Young Doctors in Love (1982)

It's a spoof on hospital soap operas with a few gangsters thrown in. A new batch of interns begins at City Hospital.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Writers:

Michael Elias, Rich Eustis

Stars:

Michael McKean, Sean Young, Gary Friedkin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Young	...	Dr. Stephanie Brody
Michael McKean	...	Dr. Simon August
Gary Friedkin	...	Dr. Milton Chamberlain
Kyle T. Heffner	...	Dr. Charles Litto
Rick Overton	...	Dr. Thurman Flicker
Crystal Bernard	...	Julie
Ted McGinley	...	Dr. Bucky DeVol
Saul Rubinek	...	Floyd Kurtzman
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Dr. Oliver Ludwig
Pamela Reed	...	Nurse Norine Sprockett
Taylor Negron	...	Dr. Phil Burns
Patrick Collins	...	Dr. Walter Rist
Dabney Coleman	...	Dr. Joseph Prang
Titos Vandis	...	Sal Bonafetti
Michael Richards	...	Malamud

Storyline

An 'Airplane'-style spoof of hospital soap operas: a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order to get the key to the drugs cabinet; there's a mafioso on the loose disguised as a woman - in other words all the usual ingredients present and correct, though in this case the laughs are intentional.

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Plot Keywords:

spoof | nurse | doctor | hospital | medical intern | 

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Taglines:

The City Hospital - where nurses and doctors play doctors and nurses!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paul Stanley of KISS filmed a cameo as a singer with a microphone stuck in his mouth but the scene was cut from the film.

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Goofs

Malamud pushes an air conditioner out of the wall and there is a rope tied to his foot, but as he falls through the sky light in the next shot, there is no sign of either the air conditioner that he pushed out or the rope that was tied to his foot.

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Quotes

Dr. Stephanie Brody: [quoting Simon] 'A romance at this point would be ludicrous and counterproductive to our studies.'
Dr. Simon August: I guess that... might have sounded a little... stuffy, Stephie.
Dr. Stephanie Brody: Slightly, Simon.

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Crazy Credits

Marijuana plants were supplied by City Police Department.

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Alternate Versions

ABC edited just 1 minute from this film for its 1985 network television premiere.

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Connections

References This Is Your Life (1950)

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Soundtracks

GENERAL HOSPITALE
Written by Harry King (uncredited) and Lisa Tedesco (uncredited)
As performed by The Afternoon Delights
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Extremely funny, even better if you recognize the General Hospital cameos!

This is a great movie. The two subplots are almost better than the main storyline. I've always liked Michael McKean and it was nice to see him in a serious role. If you used to be hooked on General Hospital and recognize the characters in their cameo roles it's even funnier. It's very seldom seen on television but well worth watching, even though they will cut it up a bit.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Young Doctors in Love

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel Limousine lane/V.I.P. Ramp, 530 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,206,265, 18 July 1982

Gross USA:

$30,688,860

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$30,688,860

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1