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Playing God

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie in Playing God (1997)
A disgraced surgeon leaves his former life and reinvents himself as a gunshot doctor in the criminal underworld.
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A disgraced surgeon leaves his former life and reinvents himself as a gunshot doctor in the criminal underworld.A disgraced surgeon leaves his former life and reinvents himself as a gunshot doctor in the criminal underworld.A disgraced surgeon leaves his former life and reinvents himself as a gunshot doctor in the criminal underworld.

  • Director
    • Andy Wilson
  • Writer
    • Mark Haskell Smith
  • Stars
    • David Duchovny
    • Timothy Hutton
    • Angelina Jolie
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    7.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andy Wilson
    • Writer
      • Mark Haskell Smith
    • Stars
      • David Duchovny
      • Timothy Hutton
      • Angelina Jolie
    • 50User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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    David Duchovny and Angelina Jolie in Playing God (1997)
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    David Duchovny
    David Duchovny
    • Dr. Eugene Sands
    Timothy Hutton
    Timothy Hutton
    • Raymond Blossom
    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Claire
    Michael Massee
    Michael Massee
    • Gage
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Vladimir
    Andrew Tiernan
    Andrew Tiernan
    • Cyril
    Gary Dourdan
    Gary Dourdan
    • Yates
    John Hawkes
    John Hawkes
    • Flick
    Will Stewart
    Will Stewart
    • Perry
    Philip Moon
    Philip Moon
    • Casey
    Pasha D. Lychnikoff
    Pasha D. Lychnikoff
    • Andrei
    • (as Pavel D. Lynchnikoff)
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Jim
    Sandra Kinder
    Sandra Kinder
    • Sue
    Bill Rosier
    • Jerry
    Keone Young
    Keone Young
    • Mr. Ksi
    Eric DaRe
    Eric DaRe
    • Digiacomo
    Gareth Williams
    Gareth Williams
    • Phelps
    Teo Smoot
    Teo Smoot
    • Adonis
    • (as Teo)
    • Director
      • Andy Wilson
    • Writer
      • Mark Haskell Smith
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    • Trivia
      Angelina Jolie said in an interview that she filmed two sex scenes that were cut from the film.
    • Goofs
      Photographs are being taken at a Lakers game with a digital camera to which the sound person has added the familiar sound of a motor drive. While a digital camera does not make the sound of a motor drive or winder when advancing to the next frame, most digital cameras include the sound effect as a feature.
    • Quotes

      [At a Lakers game]

      Claire: C'mon! Take it to the hole!

      Raymond: Oh, baby! I love it when you talk dirty!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Seven Years in Tibet/RocketMan/Boogie Nights/Gang Related/Washington Square (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Doc's Groove
      Written by L.T.J. Bukem (as D. Williamson)

      Performed by L.T.J. Bukem (as LTJ Bukem)

      Courtesy of Good Looking Records, Ltd.

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    God help this movie
    Hollywood possesses the penchant for remaking old classic films, such as Gus Van Sant's re-working of Hitchcock's Psycho. Here's an idea: instead of remaking GOOD movies, why don't we remake bad ones, and try to improve them? In such a world, I would nominate "Playing God" for a treatment. The premise is interesting, and the script, although at times uneven, has moments of poetic lyricism and some nice touches. So . . . what happened? The finger must be pointed at the performances, which fail to capture the essence of the screenplay. David Duchovny is cast against type as a drug-addled ex-physician, and Timothy Hutton's portrayal of gangster Raymond Blossom borders on the plane of villainy and its cariacture. Duchovny, whose deadpan delivery and solemn glances work fine in the X-Files, must realize that the role he's playing here is NOT Fox Mulder, but a much more unsympathetic character. Grade: C
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    • Nov 16, 1998

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Beacon Pictures
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Зображаючи Бога
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Beacon Communications
      • Beacon Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,166,918
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,937,374
      • Oct 19, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,166,918
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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