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Bad Medicine (1985) -- Unable to gain acceptance into an American medical school, aspiring physician Jeff Marx studies abroad in a small Latin American medical program run by the country's dictator.
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4.1/10   535 votes
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Director:
Harvey Miller
Writers:
Steven Horowitz (novel) and
Neil Offen (novel) ...
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Release Date:
22 November 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
An inside look at the best student in the world's worst medical school. more
Plot:
Jeff Marx wants to study medicine and become a physician. However, his grades are far from enough to get him into an American medical school... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
I thought it was hilarious more (11 total)

Cast

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Steve Guttenberg ... Jeff Marx

Alan Arkin ... Dr. Ramón Madera
Julie Hagerty ... Liz Parker
Bill Macy ... Dr. Gerald Marx

Curtis Armstrong ... Dennis Gladstone
Julie Kavner ... Cookie Katz

Joe Grifasi ... Gómez

Robert Romanus ... Carlos

Taylor Negron ... Pepe the Cab Driver

Candi Milo ... María Morales
Gilbert Gottfried ... Tony Sandoval
Arturo Venegas ... Jesús the Gunman
Arne Gordon ... Bruno the Witch Doctor
Manuel Pereiro ... Dr. Miguel Cervantes
Eileen Way ... Sra. Madera, Ramon's Mother
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Norway:15 | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Spain
Company:
Lantana more

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Soundtrack:
PROUD MARY more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
I thought it was hilarious, 21 May 2003
8/10
Author: tvce from Weslaco, Texas

Some reviewers panned this movie rather severely, but my wife and I thought it was hilarious. Arkin is great, no matter what accent he is using. I especially like Lalo Schifrin's wonderful score. We still occasionally roll the tape and enjoy it again. From some of the comments I have read, I can only gather that the writers confused this picture with the much less entertaining "Stitches", released the same year.

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