The Good Doctor (2011/I)

Director:

Lance Daly

Writer (WGA):

John Enbom (written by)

Release Date:

31 August 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Do No Harm

Plot:

A young doctor goes to unconscionable extremes in order to remain in the service of a female patient with a kidney disorder.

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Orlando Bloom	...	Dr. Martin Blake
Riley Keough	...	Diane Nixon
Taraji P. Henson	...	Nurse Theresa
Rob Morrow	...	Dr. Waylans
Michael Peña	...	Jimmy
Troy Garity	...	Dan
Molly Price	...	Mrs. Nixon
Wade Williams	...	Mr. Nixon
Sorel Carradine	...	Valerie
Gary Carlos Cervantes	...	Mr. Sanchez (as Gary Cervantes)
Monique Gabriela Curnen	...	Nurse Maryanne
Jean St. James	...	Nurse Carol
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Axinn	...	Resident Doctor
Kenneth Mark Bhan	...	Resident Doctor
Michelle Cates	...	ICU NURSE
David Clennon	...	Dr. Harbison
Courtney Ford	...	Stephanie
Marin Hinkle	...	Dr. Sayler
Rick Irwin	...	Dr. Alex Schwartz
Izumi	...	Resident Doctor
Nathan Keyes	...	Rich
James Kimball	...	Anesthesiologist
Tina Martin	...	Nurse
Laura McDavid	...	Patient's mother
Julie McKinnon	...	Nurse
Randall Park	...	Clerk
Elizabeth Saydah	...	Resident Doctor
Gary Sievers	...	Patient
J.K. Simmons
Noel Thurman	...	Mandy Claypool
Alex Zubarev	...	Little Boy
Darby Kennerly	...	Resident Female Doctor (uncredited)
Sarah Lancaster	...	Christine (uncredited)
Tom Poole	...	Patient (uncredited)

Directed by
Lance Daly

Writing credits (WGA)
John Enbom		(written by)

Produced by
Orlando Bloom	....	executive producer
Orlando Bloom	....	producer
Dan Etheridge	....	producer
Macdara Kelleher	....	associate producer
Jonathan King	....	producer
Julia Lebedev	....	co-producer
Sharon Miller	....	executive producer
Sharon Miller	....	executive producer
Samson Mucke	....	line producer

Original Music by
Brian Byrne

Cinematography by
Yaron Orbach

Film Editing by
Emer Reynolds

Casting by
Nicole Abellera
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Eve Cauley		(as Eve Cauley Turner)

Art Direction by
Mark S. Turner

Set Decoration by
Ron Olsen

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Shandra Page	....	key hair stylist
Gigi Williams	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Sharon C. Dietz	....	production supervisor
Samson Mucke	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colleen Casey	....	second second assistant director
Joel Jeffrey Nishimine	....	first assistant director
Jason Roberts	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Anthony A. Altomare	....	art department coordinator
Kristopher Gifford	....	graphic designer
Jonathan R. Hodges	....	property master
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter
Charles Nixon III	....	leadman
Carl Nunez	....	greens foreman
Oskir Pierantoni	....	art department assistant
Palmer Schallon	....	on-set dresser
Wayne Springfield	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Per Boström	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Carter	....	sound effects editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: (New York )
Linda Forsén	....	foley editor
Fionn Higgins	....	dialogue editor
Christer Melén	....	sound effects editor
Ulf Olausson	....	foley artist
Jan Petrov	....	adr recordist
James Shannon	....	dolby sound consultant
Joakim Sundström	....	supervising sound editor
Steven Utt	....	sound recordist
Knox White	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
William Dawson	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Des Carey	....	digital finishing supervisor
Sascha Alexander Haber	....	supervising digital colourist
Ben Keenan	....	visual effects artist
Sean Rowe	....	digital film scanner

Stunts
Daniel Arrias	....	stunts
Kevin Derr	....	stunt double: Orlando Bloom

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan Bradley	....	grip
Chris Cotterman	....	grip
Rick Davidson	....	camera operator: "a" camera/steadicam
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	key grip
Morgan Jenkins	....	loader
Rick Lamb	....	additional first assistant camera
Jon Lindsay	....	second assistant camera
Bryan Marks	....	electrician
Steve Mathis	....	gaffer
Jon D. Morrison	....	rigging gaffer
Dara Norman	....	lighting technician
Lyle Robbins	....	electrician
Dale Robinette	....	still photographer
Jeff Smith	....	a dolly grip
Kevin Tiesiera	....	best boy electric
Conner Vandeer	....	electrician
Benjamin Verhulst	....	camera intern

