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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Mark Spragg (story) and
Howard Rosenman (story) ...
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Release Date:
20 October 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
No one thought a rebel like Joe Slovak would make it through Medical School. But they didn't know Joe. more
Plot:
A smart first-year med student takes nothing seriously, except the pursuit of his Gross Anatomy (human dissection) lab partner... more | full synopsis
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Not a horror film! more (16 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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Also Known As:
A Cut Above
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Canada:109 min | USA:109 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Continuity: When Joe chases after his roommate the night he reveals he knows about the pep pills, the door to the dorm building closes fully after his roommate exits, then closes again just before Joe reaches the door. more
Quotes:
Joe Slovak: [to his family after reading a letter from a med school] What? What's the matter? You never seen a medical student before? more
Soundtrack:
It Won't Be Love 'Til We Make It more
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Aside from the goofy title, this is a nice diversion of a film. Matthew Modine plays the role he does so well (see "Married to the Mob"). Casual about authority, bucking the system, a great guy at heart. Daphne Zuniga starts out stuffy and learns to relax. Good fun.