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:

nurse | doctor | hospital | spoof | medical intern | 

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Taglines:

With a song in their hearts and a foot in their mouths . . . they are [Video Australia]

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jacklyn Zeman: In a soap cameo having been appearing in General Hospital (1963).

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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. Walter Rist: ...I thought that you were uh, musically inclined. Do you ever sing? You know or play any, uh, any instrument?
Angelo: Fuckin' guitar.
Dr. Walter Rist: Is that a, a special kind of guitar?
Angelo: No, it's regular.

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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

Referenced in Sneak Previews: The Secret of NIMH/The Devil's Playground/Gregory's Girl/TRON (1982)

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Soundtracks

GUAJIRA FLUTE
Written by Tito Puente (uncredited)
As performed by Tito Puente Band
Courtesy of GNP - Crescendo Records

User Reviews

Not quite Airplane or Naked Gun, but the jokes and gags come fast and furious!

Dr. Prang (DabneyColeman) is in surgery as he welcomes the new residents under his direction. Amid nips and tucks, he asks the gang to introduce themselves. Dr. Stephanie (Sean Young) says she is from Vermont and wants to practice rural medicine, like her father, in her home state. Others say they are interested in allergy care, pediatrics, or some other field. Then comes Dr. Simon (Michael McKean) who declares he is going to be a "great surgeon". Yes, he's brash but serious. The other residents laugh behind his back, as he is a buttoned-down stiff. Meanwhile, a mafioso who has been in hiding from a rival crime family, with his son Angelo (Hector Elizondo), suffers a stroke and can't speak. Disguising himself as a woman, the new "Angela" takes him to the hospital where he is given a private room. But, ho ho ho, the rival gang gets the info and sends bumbling henchman Malamud (Michael Richards) to knock him off at the first chance. Also, head nurse (Pamela Reed) keeps the key to the medicine cabinet around her neck and tolerates NOTHING. With Dr. Prang on the phone with his accountant more than instructing his underling doctors, this all might not end too well. In addition, will Stephanie fall for Simon, even as she has some ailment which makes her faint from time to time? This very funny film is not quite on par with Airplane! or Naked Gun but it has wonderful scenes, comedy, and gags. Richards is a hoot, long before Seinfeld, as he can't seem to knock off a stroke victim. just as the Coyote can't defeat the Roadrunner. Young and McKean make a nice, attractive twosome and the rest of the cast is good as well. Expect eighties costumes and just average sets and photography. Alas, there are a few risque situations. But, you will definitely have to watch it more than once to catch all of the rapid fire comedy elements. Young or old, you will love it!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cupidon chez les Toubibs

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:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1