The celebrated heart surgeon Dr. Vrain supports the research of the offbeat scientist Aldo Gehring, who is inventing an artificial heart. Dr. Vrain performs the first artificial human heart...
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| Donald Sutherland | ... | Dr. Thomas Vrain | |
| John Marley | ... | Edgar Fine | |
| Sharon Acker | ... | Tilla Vrain | |
| Mare Winningham | ... | Carol Severance | |
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | Dr. Aldo Gehring | |
| Michael Lerner | ... | Henry De Vici | |
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Julie Armstrong | ... | Donna Clure |
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Jun Asahina | ... | Japanese Technician |
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Steve Ballantine | ... | Injured Motorcyclist |
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Ralph Benmergui | ... | Mr. Orantes' Interpreter (as Ralph Benmurgui) |
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Richard Blackburn | ... | Dr. Cutter |
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Lally Cadeau | ... | Anita, Vrain's Secretary |
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Eric Clavering | ... | Old Man in Recovery |
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James Douglas | ... | Older Doctor in X-Ray Room (as James B. Douglas) |
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Nancy Downey | ... | Judy |
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The celebrated heart surgeon Dr. Vrain supports the research of the offbeat scientist Aldo Gehring, who is inventing an artificial heart. Dr. Vrain performs the first artificial human heart transplant against the advice of the Ethics Committee. Written by Will Gilbert
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21 January 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Jay Wingate: Well, there's an old saying that I think perhaps you're familiar with, that internists are people who know everything and do nothing and surgeons do everything but know nothing.
Dr. Aldo Gehring: Surgeries are only repetition, it's just plumming, one two three, one three two. There's no intellecutal aspects.
Jay Wingate: What do you mean, no intellectual aspects?
Dr. Aldo Gehring: To a surgeon a ...
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Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum previously appeared in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). See more »Quotes
Dr. Aldo Gehring: Let me... let me say something. Surgeons, are something people don't understand uh... surgeons are like airplane pilots. Surgeons are not creative.Jay Wingate: Well, there's an old saying that I think perhaps you're familiar with, that internists are people who know everything and do nothing and surgeons do everything but know nothing.
Dr. Aldo Gehring: Surgeries are only repetition, it's just plumming, one two three, one three two. There's no intellecutal aspects.
Jay Wingate: What do you mean, no intellectual aspects?
Dr. Aldo Gehring: To a surgeon a ...
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This movie is so understated and yet so powerful and moving it took me by surprise. The three principle actors (Sutherland, Goldblum, Winningham) do a fantastic, believable job of bringing their characters to life. I was quite impressed with the writing, directing, and, as I've said, acting. The only thing that made me watch this movie, at first, was that I am a fan of Donald Sutherland. Once I sat through it I could not stop thinking about it. The quiet power Sutherland brings to his character is a fine example of an actor really "getting" his part Jeff Goldblum's handling of the part of the brash and slightly off center researcher is one of his best performances. Mare Winningham's quiet desperation as the heart patient is truly believable and heart felt without going over the top. Everyone in this movie really seemed to fit right in, giving the movie a "real-life" feel. An all around well done movie. Too bad it's not on DVD.