When he loses his job, a famed surgeon abandons his former life and enters the criminal underworld as a gunshot doctor for criminals.
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| David Duchovny | ... | Dr. Eugene Sands | |
| Timothy Hutton | ... | Raymond Blossom | |
| Angelina Jolie | ... | Claire | |
| Michael Massee | ... | Gage | |
| Peter Stormare | ... | Vladimir | |
| Andrew Tiernan | ... | Cyril | |
| Gary Dourdan | ... | Yates | |
| John Hawkes | ... | Flick | |
| Will Stewart | ... | Perry | |
| Philip Moon | ... | Casey | |
| Pasha D. Lychnikoff | ... | Andrei (as Pavel D. Lynchnikoff) | |
| Tracey Walter | ... | Jim | |
| Sandra Kinder | ... | Sue | |
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Bill Rosier | ... | Jerry |
| Keone Young | ... | Mr. Ksi | |
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Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a "gun-shot doctor" when Raymond's associates cannot risk visiting a hospital, Eugene is lured deep into the criminal world and becomes entangled with his boss's girlfriend. Written by Anonymous
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$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$1,937,374, 19 October 1997, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$4,052,347, 9 November 1997Company Credits
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Raymond: It's Raymond Blossom.
Gage: Do I know you?
Raymond: As well as you can know someone you have under 24 hour surveillance.
Gage: Oh, that Raymond Blossom.
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Written by Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey and Skye Edwards
Performed by Morcheeba
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Disney were planning on releasing the film in May 1997, but after some negative test screenings, they decided to quickly re-edit the film to make it better, and the picture missed it's release date. The film eventually premiered the following September. See more »Goofs
After the shoot out, when the scene is being investigated, you can see one of the "corpses" take a deep breath. See more »Quotes
Gage: [answering phone] Gage.Raymond: It's Raymond Blossom.
Gage: Do I know you?
Raymond: As well as you can know someone you have under 24 hour surveillance.
Gage: Oh, that Raymond Blossom.
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Featured in At the Movies: The Devil's Advocate/I Know What You Did Last Summer/Playing God/Telling Lies in America/Eye of God/Year of the Horse (1997) See more »Soundtracks
Trigger HippieWritten by Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey and Skye Edwards
Performed by Morcheeba
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Smart, funny script with interesting original premise of the doctor forced to work for criminals. The movie wanders, though, as there's no real central plotline. Great dialogue, but maybe the subsidiary characters are more interesting than the main characters. Script is dramatic/comedic; movie is played down, but the choice to do so seems to have robbed the movie of much-needed juice. The stakes don't seem to be too high for any character. Direction is competent, but doesn't match the script. Hutton is scary, but doesn't have much to do except act scary. Duchovny is fine, but I think he was cast mostly for his X-Files fame at the time. He's not exactly the most charismatic lead actor.