A smart first-year med student takes nothing seriously, except the pursuit of his Gross Anatomy (human dissection) lab partner. It's up to her and their teacher to find a way to convince ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Matthew Modine | ... | Joe Slovak | |
| Daphne Zuniga | ... | Laurie Rorbach | |
| Christine Lahti | ... | Dr. Rachel Woodruff | |
| Todd Field | ... | David Schreiner | |
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John Scott Clough | ... | Miles Reed |
| Alice Carter | ... | Kim McCauley | |
| Robert Desiderio | ... | Dr. Banks | |
| Zakes Mokae | ... | Dr. Banumbra | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Interviewing Professor | |
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John Petlock | ... | Interviewing Professor |
| J. Patrick McNamara | ... | Interviewing Professor | |
| Jan Munroe | ... | Interviewing Professor | |
| Kay E. Kuter | ... | Lecturing Professor | |
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Michael Flanagan | ... | Lecturing Professor |
| Don Perry | ... | Lecturing Professor | |
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A smart first-year med student takes nothing seriously, except the pursuit of his Gross Anatomy (human dissection) lab partner. It's up to her and their teacher to find a way to convince him to take his studies and life seriously. Written by Blue Dragon <movies@sharyl.mailstop.com>
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gas mask | medical test | medical terminology | woman wearing a gas mask | stethoscope exam |Taglines:
It Takes Hard Work, Discipline, And Committment To Get Through Med School. But Joe's Never Done Anything By The Book. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 October 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$8,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$11,604,598Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
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Joe Slovak: Well, I have to you see. I've told everybody I know we're dating. So, you see I have to be seen with you outside of class or they'll think I'm lying.
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J.C. Quinn, who plays Papa Slovak (Joe's Father), also starred with Matthew Modine in the movie "Vision Quest", as the cook (Elmo) in the Hotel where Louden (Modine) worked. See more »Goofs
In the film one of the doctors refers to the disease "paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria" but mispronounces it, calling it "proximal nocturnal hemoglobinuria." See more »Quotes
Laurie Rorbach: Are you following me?Joe Slovak: Well, I have to you see. I've told everybody I know we're dating. So, you see I have to be seen with you outside of class or they'll think I'm lying.
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Alternate Versions
There are at least two versions of this film in circulation. When the Premium Channel Showtime showed the film around 1990-1991 the following scenes were different: During the interview process, when Matthew Modine is being questioned by the admissions staff, a funny line existed in the film where one of them asks, "Why are you here?" Modine's character (Joe Slovack) responds, "I look good in white." This dialog was not present in Showtime's version of the film. See more »Connections
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I am the guy(the teacher assistant) pointing at the diagram on the chalkboard(for about 3 seconds) in the movie.(no kidding)
The movie itself is largely entertaining, though predictable. It is obvious the guy will get the girl in the end, though what he has to go through to get her makes it interesting.
If I were interested in going to medical school, seeing this movie might make me think twice about it.Still, it illustrates the same tired theme of many other movies. This being, "You gotta really want it, more than anything else, if you're gonna get through it successfully."
Daphne Zuniga is enchanting in her role and Matthew Modine is annoying in his. I almost hoped he wouldn't end up with her. It reminded me a bit of his role in "Full Metal Jacket." Maybe they should have called him "Joker" in this movie,too.
Overall,a pleasant, if inconsequential, movie.