When a self-centered doctor is diagnosed with cancer, he becomes better able to get closer to his patients and understand a life outside his career.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| William Hurt | ... | Dr. Jack MacKee | |
| Christine Lahti | ... | Anne MacKee | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | ... | June Ellis | |
| Mandy Patinkin | ... | Dr. Murray Kaplan | |
| Adam Arkin | ... | Dr. Eli Blumfield | |
| Charlie Korsmo | ... | Nicky MacKee | |
| Wendy Crewson | ... | Dr. Leslie Abbott | |
| Bill Macy | ... | Dr. Al Cade | |
| J.E. Freeman | ... | Ralph | |
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William Marquez | ... | Mr. Maris |
| Kyle Secor | ... | Alan | |
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Nicole Orth-Pallavicini | ... | Sarah |
| Ping Wu | ... | Jay-Jay | |
| Tony Fields | ... | Roger | |
| Brian Markinson | ... | Michael | |
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Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, extremely self centred and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions, and more to life than serving only his own needs. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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16 August 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$165,392, 28 July 1991, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Christine Lahti and Zakes Mokae previously appeared in Gross Anatomy (1989), which also centers about medical doctors. See more »Goofs
In a scene supposedly set on the roof of a San Francisco office building, between William Hurt and Elizabeth Perkins, well=known Los Angeles high-rises can be seen in the background. See more »Quotes
June Ellis: There was a farmer who had a lot of fields, and he kept all of the birds and creatures away from his crops with traps and fences. He was very successful... but he was very lonely. So, one day, he stood in the middle of his fields to welcome the animals. He stayed there from dawn to dusk, with his arms outstretched, calling to them. But, not a single animal came. Not a single creature appeared. They were terrified, you see, of the farmer's new Scarecrow... just let down your arms, and we'll all ...See more »
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Doctor/Dutch/Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey/My Father's Glory/My Mother's Castle (1991) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The efficient surgeon Dr. Jack MacKee (William Hurt) is a successful, wealthy and indifferent man, married to but distant from his wife Anne (Christine Lahti) and their son Nicky. When Jack is diagnosed with a growth in his throat, he is submitted to radiation therapy and feels how patients are treated and exposed in the hospital. He befriends the fellow patient June Ellis (Elizabeth Perkins), who has incurable brain tumor, and she gives a lesson of life to him. But his treatment does not work and Jack needs to be submitted to a surgery. What will happen to him?
"The Doctor" is a sensitive drama with a magnificent story of a doctor that changes his values when he understands the perspective of patients after becoming one with cancer. William Hurt, Christine Lahti and Elizabeth Perkins have wonderful performances and the story is never corny despite the pleasant conclusion. My vote is eight.
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