Casting Department
Claire Benjamin	....	extras casting
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Yesi Ramirez	....	casting associate
Jessica Munks	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Scott R. Hankins	....	principal dresser
Michelle Margolis	....	costumer
Sarah Springer	....	costume assistant
Daphne Vardakis	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Niamh Burke-Kennedy	....	assistant editor
Ian de Brí	....	digital intermediate conform editor
Larry Ferguson Jr.	....	post-production consultant
Sascha Alexander Haber	....	supervising digital colorist
Gwyn Moxham	....	technical consultant
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
Bart Verraest	....	colorist

Music Department
Kieran Lynch	....	music producer

Transportation Department
Michael Avallon	....	driver
Al Burton	....	transportation coordinator
Kimberly Burton	....	transportation dispatcher
Joe Handley	....	driver
John McLaughlin	....	production van driver
Harry Victor Schultz	....	driver: Honeywagon

Other crew
Konstantine Anthony	....	stand-in
Prarthna Arias	....	video playback services
Mark Asaro	....	production coordinator
Jacob Bartel	....	assistant to Mr. Bloom
Julie Bernards	....	payroll accountant
Katie Botkin	....	production assistant
Michelle Cates	....	medical consultant
Katherine Cattani	....	production assistant (as Katherine Haggerty-Cattani)
Adam W. Chang	....	set production assistant
Marjorie Chodorov	....	production accountant
Michael Clark	....	production assistant
Billy Concha	....	stand-in
Susan Dolan	....	post production assistant
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Sean R. Jackson	....	production assistant
Emily Kacere	....	assistant: producers
Eloy Lara	....	production medic
Gail Marinelli	....	accounting clerk
Aoife McGonigal	....	production assistant
Zack Milan	....	stand-in
Dan Milner	....	key assistant location manager
Stephanie Norton	....	assistant: director
Michael M. Piehler	....	key assistant location manager
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production legal
Erin E. Riegel	....	office production assistant
Lili Romero	....	office production assistant
Douglas I. Schwartz	....	additional office production assistant (as Douglas Schwartz)
Tracy Scott	....	script supervisor
Jason Suhrke	....	key set production assistant
Stacy Varitimos	....	production assistant
Sasa Watt	....	first assistant accountant
Billie Webster	....	post production accountant

Production Companies

• Fastnet Films
• Viddywell Productions

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2013) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Distribution Company (2013) (Argentina) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Koch Media (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand) (all media)
• Panorama Distributions (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Brauer & Co.  film tax credits
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Doggicam Systems  DoggiCam provided by
• DoggieCam Systems  DoggiCam provided by
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Three Point Capital  brokerage

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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for thematic material, disturbing situations and some crude sexual content

Runtime:

91 min | USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (original rating) (2011) | USA:PG-13 | Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fastnet Films

Trivia:

Was originally rated R by the MPAA for "some crude sexual references" but was re-rated PG-13 for "thematic material, disturbing situations and some crude sexual content" after an appeal.

Not Perfect But The Performances Make It Worth Watching

The Good Doctor (2011)

*** (out of 4)

Orlando Bloom plays Dr. Martin Blake, a man with a good job, a nice car, a fine apartment and he appears to have anything you'd want but he's actually quite lonely. He thinks he finds someone special in a young patient (Riley Keough) who is suffering from a kidney disease but soon the doctor's kindness turns to obsession. THE GOOD DOCTOR has gotten some fairly negative reviews but I think they were a bit unfair. Yes, if you're wanting a film that's going to explain everything to you then it's best to skip this one. In fact, we never really learn why Martin is so lonely, why he can't seem to connect with people and we really don't even get to know why he wants to be a doctor or why he becomes obsessed. This is one of those independent movies that wants to make the viewer do a lot of thinking and while it's not a complete success I still found the story compelling and the performances very good. Bloom was perfect in his role as the doctor and with the haircut and performance style I really couldn't help but think of Anthony Perkins in PSYCHO. The performance here certainly isn't legendary like that one but I found a lot of similarities between the characters. Bloom really does a great job at playing this lonely character and you believe it just by the sadness that his eyes carry. I always say that acting with your eyes can be the hardest thing to do yet Bloom gets so much across here. I also really liked Riley Keough in the role of the patient who forms this special bond with the doctor. The actors have some great chemistry together. Taraji P. Henson is excellent in her role as a nurse who doesn't get along with the doctor and we get nice support from Michael Pena and Rob Morrow. There are parts of the story that certainly don't work but I must admit that the film kept me on the edge of my seat because I was never quite certain where it was going to go or how everything was going to play out. I won't ruin the ending but I think it worked just fine but I'm sure everyone will take something different away from it.