Gross Anatomy (1989)

Director:

Thom Eberhardt

Writers (WGA):

Mark Spragg (story) and
Howard Rosenman (story) ...

Release Date:

20 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

No one thought a rebel like Joe Slovak would make it through Medical School. But they didn't know Joe.

Plot:

A smart first-year med student takes nothing seriously, except the pursuit of his Gross Anatomy (human dissection) lab partner...

Plot Keywords:

College | Medical School | Medical | Illness | Cheating

Cast

Matthew Modine	...	Joe Slovak
Daphne Zuniga	...	Laurie Rorbach
Christine Lahti	...	Dr. Rachel Woodruff
Todd Field	...	David Schreiner
John Scott Clough	...	Miles Reed
Alice Carter	...	Kim McCauley
Robert Desiderio	...	Dr. Banks
Zakes Mokae	...	Dr. Banumbra
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Interviewing Professor
John Petlock	...	Interviewing Professor
J. Patrick McNamara	...	Interviewing Professor
Jan Munroe	...	Interviewing Professor
Kay E. Kuter	...	Lecturing Professor
Michael Flanagan	...	Lecturing Professor
Don Perry	...	Lecturing Professor

Also Known As:

A Cut Above

Runtime:

Canada:109 min | USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hill/Rosenman

Goofs:

Errors in geography: As Joe's father is a mackerel fisherman, and the name of the med school is never given, it is possible that this could be an east coast college. But the USC campus, and the background shot of the San Pedro Harbor Bridge from scenes near Joe's house (later appearing in 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' and 'Lethal Weapon 2') place this college on the west coast, not the east.

Quotes:

Kim McCauley: [Kim is going into labor in a roadside cafe] Guys, I'm gonna have this baby now!
Joe Slovak: Miles, give me your shirt!
Miles Reed: What? This is silk!

Soundtrack:

Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)

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