, fix him!" Duchovny responds, "I'll see what I can do." Twenty years earlier, in A Bridge Too Far, James Caan plays a soldier who takes a wounded comrade to a field doctor. After the doctor tells him his friend is dead, Caan points a gun at the doctor and insists that he look at his friend. The doctor replies, "I can give him a quick examination if you like." See more »Goofs
Photographs are being taken at a Lakers game with a digital camera, but we hear the sound of a motor drive. See more »Quotes
[Eugene is drinking from the faucet]Gage: You might want to take a piss before we go.
Eugene: [sarcastically] And on the way there can we stop at Dairy Queen?
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Referenced in Siskel & Ebert: Gattaca/The House of Yes/A Life Less Ordinary/FairyTale: A True Story/Sunday (1997) See more »Soundtracks
"These Boots Were Made for Walking"Written by Lee Hazlewood
Performed by Family of God featuring Adam Peters
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Hollywood possesses the penchant for remaking old classic films, such as Gus Van Sant's re-working of Hitchcock's Psycho. Here's an idea: instead of remaking GOOD movies, why don't we remake bad ones, and try to improve them? In such a world, I would nominate "Playing God" for a treatment. The premise is interesting, and the script, although at times uneven, has moments of poetic lyricism and some nice touches. So . . . what happened? The finger must be pointed at the performances, which fail to capture the essence of the screenplay. David Duchovny is cast against type as a drug-addled ex-physician, and Timothy Hutton's portrayal of gangster Raymond Blossom borders on the plane of villainy and its cariacture. Duchovny, whose deadpan delivery and solemn glances work fine in the X-Files, must realize that the role he's playing here is NOT Fox Mulder, but a much more unsympathetic character. Grade: C