The Heart Specialist (2006)
"Ways of the Flesh" (original title)

Suave Harvard Medical School grad Ray Howard seems destined to specialize in womanizing. That is, until he heads to Florida to intern under the tutelage of chief resident Dr. Sidney Zachary... See full summary »

Director:

Dennis Cooper

Writer:

Dennis Cooper

Stars:

Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian White

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wood Harris	...	Dr. Sidney Zachary
Zoe Saldana	...	Donna
Brian White	...	Dr. Ray Howard
Mya	...	Valerie
Scott Paulin	...	Dr. Graves
David S. Lee	...	Dr. Propper
Kenneth Choi	...	Mitchell Kwan
Irene Tsu	...	Mrs. Olson
Richard Voigts	...	Dr. Manson
Tony Perez	...	Dr. Gutierrez
Brittany Ishibashi	...	Translator
Kristi Kirk	...	Nuclear Med Tech
Amrapali Ambegaokar	...	Pakistani Intern
Arthur Roberts	...	Executive
Samir Younis	...	Ali

Storyline

Suave Harvard Medical School grad Ray Howard seems destined to specialize in womanizing. That is, until he heads to Florida to intern under the tutelage of chief resident Dr. Sidney Zachary. With help from his girlfriend, "Dr. Z" sets out to mold Ray into a caring, responsible doctor. Along the way, he shares some important truths and a whole lot of humor in this sexy romantic comedy.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Heart Specialist

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$473,062 (USA) (14 January 2011)

Gross:

$1,096,288 (USA) (4 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

One-Twenty Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Once Upon a Life"

• Performed by Mona Lisa

Written by Dennis Cooper
Courtesy of Cooperfly Productions

User Reviews

Great Movie

I saw the movie recently during the Boston Film festival. The movie was very entertaining and is something that I believe the world, and black America is ready to see. It has comedy,drama, the soundtrack is great. It is an all around good film. The characters were well developed, and the movie had a wide variety of prominent actors, such as Wood Harris(Remember the Titains, Paid in Full), Brian J. White (Trois 3, Mr 3000), and the wonderful Zoe Saldana(Drumline, Pirates of the Caribbean). The movie tackles many relevant topics in todays society in a short period of time, and does so with class and grace. This is not only a story about life in the hospital, however it is a story about people and their personal journey to discovering who they are, or who they are going to be.