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Doctor Who: The Movie

Original title: Doctor Who
  • TV Movie
  • 19961996
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
9.8K
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Eric Roberts, Paul McGann, Daphne Ashbrook, and Yee Jee Tso in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
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The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
9.8K
YOUR RATING
    • Geoffrey Sax
    • Matthew Jacobs
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Paul McGann
    • Eric Roberts
    • Daphne Ashbrook
    • Geoffrey Sax
    • Matthew Jacobs
    • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Paul McGann
    • Eric Roberts
    • Daphne Ashbrook
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    • 130User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Christopher Eccleston, Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, David Tennant, Patrick Troughton, and Matt Smith in Doctor Who (1963)
    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Eric Roberts and Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    Paul McGann in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)
    John Hurt, Christopher Eccleston, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Capaldi, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, David Tennant, and Matt Smith in Doctor Who (1963)
    Dee Jay Jackson in Doctor Who: The Movie (1996)

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    Paul McGann
    Paul McGann
    • The Doctor
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • The Master…
    Daphne Ashbrook
    Daphne Ashbrook
    • Dr. Grace Holloway
    Sylvester McCoy
    Sylvester McCoy
    • The Doctor
    Yee Jee Tso
    Yee Jee Tso
    • Chang Lee
    John Novak
    John Novak
    • Salinger
    Michael David Simms
    • Swift
    Catherine Lough Haggquist
    Catherine Lough Haggquist
    • Wheeler
    • (as Catherine Lough)
    Dolores Drake
    Dolores Drake
    • Curtis
    Will Sasso
    Will Sasso
    • Pete
    • (as William Sasso)
    Jeremy Radick
    • Gareth
    Eliza Roberts
    Eliza Roberts
    • Miranda
    Bill Croft
    Bill Croft
    • Motorcycle Policeman
    David Hurtubise
    • Professor Wagg
    • (as Dave Hurtubise)
    Joel Wirkkunen
    • Ted
    Dee Jay Jackson
    • Security Guard
    Gordon Tipple
    Gordon Tipple
    • The Old Master
    Mi-Jung Lee
    • News Anchor
      • Geoffrey Sax
      • Matthew Jacobs
      • Sydney Newman(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When The Doctor rifles through a locker looking for clothes, we see him momentarily admiring a long scarf. Doctor Who (1963)'s Fourth Doctor, Tom Baker, wore a long scarf in his regular costume.
    • Goofs
      At the start of the movie, when The Seventh Doctor seals The Master's remains shut with the sonic screwdriver, the head of the screwdriver is slightly out of focus. This is explained in a 2005 interview by Sylvester McCoy; he was holding it the wrong way around.
    • Quotes

      The Doctor: Wait, I remember. I'm with my father, we're lying back in the grass, it's a warm Gallifreyan night...

      Grace: Gallifreyan?

      The Doctor: Gallifrey. Yes, this must be where I live. Now where is that?

      Grace: I've never heard of it. What do you remember?

      The Doctor: A meteor storm. The sky above us was dancing with lights. Purple, green, brilliant yellow. Yes!

      Grace: What?

      The Doctor: These shoes. They fit perfectly!

    • Crazy credits
      The UK television broadcast ended with a dedication to Jon Pertwee, the third actor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who (1963) (and one of the most popular), who had died a week earlier.
    • Alternate versions
      The version broadcast and released on video by the BBC in 1996 had the following cuts (totalling 1 min 6 secs):
      • The caption "Based on the original series broadcast by the BBC" is removed, although no footage is edited.
      • Chang Lee's gang firing at the departing car.
      • Chang Lee's two friends being shot.
      • The third and fourth gunmen aiming at Chang Lee.
      • The gunmen firing at the TARDIS.
      • The operating scene is heavily edited with many cuts of Grace and her attempts to retrieve the probe from the Doctor's body. The sound of the Doctor's final scream was also removed.
      • A closeup of Chang Lee's neck being twisted and the sound of Bruce's wife's neck snapping. These cuts were waived for the 2001 DVD release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      In A Dream (I Called Out Your Name)
      Written by Barbara L. Jordan and William Peterkin

      Performed by Pat Hodges

      Courtesy of Heavy Hitters Music

      Played on a grammophone when the Doctor is sitting in the lounge of his Tardis, just before the Master escaped

    User reviews130

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    5/10
    The show was never designed for glitz and glam
    I really struggle with this movie. Being traumatised as a 9 year old when the show was cancelled I can remember the sheer excitement at there being a movie. It starts off well enough, I really enjoyed Sylvester McCoy's appearance, at least he got a send off.

    Paul McGann made a really good Doctor, I feel sad for him that he wasn't given a true crack of the whip, he showed us in The Night of the Doctor what we'd missed all those years. He performs as well as can be expected. I even quite liked Grace (not the kissing bit!!)

    But, oh my days it's so tacky, Eric Roberts as the Master?? Seriously!! I don't know why they didn't hire Dom DeLuise and have him in drag, well they weren't that far off were they.

    The story itself isn't uninteresting, but gang crimes, guns etc it's not what this show was about, were they aiming this movie at the American market? The Doctor being half human? I should coco!!

    Overall it's watchable enough, at least they tried to get it to work, it's just a bit too cheesy and glitzy. 5/10
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    FAQ2

    • Is this Dr Who movie definitively linked to both the 1963 and 2005 Dr Who series?
    • Is Paul McGann and his role as the 8th Doctor considered Canon?

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 1988 Odgen Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Universal Television
      • BBC Worldwide
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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